Take a moment to fill out this LONG survey about entrepreneurship in Texas: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22B3CUQDYM8
Together with our co-sponsors, the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas, the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Metroplex Technology Business Council, the Houston Technology Center, the Rice Alliance, and IC2 at UT Austin, and many other partners statewide, Monitor Group invites your participation in a survey to assess the state of entrepreneurship in Texas.
Our focus is on capturing the perceptions of entrepreneurs, business service providers, investors, and government officials regarding Texas’ entrepreneurial environment and whether it enables or inhibits success in their enterprises. Your responses will inform a published report on Texas’ economic competitiveness and key microeconomic determinants—innovation, skilled human resources, and entrepreneurship. Survey participants find that in completing the questionnaire and reviewing the published findings, they gain insights that help them improve their enterprises.
Since 2003, Monitor has conducted entrepreneurship surveys in 30 countries, including the United States. Our partners in Dallas and elsewhere in Texas have helped us identify a strong base of respondents that include you and your organization. Through the survey instrument, we’ll assess and benchmark the standing of entrepreneurs in comparative country settings and conditions; identify comparative strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities; and distill useful findings that stimulate and support entrepreneurial activity.
Accordingly, we ask that you follow the Web link below and complete the online survey questionnaire, which should take no more than 20 minutes. We would also ask that, as appropriate, you help us identify and pass along this survey to other entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial financial and business service providers, and economic development policymakers. All respondent names and organizational affiliations will be kept confidential. Please submit your responses no later than September 24, 2010. Should you have any questions, please contact Pedro Arboleda at Monitor Group at +1-617-252-2000 or Pedro_Arboleda@monitor.com or Dr. Joseph C. Picken at 972-883-4986 or jpicken@utdallas.edu.
