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Enterprise Oxfordshire is currently seeking feedback from the Oxfordshire SME community on business support. Your comments and feedback will help to shape the business support available in 2026-27 as well as feeding into the development of Skills Bootcamps. Thank you for your time in completing this survey, if you have any questions or would like to discuss further, please contact [email protected]

Business Support Survey

Contact name*

Contact email*

Business name*

Business stage*

Pre-Start Entrepreneur (not yet registered or trading) Start-Up Business (registered and trading or Investment funded pre-trading) Established Business (Trading for 1 year plus) Growing Business (2+ staff, turnover Â£50k+, plan to create at least 1 additional job) A Scale-Up (20%+ growth per year in employees or turnover)

Is your business a….*

Sole Trader (not registered with Companies House) Private Limited Company Private Limited by Guarantee Limited Liability Partnership Community Interest Company Community Benefit Society Charitable Incorporated Organisation other

What is your approximate annual turnover?

How many people work in your business?*

Which of the following sector groupings would your business be in?*

What are your biggest business challenges currently?*

Have you accessed any support which has helped you with these? *

What are your business goals for 2026/27?*

Do you need any support in achieving these?*

What gaps do you think exist in business support within Oxfordshire?

What business support would you like to see Enterprise Oxfordshire deliver in 2026-27? This could be what would be most helpful for your business or what you think is most needed across your sector or your local area

How would you prefer to receive business support? (select all that apply)*

One to one with a business adviser * Workshops (In person) * Workshops (Online) * Peer networking groups * Online content available at any time eg. written guides, resources and videos *

How familiar are you with Skills Bootcamps and how they can support your workforce development?*

Very familiar Somewhat familiar Heard of them but don’t know much Not familiar at all

As a small or medium-sized business, how do you currently use apprenticeships to recruit or upskill staff?*

We currently employ apprentices We have employed apprentices in the past We are considering apprenticeships We do not currently use apprenticeships

Did you know that Enterprise Oxfordshire has an Apprenticeship Levy support function that can provide financial support to help cover the cost of training for SMEs?*

Yes, I was aware No, I was not aware

What support would help you better understand how Skills Bootcamps and the Apprenticeship Levy could work together for your business?*

Additional comments - please add here any other comments or feedback

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