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The Social & Economic Sciences Research Center at Washington State University is collecting data on behalf of the Department of Agriculture to examine the challenges firms are facing in today’s economy. We are interested in the successes and difficulties companies in the United States have in introducing new products or services, finding skilled labor, financing, and other factors needed to remain competitive in national and global markets.
The results from this study will be used by the Department of Agriculture to enhance its programs aimed at making U.S. businesses more resilient. The results will also be shared with Congress and other Federal and State agencies that assist businesses.
We hope you will take the time to complete the questionnaire. Gaining a full understanding of the challenges U.S. firms are facing in the global economy depends upon you and others like yourself. Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and your name will not be connected to your answers in any way.
If you have any questions about this effort, or would prefer to participate by telephone, please feel free to contact me by phone at 1-800-833-0867 or by email at sesrcweb7@wsu.edu.
Thank you in advance for your help. We appreciate it very much.
Sincerely,
Danna L. Moore, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it has a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The valid OMB number for this information collection is 0536-0071. The
time required to complete this information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
YOUR RESPONSE IS VOLUNTARY. YOUR ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. All information that is provided by participants to the National Survey of Business Competitiveness will only be used for statistical research purposes and reported in summary form. Your name and that of the business you represent will not be connected to your answers in any way. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws, individual responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone outside of the research team. By law, every ERS and SESRC worker is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000 or both if he/she discloses any identifiable information about research participants.
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