Instructions
Answer questions as they relate to you. For most answers, check the boxes most applicable to you or fill in the blanks.
First Name*
Last Name*
Title*
Name of Business*
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
Fax
Email
Upper Arlington resident?
Age
Gender
1.
Please provide the names and titles of the members (where applicable) of your local management team.
(Provide up to three responses.)
2.
Please provide emergency contact name and phone number (person contacted in event of after hours police or fire emergency).
3.
Which of the following best describes your business?
(Select all that apply.)
Corporate headquarters
Branch location
Publicly held (stock)
Privately held
Employee-owned
Family-owned
Non- or Not-for-Profit
Other (explain):
4.
Tax identification number (or social security number of sole proprietorship).
5.
When was the company founded?
6.
Please describe the nature of your business (NAICS code if possible).
7.
What primary geographic market does your business serve?
Upper Arlington
Central Ohio
Ohio
Midwest
National
International
8.
How many years has your business had a presence in Upper Arlington?
less than 5 years
5-10 years
11-20 years
more than 20 years
9.
How many years have you been located at this address?
10.
How many employees work at your Upper Arlington location(s)?
10 or fewer
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-100
101-200
201-300
301-400
more than 400
11.
If this is not the only company location, how many people total does the company employ?
12.
What type of space does your business occupy?
Retail
Office
Medical
13.
Property this business occupies is:
owned by the business (Skip to Q. 15)
leased by the business
14.
Lease expires:
0 - 6 months
6 - 12 months
12 - 24 months
Greater than 24 months
15.
Approximately how many square feet does your business occupy? (If you have multiple Upper Arlington locations, please provide a response for each.)
16.
Do you anticipate changing locations?
yes
no (Skip to Q. 19)
17.
When do you anticipate changing locations?
within 6 months
6-12 months from now
1-2 years from now
2-5 years
18.
Is the anticipated move due to:
Current location is too large.
Current location is too small.
Current space is leased. We wish to own.
Current space is owned. We wish to lease.
Current location is too costly.
Other. Please explain
19.
Overall, how would you rate Upper Arlington as a place to do business?
excellent
good
average
poor
very poor
20.
Would you recommend Upper Arlington as a good business location to business associates or friends?
Yes
No (Skip to Q. 22)
21.
Would you be willing to have your name or company name used in an economic development marketing piece (i.e., endorsement or testimonial)?
No
Yes (who?):
22.
You operate your business in Upper Arlington for a variety of reasons. From the list below, rank your top three reasons:
(Rank responses from 1 to 3.)
23.
Please indicate whether you consider the cost of doing business in Upper Arlington high, acceptable or low.
High
Acceptable
Low
24.
Are you able to find a qualified pool of candidates when hiring?
Yes (Skip to Q. 25)
No (explain):
25.
What are the top three challenges you face as a business owner/operator in Upper Arlington?
26.
What are the top three challenges facing the City of Upper Arlington as it works to retain and recruit new businesses?
Increase
Decrease
Stay the same
27.
Number of Customers
28.
Sales-Total Revenue
29.
Profit
30.
Number of Employees
31.
Water
Excellent
Good
Poor
Unacceptable
No opinion
32.
Sewer
33.
Gas
34.
Electric
35.
Telecom
36.
High Speed Internet
37.
Public Transportation
38.
Roads
39.
Police
40.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
41.
Fire Inspection Staff
42.
City Staff
43.
Website
44.
Are there utilities and/or services about which you would like to speak with a City representative?
Fire and EMS
Other:
45.
To help your business be more successful, are there businesses that Upper Arlington officials should work to recruit to the community?
no (Skip to Q. 46)
46.
Please describe your business needs or concerns that could be addressed by local government or private entities.
47.
Are there any other questions or concerns that you would like to share?
48.
We are gathering data via Internet, mail, fax, and in-person visits. Please indicate the format in which you are sharing your thoughts.
In-person visit
Internet
Mail
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