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Fulton County Business Retension & Expansion Study-2008
Instructions
Answer only those questions with which you feel comfortable. If you have any questions, please contact: Lisa Arend, Fulton Co. Economic Dev. Director (419)-337-9215 or larend@fultoncountyoh.com
Please provide the following
First Name
Last Name
Title
Company
Address
City
State
Zip
Phone
Fax
Email
Today's Date
Section A - LOCAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
1.
What is your overall opinion of Fulton County as a place to do business?
Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Very Poor
2.
What are your top three (3) reasons for locating or keeping your business in Fulton County?
(Select all that apply.)
Location
Access to your customers
Access to your suppliers
Access to business services
Available restaurants/hotels
Recreation facilities/entertainment
Quality of housing
Quality of life
Safety services
Safe environment
Other:
3.
Would you recommend another business to locate in Fulton County?
Yes
No
4.
Please describe your IMMEDIATE business needs or concerns that could be addressed by local government or local private entities.
5.
Please describe your LONG-TERM (more than 2 years) business needs or concerns that could be addressed by local government or local private entities.
Please indicate whether you believe the cost of doing business in the community you are located in are high, acceptable, or low.
High
Acceptable
Low
6.
Building costs (rent)
7.
Corporate taxes
8.
Environmental regulations
9.
Health care insurance
10.
OSHA requirements
11.
Payroll taxes
12.
Property taxes
13.
Public utilities
14.
Transportation of product to market
15.
Workers compensation
From your perspective as a businessperson, please rate the following amenities and services in the community you are located in?
16.
Roads, highways and freeways
17.
Water and sewers
18.
Natural gas services
19.
Telecom/ Telecommunications
20.
High speed Internet access
21.
Electrical services
22.
Refuse/Sanitation
23.
Public transportation
24.
Air service
25.
Health care services (EMS, hospitals, clinics)
26.
School system
27.
Child care services
28.
Parks
29.
Entertainment
30.
Restaurants
31.
Professional services
32.
Shopping
33.
Recreation/cultural activities
34.
Snow and ice removal
35.
Street and sidewalk cleaning
36.
Street repairs
37.
Fire protection
38.
Police protection
39.
Business services
40.
Hotel facilities
41.
Conference facilities
42.
Your business likely buys some materials, supplies, and services from suppliers outside this area. Could some of these items be produced profitably in this locality in your opinion?
Yes (Skip to Q. 43)
No (Skip to Q. 44)
43.
If yes to Q. 42, please help us identify materials, supplies, or services that could be produced profitably here rather than shipped into the area.
44.
Do you have a current supplier that is looking to relocate closer to you?
45.
Does your business have a waste component that could be recycled or reused (not currently being done) resulting in a new enterprise for you or someone else?
46.
Does your business have an interest in green energy?
Section C - FUTURE PLANS
47.
Do you have any plans to modernize or expand your present building(s) or equipment?
Yes (Skip to Q. 48)
No (Skip to Q. 51)
48.
If yes to Q.48, do you face any constraints?
No constraints
Need financial assistance
Need physical facility planning assistance
Insufficient space
49.
If yes to Q.48, What kind of expansion is planned?
Warehouse space
Manufacturing/production space
Office space
Parking area
Adding another department, division or business
50.
If yes to Q.48, When would the work be started?
Within 6 months
Between 6 - 12 months
Between 1 - 3 years
More than 3 years
51.
Are you considering opening another branch plant or office?
Yes (Skip to Q. 52)
No (Skip to Q. 55)
52.
If yes to Q.51, where?
Elsewhere in your current community
Elsewhere in this County
Outside this County, but in Ohio
Outside Ohio, but in U.S.
Outside U.S.
53.
If yes to Q.51, when?
54.
If yes to Q.51, Do you face any constraints to expanding in your current community?
Insufficient space in existing building
Insufficient land for expansion at current site
Parking issues
55.
Are you considering moving, closing, or selling this business?
Considering moving
Considering closing
Considering selling
None of the above (Skip to Q. 62)
56.
If you are considering moving, selling or closing, why?
Changing market conditions
Overcrowded facilities
Land limitation for expansion
Transportation problem
Workforce issues
Environmental concerns
Rigid code enforcement
High taxes
Lease expiration
Closer proximity to supply chain
57.
If you are considering moving, where would you move?
58.
When are you considering moving, closing, or selling this business?
59.
What impact would expanding, moving, closing, or selling have on the number of employees in Fulton County?
No change
Add employees (Skip to Q. 60)
Reduce employee numbers (Skip to Q. 61)
Add employees in one job class/Reduce employees in another job class
60.
About how many employees would be added?
61.
About how many employees would be reduced?
Section D - EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING
How would you rate the local MANAGEMENT and STAFF workforce?
62.
Quality
63.
Quantity
64.
Availability
65.
Stability
How would you rate the local LABOR FORCE?
66.