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COVID-19 Impact for Small and Minority-Owned Businesses

Please take the following survey. Your answers will remain confidential and will not be distributed to third parties.

A note on terminology: The Small Business Association defines “minority businesses” as small businesses owned in 51% or more by minority individuals (Black, African American, Indian American, Asian, Asian Indian, Asian Pacific, Latinx or Hispanic) or by economically and socially disadvantaged individuals. This survey includes women-owned businesses within the “minority-owned businesses” denomination.
Part 1. General survey questions
1.What is your gender?
2.What is your race?
3.What is your ethnicity?
4.What industry sector does your business serve?
5.Do you identify as a minority-owned business?

The Small Business Association defines “minority businesses” as small businesses owned in 51% or more by minority individuals (Black, African American, Indian American, Asian, Asian Indian, Asian Pacific, Latinx or Hispanic) or by economically and socially disadvantaged individuals. This survey includes women-owned businesses within the “minority-owned businesses” denomination.
6.How many employees does your company have?
7.What is your company’s approximate annual revenue?  (We are asking this question just for research purposes. We will keep your information confidential.)
8.Do you know who your local elected or appointed officials (mayor/county commissioner/city manager/council members) are? If yes, please provide some names that come to mind.
9.How often do you communicate with local elected officials?
10.What are the reasons you communicate with your local elected officials? Select all that apply.
11.What business association(s) do you belong to?
12.What local resources that can support your business would be most useful to you? Please rate each on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the most useful and 5 the least useful.
1 (most useful)
2
3
4
5 (least useful)
Advocacy
Access to grants and loans
Assistance with grant applications
Pandemic-related resources
Marketing resources
Neighborhood engagement
Business registration resources
Insurance resources
Cybersecurity resources
Book keeping resources
Deferment of financial burdens
Access to a central, online repository for resources and information
13.Have you had to close your business temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic?
14.Have you had to close your business permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic?
15.What impact has the COVID-19 crisis had on the following?
No impact
Some impact
Neutral
Noticeable impact
Major impact
Availability to perform on contract
Access to personal and professional development
Availability of workforce
Cost of materials
Availability of materials
Confidence in supply chain partners
Ability to access secure work facilities
Revenue expectations
Access to capital
Access to state/federal aid
16.Have you ever (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic) applied for a grant/federal relief funds on behalf of your business?
17.Since March 13, 2020, has your business requested financial assistance from any of the following sources? Select all that apply:
18.Since March 13, 2020, has your business received financial assistance from any of the following sources? Select all that apply:
19.What could your local Chamber of Commerce or your Economic Development Office do to best assist you at this time? Select all that apply.
Part 2. In this section, you are asked to express your level of agreement with a series of statements.
20.“My small business was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic more than other similar businesses.”
21.“My minority-owned business was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic more than other similar businesses.”
22.“My local elected officials were able to act swiftly to help my business navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.”
23.“In general, my local elected officials understand and support local small businesses like mine.”
24.“In general, my local elected officials understand and support local minority-owned businesses like mine.”
25.“My mental health suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
26.“My business was affected because of my mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Part 3. Open-ended questions. In this section, please type your answers in the spaces provided.
27.What long-term impacts to your business do you expect as a result of the COVID-19 crisis?
28.What expectations do you have from your local elected officials, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
29.What expectations do you have from your local elected officials, in general (not related to the COVID-19 pandemic)?
Thank you so much for helping us by completing this survey. The results of this study will be uploaded to ACOG's live Dashboard.
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