City of Dumaguete

Province of Negros Oriental

QUESTIONNAIRE

“The Impact of Microfinance on Entrepreneurship in Dumaguete City”

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Directions: Please check () the blank that corresponds to your answer and explain if
necessary.

Name (Optional):________________________ Age: ____ Gender: ______________

Civil Status:
Single: ___ Widowed: ___ Others: ___
Married: ___ Separated: ___

Monthly Income:
20,000 – 25,000: ___ 30,000 – 35,000: ___ 40,000 – Above: ___
25,000 – 30,000: ___ 35,000 – 40,000: ___

Educational Attainment

Elementary Level: ___ High School Level: ___ College Level: ___

Elementary Graduate: ___ High School Graduate: ___ College Graduate: ___

Type of Business:

Sole Proprietorship: ___ Corporation: ___

Partnership: ___ Others (please specify): ___

Numbers of Years in Business:

1 – 3 years: ___ 3 – 6 years: ___

 6 – 9 years: ___ More than 9 years: ___

1. Did microfinance help you in terms of your business and you as an entrepreneur? If yes, why? If not, why?

Yes______

No_______

Reason:

2. What financial services offered by the microfinance institution that you belong to have helped you? Check all
that applies.

____ Savings

____ Loans

____ Leasing

____ Insurance

____ Cash/Money transfers

____ Other (please specify):

3. On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being very satisfied, how satisfied are you with the financial services offered by the
microfinance institution that you are a part of?

Very Satisfied (5) ______

Satisfied (4) ______

Somewhat satisfied (3) _______

Not satisfied (2) _______

Very not satisfied (1) _______

4. What are the challenges that you have encountered as an entrepreneur?

5. How difficult (1) or easy (5) were the challenges you have encountered as an entrepreneur?

____ _____ ____ _____ _____

1 2 3 4 5

Very difficult Very easy

6. On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being extremely important, to what extent did the role of microfinance plays in
entrepreneurship in the following aspects:

5 4 3 2 1
Extremely Moderately Somewhat Slightly Not at all
Important Important Important Important Important

Capitalization

Business expansion

Research and development