How does digitization and media integration affect your business?
finish date: 12/09/2007
37% THREAT
37% OPPORTUNITY
26% DON'T KNOW

What stops creative businesses obtaining venture capital funding?
finish date: 12/08/2007
61% INVESTOR ANXIETY
39% POOR PITCHING

How much of your business is currently digital?
finish date: 12/07/2007
28% MORE THAN 75%
24% BETWEEN 25 AND 50%
24% BETWEEN 25 AND 50%
24% LESS THAN 25%

In which of these regions outside the UK do you have business interests?
finish date: 12/06/2007
23% China
21% Continental Europe
20% South America
19% India
17% North America

Which attribute do you consider the most important when hiring new staff?
finish date: 12/05/2007
25% EXPERIENCE
21% ENTHUSIASM
20% CREATIVITY
20% COMMUNICATION SKILLS
14% QUALIFICATIONS

How much do you know about the Government's green paper on the Creative Industries?
finish date: 12/04/2007
34% I AM AWARE OF IT
23% NOTHING
23% I AM VERY WELL INFORMED
21% I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT

What do you think of the UK's intellectual property laws?
finish date: 12/03/2007
37% VERY CLEAR AND FAIR
32% CONFUSING AND UNFAIR
32% NO OPINION

How important are business plans for creative companies
finish date: 12/02/2007
28% ESSENTIAL
26% ONLY REQUIRED IN LARGER COMPANIES
22% USEFUL
13% NOT IMPORTANT
11% UNNECESSARY

What do you think is the one thing holding your business back?
finish date: 04/01/2007
30% LACK OF MANAGEMENT SKILLS
25% POWERFUL CUSTOMERS/DISTRIBUTORS
20% ME
15% LACK OF GOOD IDEAS
11% LACK OF FINANCE


Edward de Bono
Maltese Physician
"Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way."


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