The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) is surveying recent users of the Bank’s Global Credit Express (GCE) product. GCE is a new, pilot program, and Ex-Im Bank is interested in learning more about our customers’ earliest experiences with this product, to identify possible service improvements. We expect this survey, which is voluntary, will take less than five minutes to complete. Your individual responses will be kept confidential to the extent provided by law. No individual names or organizations will be reported. Thank you for your participation!
What is the size of your company?
1-5 employees
6-10 employees
11-25 employees
26-50 employees
51-100 employees
101-500 employees
In which industry/industries is your company active? Please select all that apply.
Agriculture and Fishing
Basic Materials
Construction
Energy, Utilities and Power
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Healthcare/Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing and Sales of Capital Equipment
Manufacturing and Sales of Non-Capital Equipment
Mining, Oil and Gas
Technology
Telecommunications
Textiles
Transportation
Other (Please specify)
Exports account for what percentage of your company’s FY 2013 total revenue?
1-20%
21-40%
41-60%
61-80%
More than 80%
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How many years has your company been exporting?
1-3 years
4-5 years
6-10 years
16-25 years
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What is your position or level of responsibility within your company?
Senior executive management including President, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Financial Officer
Vice President of Finance
Vice President Sales and/or Marketing
Treasurer
Manager, Export Operations
Credit Manager
Other (Please specify)
Your company recently received a Global Credit Express (GCE) loan from Ex-Im Bank. Prior to your GCE experience, had you previously worked with Ex-Im Bank?
Yes
No
Don’t Know
The next set of questions refers to how the GCE loan impacted your business. To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements?
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Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neither Agree nor Disagree |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
Too Early to Tell |
The GCE loan helped me expand my export business. |
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The GCE loan had a positive impact on employment in my company. |
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Without the GCE loan, my business would not have realized as many export opportunities. |
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The GCE loan helped position my company for conventional financing in the future. |
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The following questions pertain to the process of applying for and receiving GCE financing. To what extent do you agree/disagree with the following statements?
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Strongly Disagree |
Disagree |
Neither Agree nor Disagree |
Agree |
Strongly Agree |
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Explanations of the GCE program provided by my originator matched with my actual experiences. |
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Written communications surrounding the GCE process were clear and understandable. |
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GCE transaction processing time met with my expectations. |
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Documentation required in obtaining GCE loan approval met with my expectations. |
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I received regular status updates while my GCE application was in process. |
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The cost of obtaining the GCE loan was reasonable. |
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Please rate your overall satisfaction with the GCE loan program.
Extremely Dissatisfied |
Dissatisfied |
Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied |
Satisfied |
Extremely Satisfied |
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Additional Comments:
Would you recommend the GCE program to another small business exporter?
Yes
No
Additional Comments:
How much effort did you personally have to put forth to complete this transaction with Ex-Im Bank?
Far Less Than Expected |
Less Than Expected |
As Much as Expected |
More Than Expected |
Far More Than Expected |
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Additional Comments:
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Thank you for participating.
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