Ards and North Down Business Support Survey 2025/26

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Closes 9 Jan 2026

Business Survey 2025/26

1. Structure of your Business Enterprise (Select one)
(Required)
2. What best describes your Business Enterprise ambition (select one only)
(Required)
3. How long has your business been trading?
(Required)
4. Current Size of your Business Enterprise (select one only)
(Required)
5. Operating Sector for your Business Enterprise (Select one only)
(Required)
6. What aspect of your organisation development is important to you right now? (with 5 being very important, and 1 being not important at all).
(Required)
7. Please rate the following delivery methods of business support on a scale of 1-5 (with 5 being most preferred, and 1 being the least preferred).
(Required)
8. Are you aware of the following business support programmes? (select one of the following 3 choices)
(Required)
9. What is your preferred method of receiving communications relating to business support?
(Required)
10. Which of the following types of support would be useful for your business? (please rate on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not useful, and 5 being very useful)
(Required)
11. Are there any barriers that prevent you from accessing council’s business support? Such as: time commitment (e.g. duration of events), scheduling (e.g. time of day), awareness of available support.
12. Please tell us about the main challenges your business faces, and any barriers affecting the growth of your business.
13. Have you encountered any challenges in finding suitable business premises in Ards and North Down? Please provide details.
14. What kind of business premises do you think is needed in Ards and North Down? (type, size)
15. Does your business offer Apprenticeships?
(Required)

If you answered no, would you like to be contacted to explore the apprenticeship opportunities available? (if so please provide your name, email and telephone in the box below)

16. Do you have any other comments or suggestions about how Ards and North Down Borough Council could better support your business?
We appreciate your comments and views.

If you are already a registered client with us you will continue to be updated on our range of business support services. If you are not registered you can do so here.