Owner Survey June 2011

Welcome to the Weaver Street Market owner survey. The Board is collecting input from a variety of sources--including consumer and worker owners--to help us chart the best course for our co-op. Thank you for your participation!

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* 1. How important are the following goals for Weaver Street Market?

	Utmost Important	Very Important	Important	Not Important
Making local downtowns more vibrant	Making local downtowns more vibrant Utmost Important	Making local downtowns more vibrant Very Important	Making local downtowns more vibrant Important	Making local downtowns more vibrant Not Important
Building the local economy	Building the local economy Utmost Important	Building the local economy Very Important	Building the local economy Important	Building the local economy Not Important
Expanding the local food system	Expanding the local food system Utmost Important	Expanding the local food system Very Important	Expanding the local food system Important	Expanding the local food system Not Important
Improving pay, benefits, and ownership opportunties for staff	Improving pay, benefits, and ownership opportunties for staff Utmost Important	Improving pay, benefits, and ownership opportunties for staff Very Important	Improving pay, benefits, and ownership opportunties for staff Important	Improving pay, benefits, and ownership opportunties for staff Not Important
Improving product quality and price	Improving product quality and price Utmost Important	Improving product quality and price Very Important	Improving product quality and price Important	Improving product quality and price Not Important
Enabling other co-ops to start and be successful	Enabling other co-ops to start and be successful Utmost Important	Enabling other co-ops to start and be successful Very Important	Enabling other co-ops to start and be successful Important	Enabling other co-ops to start and be successful Not Important
Reducing WSM's impact on the environment	Reducing WSM's impact on the environment Utmost Important	Reducing WSM's impact on the environment Very Important	Reducing WSM's impact on the environment Important	Reducing WSM's impact on the environment Not Important
Providing a social center for the community	Providing a social center for the community Utmost Important	Providing a social center for the community Very Important	Providing a social center for the community Important	Providing a social center for the community Not Important

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* 2. What other goals are important for Weaver Street Market to accomplish?

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* 3. How important are the following financial goals for Weaver Street Market?

	Utmost Important	Very Important	Important	Not Important
Ensuring the long-term survival of WSM	Ensuring the long-term survival of WSM Utmost Important	Ensuring the long-term survival of WSM Very Important	Ensuring the long-term survival of WSM Important	Ensuring the long-term survival of WSM Not Important
Ensuring that WSM has adequate savings to meet future capital needs	Ensuring that WSM has adequate savings to meet future capital needs Utmost Important	Ensuring that WSM has adequate savings to meet future capital needs Very Important	Ensuring that WSM has adequate savings to meet future capital needs Important	Ensuring that WSM has adequate savings to meet future capital needs Not Important
Reducing reliance on outside debt to accomplish improvements	Reducing reliance on outside debt to accomplish improvements Utmost Important	Reducing reliance on outside debt to accomplish improvements Very Important	Reducing reliance on outside debt to accomplish improvements Important	Reducing reliance on outside debt to accomplish improvements Not Important
Paying a dividend to worker owners	Paying a dividend to worker owners Utmost Important	Paying a dividend to worker owners Very Important	Paying a dividend to worker owners Important	Paying a dividend to worker owners Not Important
Paying a dividend to consumer owners	Paying a dividend to consumer owners Utmost Important	Paying a dividend to consumer owners Very Important	Paying a dividend to consumer owners Important	Paying a dividend to consumer owners Not Important
Increasing the endowment of WSM's Co-operative Community Fund to make donations to non-profits	Increasing the endowment of WSM's Co-operative Community Fund to make donations to non-profits Utmost Important	Increasing the endowment of WSM's Co-operative Community Fund to make donations to non-profits Very Important	Increasing the endowment of WSM's Co-operative Community Fund to make donations to non-profits Important	Increasing the endowment of WSM's Co-operative Community Fund to make donations to non-profits Not Important

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* 4. What other financial goals are important for Weaver Street Market to accomplish?

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* 5. The Weaver Street Market Board of Directors is developing guidelines for the patronage dividend system. To what extent to you agree with these statements?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
WSM should save enough to meet future captital needs	WSM should save enough to meet future captital needs Strongly Agree	WSM should save enough to meet future captital needs Agree	WSM should save enough to meet future captital needs Disagree	WSM should save enough to meet future captital needs Strongly Disagree
Any dividend should be split evenly between consumer and worker owners	Any dividend should be split evenly between consumer and worker owners Strongly Agree	Any dividend should be split evenly between consumer and worker owners Agree	Any dividend should be split evenly between consumer and worker owners Disagree	Any dividend should be split evenly between consumer and worker owners Strongly Disagree
WSM should maximize the profits that stay within our community and minimize the portion we pay in income taxes	WSM should maximize the profits that stay within our community and minimize the portion we pay in income taxes Strongly Agree	WSM should maximize the profits that stay within our community and minimize the portion we pay in income taxes Agree	WSM should maximize the profits that stay within our community and minimize the portion we pay in income taxes Disagree	WSM should maximize the profits that stay within our community and minimize the portion we pay in income taxes Strongly Disagree
WSM should return any profits beyond the co-op's current needs as a dividend to owners	WSM should return any profits beyond the co-op's current needs as a dividend to owners Strongly Agree	WSM should return any profits beyond the co-op's current needs as a dividend to owners Agree	WSM should return any profits beyond the co-op's current needs as a dividend to owners Disagree	WSM should return any profits beyond the co-op's current needs as a dividend to owners Strongly Disagree

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* 6. What feedback do you have for the Board as it develops the patronage dividend system?

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* 7. What other comments do you have for the Board?

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* 8. Are you a consumer owner or a worker owner?

Consumer Owner

Worker Owner

Neither a Consumer nor Worker Owner