The following questions are designed to help the City of Greensboro support your business growth and development. The survey should not take long to complete, and it provides you, the business owner, an opportunity to give feedback concerning City rules, policies, and practices. Please be as specific and complete as possible in answering the questions.

A follow-up Business Summit will be held on February 17th, 2010, at which we will discuss potential solutions to difficulties identified in the survey. Please indicate below whether you think you would attend this session and whether you would prefer it be held in the morning or the evening.

1. What type of business do you operate? Please select the closest match.
   

   Nursery/Landscaping Restaurant/Bar/Food Services Hospitality Salon/Spa/Personal Care Automotive - Sales/Parts/Service/Rental Other Services Construction Manufacturing Transportation, Communications, Electric,Gas, and Sanitary Services Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Other
   
   If you chose "other" please identify:
   

2. How many people are employed by your business, including yourself?
   

   1 2-10 11-30 31-50 51-100 101-500 501-1000 1001+

3. What is the range that best represents your annual gross receipts?

   $0-15,000 $15,000-50,000 $50,001-100,000 $100,001-500,000 $500,001-1,000,000 $1,000,001-5,000,000 $5,000,001-10,000,000 $10,000,001-20,000,000 $20,000,001+

4. What Council district is your business located in? Look up your district

   12345

5. What does the City do now that helps you do business?
   

6. What does the City do now that makes it harder for you to do business?
   

7. Is there anything else the City can do to help you with your business?
   

8. Do you have specific concerns about certain areas of City operations? Please rate the following as it relates to support of your business.

   Police Protection 12345
   Fire/Emergency Services 12345
   Fire Inspections 12345
   Zoning/Land Use 12345
   Plan Review 12345
   Code Enforcement 12345
   Business Inspection/Permitting 12345
   Privilege Licenses 12345
   Public Water and Sewer 12345
   Public Transit 12345
   Parking 12345
   Streets/Street Lighting 12345
   Trash/Recycling 12345
   Workforce Development 12345
   Local Road Network/Condition 12345
   City Operating Hours/Online Services 12345
   

9. Please provide specifics for any service areas you rated very high (5). In what way is this City service area very supportive?
   

10. Please provide specifics for any service areas you rated very low (1). In what way is this City service area not supportive enough?
    

11. Are there other businesses that, if located here, would compliment your business?
    

12. Have local economic development or business support groups helped you accomplish your business goals in the last 2-3 years?
    

    YesNo
    If yes, how?
    

13. Would you be interested in attending a February forum to discuss improvements to the City’s support of local businesses based on the results of this survey?
    

    YesNo
    If yes, which time would you prefer? early morninglate afternoon
    

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