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Small Business CPSIA Profile Survey
1. Which best describes your business? (more than one answer is ok)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
Retailer, brick and mortar
13.9%
31
Retailer, internet based
49.8%
111
Retailer, home based (non-internet)
8.1%
18
Manufacturer, commercial building
(factory, warehouse, ect)
9.4%
21
Manufacturer, separate studio
4.9%
11
Manufacturer, home based
43.9%
98
Importer, commercial building
1.3%
3
Importer, separate studio
1.3%
3
Importer, home based
4.5%
10
Other
12.6%
28
Other (please specify)
35
answered question
223
skipped question
0
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2. How many years have you been in business?
Response
Percent
Response
Count
Working on starting or thinking
about starting
4.5%
10
Just started (less than 1 year)
8.5%
19
1-3 years
39.0%
87
4-6 years
19.7%
44
7-9 years
9.0%
20
10-19 years
9.9%
22
20+ years
4.5%
10
30+ years
4.5%
10
other
0.4%
1
Other (please specify)
3
answered question
223
skipped question
0
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3. What part of your income (and family income) does your business support? (more than one answer is ok)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
Business supports myself (and my
family)
30.5%
68
Have other source of income from
myself (ie job, retirement, savings)
26.9%
60
Have other source of income
from family member (ie spouse)
61.0%
136
Other
4.0%
9
Other (please specify)
12
answered question
223
skipped question
0
4. How many employees do you have?
Response
Percent
Response
Count
Just me
62.8%
140
1-2
20.6%
46
2-5
9.4%
21
5-10
4.5%
10
10 to 50
2.2%
5
More than 50
0.4%
1
answered question
223
skipped question
0
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5. If you are a manufacturer or importer, how many total units do you make or import per year? Example a unit
could be one toy truck or one play kit. Whatever you sell as a finished product would be considered a unit.
(estimated is fine)
Response
Percent
Response
Count
less than 50
14.6%
31
50-99
9.4%
20
100 to 499
16.5%
35
500 to 999
12.3%
26
1,000 to 4,999
13.2%
28
5,000 to 9,999
3.8%
8
10,000 to 49,999
4.7%
10
50,000