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Please answer the descriptive questions in as much detail as possible.

Your career path since leaving school or university: *

(a) Working for established companies (answer Q1 - 3).

(b) Started or prepared to start a company immediately after school (answer Q4 - 19).

(d) Entered an established company after quitting my own company (please answer Q4 - 19).

Part A: If you answered (a) to the above question, please click here.

For people who answered (a) above. If you answered (b), (c) or (d) continue to the next section.

Why did you choose to enter established company and not to start your own company? What were the main reasons?:

Please answer this question only if you answered (a) above.

Had you thought of starting your own company before entering an established company?:

Yes

Why did you not start your own company? Please give your main reasons.:

Thank you for your co-operation. Please click "submit" below to send in your answers.

Part B: If you answered (b), (c), or (d) above, please click here.

If you answered (a) above, please do not answer these questions. Answer Part A above.

How long is it since you started your (first) company?:

How many people work(ed) at your company?:

How many foreign staff do (did) you employ?:

Why did you choose to start your own company? What were your main motivations?:

Please list any other barriers you had in starting your own company.:

What do you think are main ways to lower an aversion to the risks involved in start-ups?:

Have you felt any risk in your choice of entrepreneurship as a career?:

Yes, strongly.

Yes, but only moderately.

Yes, but only weakly.

No, not at all.

If you answered "yes" above, please tell us what kind of risks you have perceived or dealt with:

Which do you think are the most important factors for the success of your venture company? Please choose up to 3:

Acquiring financial support or raising funds

Building a network or finding collaborators and partners

Having intellectual property rights

Developing partnerships with other companies

Finding important customers

Government programs or regulations for prioritizing venture companies

Finding a unique or creative business idea

Having a rare or unique resource

Are there any other factors important in the success of your company?:

Please tell us the single most important factor in business success:

Do overseas markets factor highly in your business tactics?:

Yes

After you had started your business, when did you first trade with overseas customers?: after I started business.

Do you use any business support programs?:

Yes

Please tell us what kind of useful business support programs you use:

Have you taken any special education or training program related to starting your own business?:

If you answered "yes", please tell us what kind of programs or training you did.:

What languages do you speak (to the level required to do business)?:

What is the down side to NOT starting your own company?:

[Optional] Please feel free to add any further comments: what makes New Zealanders such prolific entrepreneurs; why are Japanese reluctant to start new businesses?:

Thanks very much for your support and co-operation. Please click "submit" below to finish the questionnaire.

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