Contractor Survey-Irrigation Issues-External

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1. Thinking about your local business climate, rank the following issues in order of impact to your business, 1 being the most significant and 5 being the least significant:

	Highest				Lowest
Labor	*Thinking about your local business climate, rank the following issues in order of impact to your business, 1 being the most significant and 5 being the least significant: Labor Highest	Labor	Labor	Labor	Labor Lowest
Economy	Economy Highest	Economy	Economy	Economy	Economy Lowest
Green/environmental/water issues	Green/environmental/water issues Highest	Green/environmental/water issues	Green/environmental/water issues	Green/environmental/water issues	Green/environmental/water issues Lowest
Competence and professionalism	Competence and professionalism Highest	Competence and professionalism	Competence and professionalism	Competence and professionalism	Competence and professionalism Lowest
Regulatory compliance	Regulatory compliance Highest	Regulatory compliance	Regulatory compliance	Regulatory compliance	Regulatory compliance Lowest

2. Regulatory compliance presents a significant burden on my business.

Regulatory compliance presents a significant burden on my business. No

Yes

Comment:

3. How would you characterize the impact of the recent economic downturn on your business and its profitability?

How would you characterize the impact of the recent economic downturn on your business and its profitability? Significantly impacted

Moderately impacted

No impact

4. How has your business dealt with the recent economic downturn? (check all that apply)

How has your business dealt with the recent economic downturn? (check all that apply) Workforce reductions

Reductions in spending (office supplies, equipment, etc.)

Increased focus on upgrades to existing irrigation systems

Broadened service offerings (landscape lighting, utility installation, etc.)

Other (please specify)

5. The business climate will be better in 2010.

The business climate will be better in 2010. True

False

6. Residential irrigation purchase decisions are driven by:

Residential irrigation purchase decisions are driven by: Price only

Price more so than quality

An equal mix of price and quality

Quality more so than price

Quality only

7. At the time of purchase, customers are concerned about the amount of water the irrigation system will use.

At the time of purchase, customers are concerned about the amount of water the irrigation system will use. Always

Frequently

Rarely

Never

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1. General Business Climate

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1. Thinking about your local business climate, rank the following issues in order of impact to your business, 1 being the most significant and 5 being the least significant:

2. Regulatory compliance presents a significant burden on my business.

3. How would you characterize the impact of the recent economic downturn on your business and its profitability?

4. How has your business dealt with the recent economic downturn? (check all that apply)

5. The business climate will be better in 2010.

6. Residential irrigation purchase decisions are driven by:

7. At the time of purchase, customers are concerned about the amount of water the irrigation system will use.

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1. General Business Climate

*1. Thinking about your local business climate, rank the following issues in order of impact to your business, 1 being the most significant and 5 being the least significant:

2. Regulatory compliance presents a significant burden on my business.

3. How would you characterize the impact of the recent economic downturn on your business and its profitability?

4. How has your business dealt with the recent economic downturn? (check all that apply)

5. The business climate will be better in 2010.

6. Residential irrigation purchase decisions are driven by:

7. At the time of purchase, customers are concerned about the amount of water the irrigation system will use.

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1. Thinking about your local business climate, rank the following issues in order of impact to your business, 1 being the most significant and 5 being the least significant: