Impact of COVID-19 on your business.

GO! Southampton in partnership with Southampton City Council, Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, and the Federation of Small Businesses are asking you to help us understand how the recently announced Government funding is able to positively impact and support your business during this period of COVID-19 social distancing and thereafter.

Your replies will be treated confidentially, but will help the GO! Southampton and partner organisations to shape further support and help us inform Government of the effectiveness of their strategies.

The survey should take only a few minutes to complete. Please use the free text questions to let us know what is needed and how we can help.

Please complete by 5pm on 24th April 2020.

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* 1. Organisation Name

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* 2. Is your business home working or continuing to operate from your business premises?

Entirely home working

Partially home working

Working at business premises

Closed for duration

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* 3. Have you/Are you going to furlough or lay off staff during the COVID-19 period?

	Some	All	Kept the same
Lay off	Lay off Some	Lay off All	Lay off Kept the same
Furlough	Furlough Some	Furlough All	Furlough Kept the same

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* 4. Do you intend to use the Government’s announced Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme?

Yes

No

Not Eligible

Not aware of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Has your experience of accessing the above support been positive or negative? (please explain)

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* 5. Do you intend to use the Government Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme?

Yes

No

Not Eligible

Not aware of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Has your experience of accessing the above support been positive or negative? (please explain)

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* 6. Are you accessing support for larger firms through the COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility?

Yes

No

Not Eligible

Not aware of the COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility

Has your experience of accessing the above support been positive or negative? (please explain)

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* 7. Are you applying for the Government’s Small Business Grant Scheme?

Yes

No

Not Eligible

Not aware of the Small Business Grant Scheme

Has your experience of accessing the above support been positive or negative? (please explain)

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* 8. Are you obtaining cash grants and rates holidays as a retail, hospitality and leisure businesses?

Yes

No

Not Eligible

Not aware of the Coronavirus cash grants and rates holidays

Has your experience of accessing the above support been positive or negative? (please explain)

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* 9. Are you seeking alternative funding to see you through the COVID-19 period?

Yes

No

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* 10. Without the interventions highlighted above, is your business at risk of closure/insolvency due to COVID-19?

Yes

No

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* 11. If yes, at what stage do you feel your business could be at risk?

Less than three months

Three to five months

Six to eleven months

One year +

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* 12. With the interventions highlighted above, is your business at risk of closure/insolvency due to COVID-19?

Yes

No

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* 13. If yes, at what stage do you feel your business could be at risk?

Less than three months

Three to five months

Six to eleven months

One year +

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* 14. Please advise how GO! Southampton or partners can further help your business through this crisis?

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* 15. Any other comments

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* 16. If you would like us to respond to your feedback, please complete your details below.

Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Please visit www.gosouthampton.co.uk/covid19/ for the latest information about the support available in the city.

If your business is eligible for COVID-19 Small Business Grant from Southampton City Council, visit www.southampton.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid19/businesses/small-business-grants.aspx for more information.

If your business is eligible for COVID-19 Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Grant from Southampton City Council, visit www.southampton.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid19/businesses/retail-leisure-hospitality-grants.aspx for more information.