The aim of FIRE is to help Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) like yours rise to the challenges facing them in order to participate in the Energy Objective of the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.

FIRE was launched on 1st December 2006 and is a 3 year project co-funded by the European Commission. Now this initiative, supported within the framework of 'Stepping up Economic and Technological Intelligence' (ETI) actions of the Sixth Framework Programme, is about to come to an end. The FIRE partners would like to know your level of satisfaction with the project in order to improve our services in the future. To enable us to assess this, please give us your feedback by answering the questionnaire below.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

FIRE Consortium Team

SECTION A – Questions about the methodology used to contact FIRE-companies

A1. How did you become aware of the FIRE project?

A2. Was the methodology used to contact your company appropriate?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

A3. Did the FIRE project summary initially presented to you encourage you to participate in it?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

A4. Were the objectives and scope of the FIRE project clear?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

A5. What motivated you to participate in the project?
	I had an idea but didn’t know how to participate in European projects
	I had an idea and wanted to make use of the FIRE partner searching facility
	I didn’t have an idea but was interested in participating in European R+D projects
	Others (please, specify):

A6. Did you feel you could trust in the FIRE Project consortium expert members?
	Yes
	No
	Please give reasons to your answer:

SECTION B – Questions about the information supplied

B1. Was the information provided by FIRE in all the different formats (web, newsletters, leaflets, etc.) interesting?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

B2. What type of information was most beneficial to you?

B3. Was this information updated?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

B4. Did you feel that any kind of information was missing?
	Yes (Please, specify the deficiency)
	No
Comments:

B5. Is it easy to find what you are looking for on the FIRE Website?
	Yes
	No (Please explain any difficulties)
Comments:

SECTION C – Questions about the Workshops

C1. Did the FIRE Experts place you in the proper Working Group?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

C2. If you attended a workshop how did you hear about it?

C3. Was the Workshop useful in clarifying the working of FP?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

C4. Assess the interest of each one of these factors in the Workshops

Very high High Medium Low Supplied guidance about FP Support given to new ideas Networking

SECTION D – Questions about the support received to prepare your proposal

D1. Did FIRE experts help you to improve it?
	Yes (Please specify in which aspects your idea was improved)
	No, I did not received any help

D2. Did the FIRE project help you to search for partners for your proposal?
	Yes, I found a partner for the Consortium
	Yes, but I did not find a partner for the Consortium
	No, I did not receive any help in searching for a partner

D3. Did the FIRE project help you in the preparation of a full FP7 project proposal?
	Yes (please, specify the help received)
	No, I expected more collaboration from the FIRE project members
Comments:

D4. Did the FIRE project help you to integrate your company in a research project?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

SECTION E – Questions about personal treatment

E1. Were you offered personal attention?
	Yes
	No
Comments:

E2. Did the FIRE experts solve any question they were asked properly?
	Yes
	No
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E3. Has the support of your specific requirements been optimum, taking into account the characteristics of the FIRE project?
	Yes
	No (Please, state the area of deficiency):
Comments:

SECTION F – General impression

F1. Your overall satisfaction with the project is
	Very high
	High
	Medium
	Low

SECTION G – Questions about Post-FIRE project

G1. Would you be interested in the continuity of the FIRE consortium after Project completion?
	Yes (Please say how you could be best served in the future)
	No

G2. Would you be interested in remaining on the FIRE database for the purpose of receiving updates on FP opportunities, partner searching networking etc.?
	Yes
	No
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G3. Would you be interested in the continuation of the FIRE newsletter?
	Yes
	No
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G4. Have you ever looked at the FIRE website?
	Yes
	No
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G5. Would you keep consulting the FIRE website?
	Yes
	No
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SECTION H – Suggestions and/or comments about the FIRE project

H1. Please write any other suggestion or comments