Q15. What cost, if any, from each of the following has your state experienced by providing the means for electronic filing of articles or periodic reports?

  Very great cost Great cost Moderate cost Somewhat of a cost Not a cost Not applicable No response Skipped Number
of respondents
a. Increased technology costs 1 5 15 8 3 4 0 15 51
b. Loss of data due to technological issues, such as failure to back up data or hard drive failures 0 0 1 4 18 13 0 15 51
c. Increased staff training costs 0 0 3 11 15 7 0 15 51
d. Slower company formation turnaround time 0 0 0 1 18 16 1 15 51
e. Greater vulnerability to security breaches 0 0 2 5 14 10 5 15 51