34. Looking at this scale where the top of the bar represents the most serious type of problem – your business could possibly face, and the bottom of the bar represents the least serious – please mark on the scale where you would place (INSERT PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AT Q29). SCALE PRESENTRED TO RESPONDENTS FROM 0 600, INCKUDING TWO DESCRIPTORS. – A problem that threatened the existence of the company (e.g. a strike by employees) AND A problem that had only a small impact on the company (e.g. a non-critical late delivery by a supplier) 35. Which of these descriptions best indicate how your business went about sorting out the problem? 1. No action 2. Entirely on its own 3. With help from outside business friends/colleagues 4. With help from an independent adviser/representative/support service 5. Outside business friends/colleagues sorted out the problem (or are sorting it out) 6. An independent adviser/representative/support service sorted out the problem (or are sorting it out) 36. [Q35 = 3,4,5,6] You said that you had help from business friends/colleagues and/or the help of an adviser/representative/support service. Was the help that you got from any of the following? 1. Solicitor’s firm 2. Independent barrister 3. Other organisation offering legal advice (including legal helplines) (Specify) 4. Accountant 5. Other financial/tax adviser (Specify)
34. Looking at this scale – where the top of the bar represents the most serious type of problem your business could possibly face, and the bottom of the bar represents the least serious – please mark on the scale where you would place (INSERT PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AT Q29). SCALE PRESENTRED TO RESPONDENTS FROM 0 – 600, INCKUDING TWO DESCRIPTORS. A problem that threatened the existence of the company (e.g. a strike by employees) AND A problem that had only a small impact on the company (e.g. a non-critical late delivery by a supplier) 35. Which of these descriptions best indicate how your business went about sorting out the problem? 1. No action 2. Entirely on its own 3. With help from outside business friends/colleagues 4. With help from an independent adviser/representative/support service 5. Outside business friends/colleagues sorted out the problem (or are sorting it out) 6. An independent adviser/representative/support service sorted out the problem (or are sorting it out) 36. [Q35 = 3,4,5,6] You said that you had help from business friends/colleagues and/or the help of an adviser/representative/support service. Was the help that you got from any of the following? 1. Solicitor’s firm 2. Independent barrister 3. Other organisation offering legal advice (including legal helplines) (Specify) 4. Accountant 5. Other financial/tax adviser (Specify)