Self-employment among the Armed Forces Community has been under-researched, including the identification of any differences between the general population in motivations and routes into self-employment, as well as the barriers and supports which can lead to success or failure.
We are interested in the self-employment of ex-Service personnel and Reservists, as well as the spouses of Service and ex-Service personnel and we would like to invite you to participate in a telephone interview. You are not obliged to give any personally identifying details. If you choose to do so, information will be anonymised. All data will be reported in such a way that it will not be possible to identify individuals.You will be sent a £15 Amazon gift voucher after the interview to thank you for taking part.
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If you are interested in taking part in a telephone interview, we would contact you at a time convenient to you. For further details, please read the Participant Information Sheet and then complete the following:
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