Local Business Bounce Back

We Want to Hear from You!

As we move to the "new normal", we want to know what that might look like for your business and how the County may help.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer knows that businesses of all types, in all sections of this county have been affected by the pandemic. Loss of revenue, increased expenses, changes in consumer behavior, a remote work force, etc. have had immediate impact and may represent a long term shift. Please take a couple of minutes to complete this survey so we can better understand your needs.

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* 1. Business Name

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* 2. Location of Business - Village/Town/City

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* 3. What category would you use to describe your business

Retail/Store front

Accommodation/Lodging

Hospitality/Restaurant/Bar/Food Industry/Agricultural

Arts/Entertainment/Leisure

Personal Care/Salon/Wellness/Spa

Real Estate/Development/Property Management

Professional Services/Administrative/Office worker/

Construction/Skilled Trade/ Manufacturing/Landscaping

Child Care/Education

Not for Profit

Transportation/Travel

Banking/Finance/Insurance

Government

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is the size of your business

Solo Entrepreneur

1-5 Employees

6-10 Employees

11-20 Employees

21-50 Employees

50-99 Employees

100+ Employees

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* 5. Have some employees been working remotely during COVID

Yes

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* 6. What % of employees worked remotely this past year

< 10%

11-25%

26-50%

51-100%

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* 7. What % of employees will be able/choose to continue to work remotely

< 10%

11-25%

26-50%

51-100%

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* 8. When do you anticipate being back to full staff on site

Already fully staffed on site

Within the next 3 months

Within the next 6 months

Depends on vaccinations and guidelines

Will allow some employees to work remotely part time

Will allow all employees to work remotely part time or full time

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* 9. Have you "pivoted" your business this year? If so how?

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* 10. Have your office or space needs changed due to COVID

Yes

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* 11. If so, please let us know how

Need more space

Need less space

Need less expensive space

No longer need a physical location

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* 12. Please let us know which of these areas are or will be most challenging to your business and select all that apply

Rent/Mortgage/Lease

Insurance

Hiring/Training New Employees

Technology updates

Website

E-commerce

HR and management issues for flex/remote work

Space redesign

Access to capital

Wellness

Other (please specify)

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* 13. The Office of Economic Development is always striving to help local businesses, so please let us know which topics would be of interest/helpful to you

	Not Very Important	Interesting	I Need This
Technology/Communications	Technology/Communications Not Very Important	Technology/Communications Interesting	Technology/Communications I Need This
Workforce Development	Workforce Development Not Very Important	Workforce Development Interesting	Workforce Development I Need This
Website/Social Media	Website/Social Media Not Very Important	Website/Social Media Interesting	Website/Social Media I Need This
Managing a Remote Workforce	Managing a Remote Workforce Not Very Important	Managing a Remote Workforce Interesting	Managing a Remote Workforce I Need This
Marketing/PR/Promotion	Marketing/PR/Promotion Not Very Important	Marketing/PR/Promotion Interesting	Marketing/PR/Promotion I Need This
MWBE Registration/Certification	MWBE Registration/Certification Not Very Important	MWBE Registration/Certification Interesting	MWBE Registration/Certification I Need This
Access to Capital	Access to Capital Not Very Important	Access to Capital Interesting	Access to Capital I Need This
Mentorship/Guidance	Mentorship/Guidance Not Very Important	Mentorship/Guidance Interesting	Mentorship/Guidance I Need This
Networking	Networking Not Very Important	Networking Interesting	Networking I Need This
Other	Other Not Very Important	Other Interesting	Other I Need This

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* 14. Will you require employees to be vaccinated to return to work

Yes

Have not decided

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Did you apply for and/or get a Westchester County Business FIRST Grant

Applied and received

Applied but did not receive

Did not apply

Did not know about them

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* 16. In what ways has the pandemic affected your business, please check all that apply

Loss of revenue

Increased Expenses

Loss of Employees

Loss of Customers/Clients

Loss of space

Increased revenue

Increased web/social media presence (marketing, ecommerce, promotion)

Joined a local Chamber of Commerce

Hired or need to hire new employees

Streamlined or changed products or services

Started a new business

Worked remotely

Changed careers

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Are you a member of a Chamber of Commerce or Business Membership Organization

Yes

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* 18. If yes, to the previous question, what is the name of the Group

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* 19. Do you receive the Westchester Catalyst Newsletter

Yes

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* 20. Please provide contact info in case we have follow up questions

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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Thank you so much for taking the time to complete this survey.