| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0779 |
| Survey Title | Survey on State of New Business Start-ups (special surveys), 2010 |
| Depositor | Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute |
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| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
The National Life Finance Corporation Research Institute (formerly, the Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute) has conducted the “Survey on the State of New Business Start-ups” continuously since 1969 for the purpose of apprehending the state of new business. Since 1991, it has been conducted annually, resulting in the accumulation of data such as age at the start of new business and start-up costs, which can be used for time series comparisons, as well as the carrying out of analyses from a variety of viewpoints. New business start-ups play an important role in society, such as expanding employment and revitalizing local areas. For this reason, supporting new business has been made a key element of small and medium enterprise policy and various public support strategies have been prepared. In addition, more than a few private-sector organizations, like financial institutions, have started support operations aimed at new business start-ups. However, using only these kinds of formal support can provide entrepreneurs with only so much of the knowledge and management resources necessary that they require at start-up. Because of this, informal support received through entrepreneurs’ personal connections is thought to play a major role. Accordingly, the “Survey on State of New Business Start-ups (special surveys)” was conducted in August 2010 to investigate informal support, based on an awareness of the issues of what kinds of entrepreneurs receive information informal support and from whom, and how useful the support is. The “Survey on State of New Business Start-ups, 2010” (SSJDA survey number 0778), examines companies that had received financing from the Japan Finance Corporation Micro Business and Individual Unit between April and September 2009 and had been trading for one year or less at the point of funding (including companies yet to start trading), whereas the “Survey on State of New Business Start-ups (special surveys), 2010,” stored here expands the sample to companies that received financing between October 2008 and September 2009 for its investigation of the same contents. The 2007–2009 surveys examined companies that had been trading for five years or less when they received financing, but this survey examines companies that had been trading for one year or less when they received financing. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | New start-ups |
| Unit of Observation | Organization |
| Sample Size | Sample size: 11,199, number of valid responses: 2,907 (valid response rate: 26.0%） |
| Date of Collection |
2010-08-01 ~ 2010-08-01 |
| Time Period |
2010 ~ 2010 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure |
Non-probability: Availability
11,199 companies within one year of startup (including companies yet to start trading) at the time of financing from among the companies financed by the Japan Finance Corporation Micro Business and Individual Unit between October 2008 and September 2009. (Note) Real estate rental businesses have been excluded from the sample. (Note) The target sample also includes respondents for the “Survey on State of New Business Start-ups, 2010” (SSJDA survey number 0778) (companies that had been trading for one year or less). |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Mail survey (anonymous questionnaire) |
| Investigator | Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0779 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [ Questionnaire ] |
| Major Survey Items |
The survey items are the same as for the “Survey on State of New Business Start-ups, 2010.” (1) Business overview Management type, number of employees, sales destinations, etc., franchise/chain affiliation, whether it is a venture business, novelty of business contents, industry (2) Manager Month and year of birth, gender, highest level of educational attainment, work experience, managerial work experience, whether or not respondent was conscious of becoming a manager, experience of working in the related field and number of years of experience, workplaces where respondent worked, occupation immediately before starting business, employee size of company where respondent was working immediately before starting business, how respondent left the job, business management (3) History leading to start-up, etc. Confidence as a manager at start-up, motivation to start business, reasons for choosing the business (4) Preparations for start-up, etc. Month and year when respondent began preparations for start-up, start-up costs, breakdown of sources for procuring start-up costs, difficulties when preparing for start-up, start-up support (5) Conditions after start-up, etc. Month and year of start-up, sales, profitability, time when respondent began generally turning a profit, business conditions, monthly sales, intention for future business size *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2012/02/22 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Economy/Industry/Management |
| Version | 1 ： 2012-02-22 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |