Greater Independence Business Incubator Shared Use Kitchen interest/needs Survey
Exit this survey

1. If you are involved in starting a food-based business or need kitchen space FILL THIS OUT!

Please take a minute to fill out this survey. The Greater Independence Business Incubator is collecting this information to assess the interest and need for a shared-use commercial kitchen in the City of Independence. The proposed facility would be available to rent by the hour for area food based start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. As part of the Greater Independence Business Incubator, business education and support would be available to the businesses that use the kitchen. This project is in the very preliminary stages and no concrete plans are in place to construct this kitchen at this time, we are merely doing initial research. We are collecting this information for internal use only. We will not sell your name or email address to any outside sources, nor contact you for any other purpose than this research project. Feel free to contact us with any questions at 503-837-0783 or email - m.trucco.gibi@minetfiber.com

1. What type of company or group do you have now or do you want to be?

What type of company or group do you have now or do you want to be? Farmer/grower

Food producer/manufacturer

Caterer

Chef

Baker

Cook book author

Other _____________

2. Is your business:

Is your business: Start-up

Existing business

3. What food item(s) are you now, or would you be interested in preparing?

	are you now preparing ?	are you interested in preparing ?
Bakery items	*What food item(s) are you now, or would you be interested in preparing? Bakery items are you now preparing ?	Bakery items are you interested in preparing ?
Catered meals	Catered meals are you now preparing ?	Catered meals are you interested in preparing ?
sauces/salsa/condiments	sauces/salsa/condiments are you now preparing ?	sauces/salsa/condiments are you interested in preparing ?
Jams/ jellies	Jams/ jellies are you now preparing ?	Jams/ jellies are you interested in preparing ?
Candy/chocolate	Candy/chocolate are you now preparing ?	Candy/chocolate are you interested in preparing ?
Value-added produce	Value-added produce are you now preparing ?	Value-added produce are you interested in preparing ?
Concession food	Concession food are you now preparing ?	Concession food are you interested in preparing ?
other	other are you now preparing ?	other are you interested in preparing ?

4. What Facilities or services are you currently using to meet your food service needs? (eg, Church kitchen, home kitchen, rental kitchen)

What Facilities or services are you currently using to meet your food service needs? (eg, Church kitchen, home kitchen, rental kitchen)

5. What type of equipment do you need to prepare your food product?

What type of equipment do you need to prepare your food product? Standard range/oven

Steam jacketed kettle

Commercial mixer

Filling/packaging equipment

Freezer space

Dishwasher

Stainless work surface

Convection oven

Microwave oven

Other

6. What ingredients are essential to your products?

What ingredients are essential to your products?

7. How many hours per week might you be interested in using this facility?

	hours per week	time of day
Daily	How many hours per week might you be interested in using this facility? Daily hours per week	time of day
Weekly	Weekly hours per week	time of day
Monthly	Monthly hours per week	time of day
Holidays	Holidays hours per week	time of day
Occasionally	Occasionally hours per week	time of day
Total # per year of estimated usage?	Total # per year of estimated usage? hours per week	time of day

8. Who are your customers, or what type of customers are you targeting?

Who are your customers, or what type of customers are you targeting?

9. What type of business are you looking to run?
(ex: for profit business focusing on jams)

What type of business are you looking to run? (ex: for profit business focusing on jams)

10. What is your annual sales goal?

What is your annual sales goal?

11. How do you plan to market your product? (ex grocery store, farmer's market, catered event etc)

How do you plan to market your product? (ex grocery store, farmer's market, catered event etc)

12. Do you have a business plan available for review?

Do you have a business plan available for review? Yes

13. Would you be interested in sharing services in addition to the kitchen facilities? Such as:

Would you be interested in sharing services in addition to the kitchen facilities? Such as: Phone answering

Copy Machine

Computer

Office Space

Secretarial assistance

High speed internet connection

Ship/receive packages

Fax

Mailing address

14. Would classes that cover the following topics be of interest to you?

Would classes that cover the following topics be of interest to you? Preparing a business plan for a food related business.

Packaging options and design.

Marketing assistance for a food-related business.

Micro-enterprise and self-employment opportunities.

Accounting for small business.

Finance for small business.

local, state, and federal health regulations for food production and distribution

Other (please specify)

15. Respondant Information

Respondant Information Name:
Email Address:
Phone Number:

16. Would you be interested in attending a meeting to discuss future plans for the proposed shared-use commercial kitchen?

Would you be interested in attending a meeting to discuss future plans for the proposed shared-use commercial kitchen? Yes

17. Would You be interested in receiving more information about the classes and small business services offered by the Greater Independence business Incubator?

Would You be interested in receiving more information about the classes and small business services offered by the Greater Independence business Incubator? Yes

18. This Survey was designed for entrepreneurs, companies and business people who might benefit from the availability of a commercial kitchen to meet their small business needs. Do you know any other small business people in the area that might be interested in this proposed kitchen project or in the general services of the Greater Independence Business Incubator.

This Survey was designed for entrepreneurs, companies and business people who might benefit from the availability of a commercial kitchen to meet their small business needs. Do you know any other small business people in the area that might be interested in this proposed kitchen project or in the general services of the Greater Independence Business Incubator. Name or Business Name
Email address or other contact information

19. Do you have any other comments regarding the need for a kitchen incubator in our community? Please use the space below:

Do you have any other comments regarding the need for a kitchen incubator in our community? Please use the space below:

Check out our sample surveys and create your own now!

form {display:none;} #jserror {text-align:center;margin-top:50px;}Javascript is required for this site to function, please enable.

Greater Independence Business Incubator Shared Use Kitchen interest/needs SurveyExit this survey

1. If you are involved in starting a food-based business or need kitchen space FILL THIS OUT!

Greater Independence Business Incubator Shared Use Kitchen interest/needs Survey
Exit this survey