Self scan Innovation in your company: where do you stand?

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Are you ready for the future of work? Is your business implementing solutions such as 5G, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things? With technology continuing to transform business operations in every sector, our scan will help you assess where your company stands when it comes to innovation.
Answer the following nine questions to get an assessment of your company’s innovation readiness and receive the vision paper “New technologies are giving rise to a new era of SME business growth”.

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What sector is your business in?

Farming (including hunting)

Industry and mining

Construction

Wholesale/retail trade

Hotel and catering

Transport, storage and telecommunications

Finance (banking and insurance)

IT and software

Other services

Education

Healthcare and social welfare

Public administration

Other, please specify:

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How many people does your company employ, including yourself?

1 to 10

11 to 49

50 or more

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How innovation-friendly would you assess the culture within your SME?
0 = low
to
5 = high
An intermediate score allows you to qualify your answer.

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Implementing new technologies comes with a cost. What is your SME’s yearly budget for R&D/innovation?
(R&D = research and development)

No budget allocated

Less than 2% of annual revenues

2% - 5% of annual revenues

5% - 10% of annual revenues

10% - 20% of annual revenues

Innovation requires people with the right skills. Do you have employees dedicated to R&D/innovation in your SME?

Yes, but not full time

1 person works full-time on innovation

Several employees work full-time on R&D

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Think about your competitors and the sector your business is active in. Is there a lot of innovation taking place? How technologically disruptive do you consider the sector to be?

Very high, competitors are investing massively in new technologies

High, fundamental changes are happening in our sector of activity

Neutral, we do not see fundamental changes in our sector of activity

Low, our sector is very conservative and has been stable for years

I don’t know

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If you compare your business with your competitors, how would you position your SME when it comes to innovation?

As a leader

Above average

Average

Below average

I don’t know

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Businesses are implementing innovation in a number of ways. Some may be more relevant to your operations than others. Is your company currently testing one or more of the technologies below? (Multiple answers possible)

IoT

Edge computing
*Edge computing is a distributed computing framework that brings enterprise applications closer to data sources.

Virtual reality

Augmented reality
*Augmented reality (AR) is the integration of digital information with the user's environment in real time.

Artificial intelligence

Metaverse
*The metaverse is the concept of a persistent, online, 3D universe that combines multiple virtual spaces.)

Blockchain
*Blockchain is a distributed database or ledger that is shared among the nodes of a computer network

Other

None

Thank you for completing the scan. Share your answers with us for an assessment and to receive our vision paper, which contains information and inspiration about innovation within SMEs.

Self scan Innovation in your company: where do you stand?

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What sector is your business in?

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How many people does your company employ, including yourself?

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How innovation-friendly would you assess the culture within your SME?0 = low to 5 = high An intermediate score allows you to qualify your answer.

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Implementing new technologies comes with a cost. What is your SME’s yearly budget for R&D*/innovation?(*R&D = research and development)

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Innovation requires people with the right skills. Do you have employees dedicated to R&D/innovation in your SME?

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Think about your competitors and the sector your business is active in. Is there a lot of innovation taking place? How technologically disruptive do you consider the sector to be?

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If you compare your business with your competitors, how would you position your SME when it comes to innovation?

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Businesses are implementing innovation in a number of ways. Some may be more relevant to your operations than others. Is your company currently testing one or more of the technologies below? (Multiple answers possible)

How innovation-friendly would you assess the culture within your SME?
0 = low
to
5 = high
An intermediate score allows you to qualify your answer.

Implementing new technologies comes with a cost. What is your SME’s yearly budget for R&D/innovation?
(R&D = research and development)