New York City Black-Owned Businesses: Unique Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers Survey

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* 1. Where is your business located in New York? Check all that apply.

Manhattan

Brooklyn

Queens

The Bronx

Staten Island

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is your relationship to the business?

Owner

Employee

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* 3. What is the structure of your business? Select one.

Sole proprietorship

General partnership

Limited partnership

C Corporation

S Corporation

Limited Liability Company

Co-operative

Non-profit

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which sector best describes your business? Select one.

Business Services

Construction

Manufacturing

Wholesale & Retail Trade

Accommodation & Food Services

Transportation & Logistics

Media & Publishing

Health Care & Social Services

Technology & Software Development

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What is the highest level of education you have achieved? Select one.

Less than a high school diploma

High school diploma (or GED)

2-year associate's degree (undergraduate)

4-year bachelor's degree (undergraduate)

Technical college

6-year master's degree

PhD, J.D., M.D.

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How long has your business been in operation? Select one.

Less than a year

1-4 years

5-9 years

10 years or more

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* 7. What stage of business life cycle is your company currently? Select one.

Start-up: a young business that is just beginning to develop and determine a market fit.

Stay-up: a business that has determined its market fit but its product/service has not been validated nor has it achieved sustainability.

Scale-up: a business that already validated its product in a market, and has proven sustainable.

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* 8. Are you a full time employee of your company?

Yes

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* 9. How many full time and part time employees work for your business?

Full time employees:

Part time employees:

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* 10. What were your business revenues at the end of 2018? Select one.

Less than $10,000

$10,001 to $50,000

$50,001 to $100,000

$100,001 to $500,000

$500,001 to $1,000,000

$1,000,001 to $10,000,000

$10,000,001 to $19,000,000

$19,000,001 to $40,000,000

$40,000,001 or more

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* 11. What generation is your business? Select one.

1st generation (I started the business)

2nd generation (my family passed the business down to me)

3rd generation or more

I acquired the business from someone outside of my family

I did not acquire the business

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* 12. What is the majority ownership (51% of largest percent of owner interests) of your business?

	Ethnicity	Gender
Majority Ownership	Majority Ownership Ethnicity menu	Majority Ownership Gender menu

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* 13. Do you identify with any of the following ethnic groups?

Black

Black White

Black African

Black White African

Black Caribbean

Black White Caribbean

Black Latino/a/x

Black White Latino/a/x

Black Hispanic

Black White Hispanic

I prefer not to respond

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Which certifications does your business have? Check all that apply.

None or not applicable

Disabled Business Enterprise (DSBE)

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DSBE)

HUBZone

Small Business Administration 8(a) Program

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business

Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (VET)

New York State Minority and Women Owned Business (NYS MWBE)

New York City Minority and Women Owned Business (NYC MWBE)

New York Port Authority Minority and Women Owned Business

Minority and Women Owned Business (MWBE)

Other (please specify)

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* 15. How many times have you done business with an anchor institution? (e.g. hospital, university, etc.).

Never

1 - 4 times

5 - 10 times

11 or more times

Unsure

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* 16. How many times have you done business with a private sector company? (e.g. Macy's, Con Edison, Turner or other General Contractors)

Never

1 - 4 times

5 - 10 times

11 or more times

Unsure

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* 17. How many times have you done business with the City of New York? This includes contracts, awarded RFPs, and purchase orders only. Select one option.

Never

1-4

5-10

11 or more times

Unsure