Surveys carried out so far and topical questions:

Most recent survey:

• February 2000 - Package Delivery Services

Previous surveys:

• January 2000 - The Millennium Bug (experience of)
• December 1999 - The Millennium Bug (expectations of)
• October 1999 - The euro
• September 1999 - The e-envoy
• August 1999 - Advertising on the Internet
• June 1999 - Domain names
• May 1999 - E-mail questionnaire vs. web-form
• April 1999 - Credit cards on the 'net
• March 1999 - Internet connection/Free ISPs
• January/February 1999 - Number of employees/Budget
• December 1998 - Junk e-mail
• November 1998 - Publicising Web-Pages
• October 1998 - November Interest Rates Cut
• September 1998 - October Interest Rates Cut
• July/August 1998 - Recession?
• June 1998 - The Euro
• May 1998 - The Minimum Wage
• April 1998 - The Strength of Sterling
• March 1998 - ISO9000 and Quality Systems
• February 1998 - Late Payment and Legislation see the response from the

• December 1997/January 1998 - The Year 2000 problem
• November 1997 - Using credit cards on the 'net
• October 1997 - Value of e-mail
• September 1997 - Travelling to Work and Parking
• August 1997 - Exports
• July 1997 - Value of Web-pages

Since July 1997, McCannics, which helps to carry out a number of the most well-respected traditional postal business surveys, including the NatWest/SBRT Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain and the 3i Enterprise Barometer, has been carrying out a monthly isurvey of UK based businesses which use the internet.

Until August 1999, the survey was known as the e-survey, but has now been re-branded as the isurvey.

The isurvey includes responses from businesses across the UK, with a wide range of business activities and sizes.

Questionnaires are sent out and returned by e-mail each month. As well as investigating topical issues, the survey aims to provide a indicator of prevailing business conditions, well in advance of official statistics and traditional postal surveys. It has already received coverage in, amongst others, the Bank of England Quarterly Report on Small Business Statistics, First Voice, the magazine of the Federation of Small Businesses, and The Guardian newspaper. The Department of Trade and Industry recently chose to respond on-line to issues raised by the survey on the topic of late payment legislation.

Increasing the survey's value depends on it recruiting more volunteer UK businesses, willing to complete a very short e-mail questionnaire each month. Participation is open to all UK-based businesses. If you own or manage a business in the UK and would like to take part in the survey then send a blank e-mail to: volunteer@isurvey.co.uk.

All individual replies will be kept strictly confidential. Only anonymised results will be published, and your e-mail address will not be passed on to any third party.

For any other queries, including suggestions for future topical questions, e-mail us at: isurvey@mccannics.co.uk.