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Survey

WBN's Steering Committee has put together this survey to get feedback about this past year and to solicit your input for next year. Please fill in the form below and press submit. Print version: Survey_WBN_2011.pdf

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The Steering Committee needs your feedback on the benefits you experienced this year in WBN. As a reminder our calendar included:

  • Deb Buckley — Social Media for Personal and Business Use
  • Gail Steele — Poise and Power at the Podium
  • Linda Trowbridge & Bob Vear — Networking Strategies
  • Clare Harlow — Goal Setting, Accomplishments
  • Financial Panel — Tips to Help & Traps to Avoid
  • Debra Stark — A Head for Business, Heart for Nutrition

We also had our two small-group meetings (Business Challenges in February and Round Tables in April), a number of showcases by members, the fall luncheon, winter holiday party, spring luncheon, and June potluck.

  1. What have you gained from your participation in the WBN this year?  Feel free to relate specific experiences you have had/connections you have made through your participation with the group.

  2. What would you like to get out of the WBN this coming year (e.g. what do you hope will continue; what would you like added?)
  3. 3. Regarding our February and April small-group discussion format, would you like:
    1. Same
    2. More
    3. Less
  4. Is there a topic or speaker from this year (or previous years) you'd particularly like to explore again?
  5. What motivates you to attend meetings? (Check all that apply.)
    1. Support and ideas
    2. Being connected to other women in business
    3. The speaker/topic
    4. Social opportunity
    5. Seeking new business
    6. Other
  6. What keeps you from attending? (Check all that apply.)
    1. Other scheduled events
    2. Lack of information about the meetings
    3. Family responsibilities
    4. The speaker/topic
    5. Other
  7. Are you interested in volunteering?
    Yes    No
    1. If yes, in what capacity?
      Your name
  8. Are you interested in doing a five-minute showcase of your business next Year?
    Yes   No
    1. If yes, do you have a preference for a particular month? Which?
      Your name
  9. Would you be interested in being part of a "focus group," separate from WBN meetings, formed to discuss a particular topic with other members? Groups may include those providing similar services.
    Yes    No
    1. If yes, what topic?
      Your name
 
Topics for next year    

What topics are of interest to you for next year?  Check off choices from among the suggestions listed, and please feel free to specify your top preferences and/or make further topic suggestions in the comment box below the list.

Business Development
Advertising
Business planning
Goal setting
Marketing
Networking
Selling (including closing a difficult sale)

Business Skills
Computers (maintenance, use of   the Internet, software selection)
Contracts (what to include in them)
Difficult or delinquent clients
Evaluation instrument (designing)
Human resources (hiring, payroll taxes, firing, other)
Legal
Market analysis
Negotiating deadlines, fees, contract terms
Organizing work and time
Public speaking
Small-business management
Stress management
Women’s unique challenges in business
Work/life/family balance
Workshop design
Writing (letters to clients, newsletter articles, press releases, marketing copy, other)

 

Information Sharing / Media / Publishing
Social media networking
Book publishing
Graphic design for promotional materials
Newsletter publishing
Website (getting one, using for business)
Web logs or blogs

Self-Employment
Choosing a business type (sole proprietorship, corporation, other)
Getting motivated
Health insurance
Managing isolation
Resource swapping
Setting up a home office
Staying focused/avoiding procrastination
Health insurance

Personal
Elder care
Identifying your career aspirations
Making a career change
Personal defense; personal safety
Solving problems creatively
Using multiple intelligence tools
Personal fitness

Finance
Accounting and bookkeeping
Fees (setting, raising)
Financial planning
Investing
Taxes
Tracking revenues and profit margins
Insurance: business, malpractice, and personal

Comments: Please give us any other feedback, including comments, suggestions for other topics, suggestions for other locations for luncheon meetings, or any other thoughts on how we can continue improving the WBN. (This box will expand to fit your response.)

Did you attend the luncheons this year?

Schedule permitting, are you interested in luncheon/breakfast meetings next year? (Please check your preference.)

lunch breakfast Not interested

How long have you been a member?
(This will help us get a balance of topics to meet members’ various experience levels.)

  1. New this year
  2. 2–3 years
  3. More than 3 years
  4. About to join

Your name (optional)

Have you had any changes to your name, address, email address, or phone number? If so, please update your information via the WBN member update page. (www.wbn-ma.org/member-updates/.) Also, note those here (and include your name) so we can ensure we remain in contact with you. Thank you.

Thank you! — Please click Submit to send this by June 22nd (before 3 pm on June 16th for online submission to be entered in the raffle) to Dianne Carter. Paper Surveys may be submitted at the dinner.

 

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