Section 1: For the general information

• What is the name of your business?
• What industry is your business in?
• How long has your business been operating?
• What is your role in the business?

Section 2: Subjective Measurement of Business Survival

Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree:

Section 3: Overall Assessment of Business Survival

Overall, how confident are you that your business will survive in the next five years?

This questionnaire is designed to measure your subjective assessment of your business's survival chances. The questions cover a range of factors that are important for business success, such as financial performance, customer satisfaction, innovation, and management team strength.

In addition to the general information questions in Section 1, you may also want to include questions about the following:

The size of your business (number of employees, annual revenue, etc.)

Your target markets.

Your competitive landscape

Your business models.

Your financial health (e.g., profitability, debt levels, etc.)

Your growth plans.

This information will help you to better understand your business and to identify the factors that are most likely to impact its survival.

Here are some specific questions you could ask:

What are your top three revenue streams?

What are your top three expenses?

What are your biggest challenges as a business?

What are your biggest opportunities for growth?

What are your goals for your business in the next five years?

You can also ask questions about the respondent's own experience and perspective. For example:

What are the most important factors for business survival in your industry?

What lessons have you learned about business survival from your own experience?

What advice would you give to other small business owners?

By asking a variety of questions, you can get a more complete picture of the respondent's business and their assessment of its survival chances.

Here are some more questions you could ask as part of the subjective measurement of business survival section of your questionnaire:

How well is your business positioned to weather a recession?

How well is your business prepared to adapt to new technologies and market trends?

How would you rate your business's customer satisfaction?

How would you rate your business's employee satisfaction?

How confident are you in your business's ability to attract and retain top talent?

How well does your business's management team work together?

How well is your business's culture aligned with its goals and values?

How would you rate your own leadership skills?

You can also ask questions about specific aspects of the business's operations, such as its marketing, sales, and product development processes. For example:

How effective is your business's marketing strategy?

How well does your sales team generate and close leads?

How innovative is your business's product development process?

How well does your business manage its supply chain?

How well does your business control its costs?

By asking a variety of questions about the respondent's business operations, you can get a more nuanced understanding of their assessment of its survival chances. thanks.

Dear Ahmed Mahmoud Hamza Aly Ahmed

thank you so much for your prompt response. I sincerely appreciate it. I noticed that you provided me with several examples of questionnaires related to business survival for youth SMEs. I was wondering if you could kindly let me know the source of the questionnaire, as I plan to cite it in my thesis. Thank you.

Dear Uzozie Henrietta Chinasa

thank you so much for your prompt response. I sincerely appreciate it. I noticed that you provided me with several examples of questionnaires related to business survival for youth SMEs. I was wondering if you could kindly let me know the source of the questionnaire, as I plan to cite it in my thesis. Thank you.