BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT CENSUS INFORMATION

Kindly refer to the information below for responding to specific questions of the BEC.

Q1. BUSINESS INFORMATION
Full name of enterprise: Kindly check the full name of the enterprise and confirm if it is the same as in the business registry.

Tax Identification Number (TIN): Kindly check the TIN and confirm if it is correct.
Legal Address of Business – The geographical location of the enterprise/establishment, should be stated as the official address of the business

Q2. ESTABLISHMENT OWNER
This section asks basic information on registered owner of the establishment is needed for further communication and clarification regarding BEC matters:
Input the name, telephone and mobile phone number of the main registered owner of the business. Input the email address where the team can send the future correspondence and write N/A if the owner doesn’t have his/her own email address.

Q3. CORRESPONDENCE DETAILS
If the respondent is not the registered owner, this section asks for basic information of the respondent for further communication and clarification regarding BEC matters.

Q4. LEGAL STATUS
Select the correct legal status of the business from the list.

1. Sole Trader/Proprietor – enterprise is owned and run by one person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity. A sole trader is responsible for all the debts of the business. Example of this are small businesses that are owned and managed by one person. This could be a person selling mobile refill cards/top ups or a small shop owned and managed by a household.
2. Partnership/Family business – A partnership is a formal arrangement by two or more parties to manage and operate a business and share its profits. There are several types of partnership arrangements. In particular, in a partnership business, all partners share liabilities and profits equally, while in others, partners may have limited liability. It excludes any relation to registered companies, joint ventures and consortia. A family-owned business is operated by members of the immediate family or an extended family similar to a partnership.
3. Limited Liability Company – A private limited company is any type of business entity in “private” ownership used in many jurisdictions and is limited by shares to the owners only and not to the public.
4. Statutory Authority Boards – Statutory Board is a body corporate established by or under written law to perform or discharge any public function under the supervisory charge of a Ministry or organ of state. These are financed by the government and have some aspects of governmental influence.
5. Branch of an overseas company – A foreign branch is another location of a company that operates entirely in another country. For instance, a branch of a foreign-incorporated company that operate inside Niue.
6. Non-governmental Organization (NGO) – Institutions that provide goods and services, either free or below market prices and mainly derive their income from grants and donations and are not controlled by the government. A non-profit organisation’s motive is not profit making for its members.
7. Other type (specify) – specify any other options not included above.

Q5. FORM OF OWNERSHIP
Select the correct ownership status of the business from the list.

1. 100% Niuean owned business – Business that is fully owned by an individual who is a Niuean resident or by a company based in Niue.
2. 100% Foreign interest business – Business fully owned by an individual who is a resident in a different country or by a company whose headquarters are in a different country.
3. Business Partnership between local and foreign interest ownership. (Please specify percentage owned by local Niuean business owner) – Business that is partly owned by a Niuean resident/company and an individual or company based in a different country.
4. Other (Specify) – specify any other options not included above.

Q6. OPERATING STATUS
Year Business was Established: Specify the year that the business was first registered.

Place of Operation: Select the correct place of operation status of the business from the list.

1. Business operating at home
2. Temporary structure separate from home
3. Permanent structure separate from home with rental or mortgage
4. Permanent structure separate from home with no rental or mortgage
5. Permanent structure separate from home with special arrangement from owner

Q7. TYPE OF ACTIVITY
Primary Activity refers to the service or product that the establishment earned the highest income/revenue. While secondary activity refers to the service or product that the establishment earned it other revenue and income.
Example: Ana owns a bakeshop, and she reported that her primary activity is manufacture of bake goods while on the hand, in the same establishment she also reported that she has a secondary activity which retail sale of beverages.

PRIMARY ACTIVITY

1. Please describe briefly the primary activity of the business. (For example, retail store/building construction//law firm/ business management and consultancy)

SECONDARY ACTIVITY

1. Is your establishment also involved in a secondary activity? – Select Yes if your establishment is involved in a secondary activity other than the main activity indicated earlier, and no if establishment is not involved in a secondary activity.
2. (If Yes) Please describe briefly the secondary activity of your establishment (provide a brief description similar to how the preceding main activity was described)

Reminder for questions asking for values or estimates:

Estimates and values are asked at the individual business level. If you have multiple businesses and financials are consolidated, you may give your best estimate of the values specific to the business establishment level and base it on the
perceived share of the individual businesses to the total. Please avoid double counting of income/expenses in your answers.