[Hidden-tech] US Census Survey of Business Owners

[Janis S. Gray]

I received it, went on line and filled it out. It does not ask about 
financials or income AT ALL. It is seeking info about gender, ethnicity, 
whether you are a sole proprietor or if yours is a (small) family 
business, and if you have ever served in the military.

Janis
On 6/6/2014 9:54 AM, Kathy Reinig wrote:
>     ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>     ** If you did, we all thank you.
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> In addition to the other comments already made on this subject:
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> As I recall, our own Amy Zuckerman helped press for this data to be 
> collected by the Census Bureau.  The results legitimize us in the eyes 
> of local, state, and federal government agencies and can be used to 
> press for the support services we need to grow both individually and 
> as a segment of all businesses.  In the past, we weren't recognized as 
> "real" businesses and our impact on the economy wasn't being tracked.
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> My business has been randomly selected for various of these surveys, 
> including sections of the large business census (though I don't 
> immediately recall its name).  I always received notification through 
> the mail and was directed to a clearly government census website to 
> enter my information.
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> Kathy
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> Kathy Reinig
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> On Jun 5, 2014, at 8:56 PM, Charles D. Lappen wrote:
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>>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's 
>> area.
>>   ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Today I received a notice from the Census Bureau that I've been 
>> "selected to participate in the 2012 Survey of Business Owners and 
>> Self-Employed Persons (SBO).
>>
>> In big bold letters it says that it is MANDATORY to participate and 
>> goes on to state that Title 13, USC, Sections 131 & 224 requires my 
>> response.
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>> According to Section 224, I can be fined up to $500 if I don't 
>> participate and up to $10,000 if I falsify information.
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>> I'm not willing to provide the Census Bureau financial information 
>> about myself. The IRS already has all of it.
>>
>> Has anyone else ever received one of these?
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>> Has anyone "failed" to participate and what happened, if anything?
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>> Thanks,
>>
>> Charles
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>> Helping those who LOVE their work, but HATE their paperwork.
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>> Charles D. Lappen, M.Ed.
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