NCDFI Market Survey

This survey is an opportunity for you to tell AMBIT, a developing Native Community Development Financial Institution, just what Alaskan entrepreneurs are facing. Your response helps us to understand the issues preventing businesses in the state from starting or growing, so that we can better design our services to the needs of entrepreneurs across Alaska.

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What is your ethnicity? African American Alaska Native American Indian	Asian Hispanic Native Hawaiian	Pacific Islander White
Other/Two or More (please specify)

What type of business do you operate or what type of business would you be interested in developing? Manufacturing/Production Retail Sales Agricultural Supply/Transportation	Professional Service Hospitality/Food Service Accounting/Bookkeeping Healthcare	Computer/Internet Arts & Crafts Tourism
Other (please specify)

What are/were the obstacles to starting your own business? Do not have start-up money Do not qualify for a business loan due to lack of collateral Do not qualify for a business loan due to poor credit history Do not qualify for a business loan due to lack of equity Not sure if there is a demand for my business	No access to business loans Unfamiliar with the financial process Unfamiliar with what it takes to start a business Unfamiliar with business management practices Land, business site or location issues	Little experience in business Lack of business training Lack of Tribal Credit Funds
Other (please specify)

Which of the following training opportunities do you feel would be beneficial in helping you attain the skills to start, maintain, or grow your own business? Financial Skills Business Management Business Plan Writing	Business Development Entrepreneurship E-Commerce (Online Commerce)	Government Contracting How to Obtain a Loan Credit Counseling
Other (please specify)

In your opinion which of the problems below would be or were the reason for not starting or discontinuing your business? Lack of available capital or cash Downturns in the economy Failure to develop long term plans Lack of E-Commerce	Critical Management Problems Lack of Market/Customers Lack of Tribal Credit funds Cost of Transportation	Cost of Utilities High Freight Costs Distance/Rural Location Limited Labor Pool
Other (please specify)

NCDFI Market Survey

1. What is your age?

2. What is your gender?

3. What is your ethnicity?

4. What is your Tribal affiliation if any?

5. Are you a Veteran?

6. What is your highest level of education?

7. What is your family's annual household income?

8. How many dependents do you have?

9. Do you or does another member of your household currently own a business?

10. Have you or a member of your household previously operated their own business?

11. If you answered no to questions 9 and 10, have you or a family member ever considered starting your own business?

12. What type of business do you operate or what type of business would you be interested in developing?

13. What region is your current business located in or what region would your potential business be located in?

14. What are/were the obstacles to starting your own business?

15. What types of loans would be necessary to start, maintain, or grow your business?

16. What level of financing do you feel you would need to start, maintain, or grow your business?

17. Have you ever been turned down for a small business loan by a traditional financial institution?

18. Which of the following training opportunities do you feel would be beneficial in helping you attain the skills to start, maintain, or grow your own business?

19. In your opinion which of the problems below would be or were the reason for not starting or discontinuing your business?

20. Would you be willing to consider starting a new business if there were opportunities made available that would reduce the problems you identified above?

21. Thank you for completing this survey. Please share any additional comments or suggestions with us:

What types of loans would be necessary to start, maintain, or grow your business? Commercial Real Estate Equipment	Inventories Working Capital
Other (please specify)