PBA Membership Survey 2022

Pittsboro Business Association Membership Survey

Pittsboro Business Association (PBA) has been around for many years and gone through several changes. Currently, PBA member benefits include:

1. Business-to-business networking every second Wednesday of the month from 9-10 am at Forest Hall in Chatham Mills. Usually with a local speaker.
2. A unique page at ShopPittsboro.com to promote your business, to include your events.
3. Participation in First Sunday, including staffing the PBA table and advertising your business for free. First Sunday of the month PBA organizes vendors coming to downtown Pittsboro from noon to 4:30 to provide business owners visitors.
4. Supporting Holly Days in December, Summer Fest in July with sponsorships as well as being open during the event. Holly Days includes Small Business Saturday, then First Sunday in December with vendors, the Christmas Tree Lighting, Santa, choirs, and the opportunity for businesses to offer visitors special events. Summer Fest, normally over the first weekend in July, has live music on stage, games for everyone, food, contests, vendors, and the opportunity for business to offer visitors special events.

The results of the survey below will help advance the mission of PBA, which is to promote a healthy economic climate of Pittsboro and provide support for member organizations.

The survey results will affect PBA planning going into 2022. What makes you happy or unhappy about PBA? If the answer to that is not in a question here, please email downtown.pittsboro@gmail.com with your answer.

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* 1. If you're Not a member of Pittsboro Business Association (PBA), please tell us what factors led to your decision

Unaware of PBA or what it does.

Do not find membership meetings helpful.

Price of membership is too high.

Cannot attend membership meetings because of a day or time conflict.

First Sundays do not help my business.

PBA doesn't do anything I can't do for myself.

Other (add your thoughts):

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* 2. If you are a member, please tell us the factors that led to your decision to join. Check all that apply.

Together, we can strengthen our businesses.

PBA's benefits are worth the cost.

I and my business support local organizations and their events.

The opportunity to learn and network at member meetings.

My business page on the PBA website.

Being included in PBA marketing and media.

Chance to be a sponsor at PBA events.

Other (add your thoughts)

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* 3. What benefits would you like to see added to your membership? Check all that apply.

Advertising, where? Add your ideas below.

More social media support.

More communications with local government about their activities that affect local businesses (planning, zoning, sewer, etc.)

Provide more opportunities for local businesses to network and learn.

Provide a quarterly membership evening meeting that is a Meet & Greet for socializing. (Food and open bar, but no agenda.)

Other (add your thoughts)

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* 4. I'm satisfied with my membership. Why or why not?

yes

tell us why?

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* 5. If you have been a member in the past, what keeps you from rejoining?

Price of membership is too high.

Day/time conflict with the membership meetings.

I don't find the membership meetings worth the time.

First Sunday events do not help my business.

There are other barriers to participation (please tell us what they are).

your thoughts:

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* 6. Some members join PBA and do not want to participate in some of the benefits. If you are a member, which benefit will you NOT participate in? (check all that apply.)

I won't be open on First Sunday and I don't want a table there.

I won't attend membership meetings.

I won't sponsor Events.

I won't have a link on the ShopPittsboro website.

Other (tell us why your don't want to participate):

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* 7. Would you be willing to help PBA members achieve the PBA mission by serving on a PBA Committee?

Yes, Events Committee

Yes, First Sunday

Yes, Marketing and Communications

Yes, Membership

No, not at this time.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Did we send this to your email address? Thanks!

yes

Please give us your contact information: