Shahjalal University of Science & Technology

Sylhet-3114
Department of Business Administration

Academic Research Questionnaire:

This questionnaire will be used only for academic purpose. The answers will be kept in
confidential. Your honest judgment will be highly appreciated.

Topic: “Impact of Microcredit on Sole proprietorship business’s Profitability: a study in

Sylhet city”
[Please put tick (√) mark in the boxes below that best match with you]

Business types and credit programs:-

1. Type of your business?
o Grocery Store (1)
o Clothing Store (2)
o Restaurant (3)
o Sweet shop (3)
o Stationary Shop (4)
o Tailor’s Shop (5)
o Furniture Shop (6)
o Studio (7)
o Salon (8)
2. What is the Source of Microcredit?
o Relatives and family members (1)
o NGO (2)
 o Banks (3)
o Local money lender (4)
o Others (5)
3. Range of loan
o 50000-100000 (1)
o 100001-200000 (2)
o 200001-300000 (3)
o 300001-400000 (4)
o 400001-500000 (5)
4. Period of loan
o 1 month (1)
o 3 months (2)
o 6 months (3)
o 1 year (4)

Attitude of Sole Proprietors toward microcredit [please put () mark on suitable box]

SI Questions Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

No. Disagree (4) Disagree
(2) (3)
(1)
(5)

1 Collecting loan is easy

2 Lenders are friendly
3 Terms & conditions are easy to collect loan
4 Amount of Credit is adequate
5 Rate of interest of microcredit is sustainable
6 Payment of loan is anguishing
7 Microcredit increase level of profit
8 Borrowing loan for expanding business is
easy
Background Information
 Name of owner:
 Business title:
 Address:
 Phone no. /Email Address:
 Gender :
o Male (1)
o Female (2)
 Age:
o Up to 20 (1)
o 21 – 25 (2)
o 26 – 30 (3)
o 31 – 35 (4)
o Above 35 (5)
 Education Level:
o Illiterate (1)
o Below SSC (2)
o SSC – HSC (3)
o Graduation.(4)
o Post-graduation.(5)

Your Comment
Please feel free to write your comment about the impact of microcredit on your business’
profitability
Thanks for completing the survey honestly