Town of Eagle Employer Survey

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* 1. Email address

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* 2. Name of business

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* 3. In which economic business hub is your business located?

Downtown/Broadway Street

Chambers Avenue

Eagle Ranch

Grand Avenue (Highway 6)

Market Street

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How long have you been in business in Eagle?

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* 5. What type of business do you own/manage? Pick the category that most closely aligns or write in your answer under other.

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

Construction

Manufacturing

Wholesale Trade

Retail Trade

Transportation and Warehousing

Utilities

Information

Finance and Insurance

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

Professional and Business Services

Educational Services

Health Care and Social Assistance

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Hotel

Food Services and Drinking Places

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How many locations do you have in the categories below?

In Eagle

In Eagle County (excluding those in Eagle)

In Colorado outside of Eagle County

Outside of Colorado

Other

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* 7. How many employees do you have?

Full-time

Part-time

Seasonal

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* 8. What percentage of your employees are remote workers (work from home or another location over 50 percent of a normal work week)?

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* 9. How many vacant positions do you currently have at each wage level?

Less than $20 per hour

$20 to $40 per hour

$40 to $60 per hour

Over $60 per hour

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* 10. What are the prospects for your business?

Strong growth

Moderate growth with gradual, incremental expansion

Little change from recent past, yet stable

Slow contraction given a reduction in customer demand

Significant decline

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What are your impediments to growth? Please rate each on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being not an impediment and 5 being a high impediment

	1 - not an impediment	2	3	4	5 - high impediment	N/A
Availability of employees/ability to hire	Availability of employees/ability to hire 1 - not an impediment	Availability of employees/ability to hire 2	Availability of employees/ability to hire 3	Availability of employees/ability to hire 4	Availability of employees/ability to hire 5 - high impediment	Availability of employees/ability to hire N/A
Ability to retain employees over time	Ability to retain employees over time 1 - not an impediment	Ability to retain employees over time 2	Ability to retain employees over time 3	Ability to retain employees over time 4	Ability to retain employees over time 5 - high impediment	Ability to retain employees over time N/A
Quality of prospective/current employees	Quality of prospective/current employees 1 - not an impediment	Quality of prospective/current employees 2	Quality of prospective/current employees 3	Quality of prospective/current employees 4	Quality of prospective/current employees 5 - high impediment	Quality of prospective/current employees N/A
Housing costs/availability	Housing costs/availability 1 - not an impediment	Housing costs/availability 2	Housing costs/availability 3	Housing costs/availability 4	Housing costs/availability 5 - high impediment	Housing costs/availability N/A
Availability of existing commercial space to rent	Availability of existing commercial space to rent 1 - not an impediment	Availability of existing commercial space to rent 2	Availability of existing commercial space to rent 3	Availability of existing commercial space to rent 4	Availability of existing commercial space to rent 5 - high impediment	Availability of existing commercial space to rent N/A
Availability of vacant commercial land to acquire/build	Availability of vacant commercial land to acquire/build 1 - not an impediment	Availability of vacant commercial land to acquire/build 2	Availability of vacant commercial land to acquire/build 3	Availability of vacant commercial land to acquire/build 4	Availability of vacant commercial land to acquire/build 5 - high impediment	Availability of vacant commercial land to acquire/build N/A
Affordability of commercial space	Affordability of commercial space 1 - not an impediment	Affordability of commercial space 2	Affordability of commercial space 3	Affordability of commercial space 4	Affordability of commercial space 5 - high impediment	Affordability of commercial space N/A
Access to capital from banks, private sources, or public programs	Access to capital from banks, private sources, or public programs 1 - not an impediment	Access to capital from banks, private sources, or public programs 2	Access to capital from banks, private sources, or public programs 3	Access to capital from banks, private sources, or public programs 4	Access to capital from banks, private sources, or public programs 5 - high impediment	Access to capital from banks, private sources, or public programs N/A
Access to continuing education programs to develop team members and management	Access to continuing education programs to develop team members and management 1 - not an impediment	Access to continuing education programs to develop team members and management 2	Access to continuing education programs to develop team members and management 3	Access to continuing education programs to develop team members and management 4	Access to continuing education programs to develop team members and management 5 - high impediment	Access to continuing education programs to develop team members and management N/A
Town land use regulations/controls	Town land use regulations/controls 1 - not an impediment	Town land use regulations/controls 2	Town land use regulations/controls 3	Town land use regulations/controls 4	Town land use regulations/controls 5 - high impediment	Town land use regulations/controls N/A

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* 12. What is your perspective on parking for your business(es) in Eagle?

Not an issue, have plenty of parking

Somewhat not an issue, have sufficient parking

An issue, need more parking

Significant issue, don’t have enough parking and my business is suffering because of it

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* 13. What is your perspective on foot traffic for your business(es) in Eagle?

Currently strong and my business benefits

Could be stronger

Significant issue, would support Town regulations to activate 1st floor retail

Significant issue, but would not support Town regulations

N/A my business does not require foot traffic

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* 14. How is the availability, quality, and cost of internet access in Eagle? Please rate each on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being extremely poor and 5 being great.

	1 - extremely poor	2	3	4	5 - great	N/A
Availability of internet	Availability of internet 1 - extremely poor	Availability of internet 2	Availability of internet 3	Availability of internet 4	Availability of internet 5 - great	Availability of internet N/A
Quality of internet	Quality of internet 1 - extremely poor	Quality of internet 2	Quality of internet 3	Quality of internet 4	Quality of internet 5 - great	Quality of internet N/A
Cost of internet	Cost of internet 1 - extremely poor	Cost of internet 2	Cost of internet 3	Cost of internet 4	Cost of internet 5 - great	Cost of internet N/A

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* 15. “I would recommend Eagle to a friend or relative as an attractive place to start and run a business.”

strongly agree

somewhat agree

neutral

somewhat disagree

strongly disagree

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* 16. What solutions, resources, support programs would help your business?

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* 17. How could the existing economic development organizations listed below better serve the needs of the business community?

Economic Vitality Committee – Provides additional expertise to the Town Council and the Town Manager necessary to enhance and facilitate economic development in the Town, and to act as a catalyst between the Town, developers, residents, and the business community.

Eagle Chamber of Commerce – A member organization independently representing the Eagle business community

Downtown Development Authority – Established by Town Council as a body corporate that assists in development and redevelopment, and promotes the general welfare of business and property owners in the Downtown District

Downtown Business Alliance – A nonprofit organization committed to the economic vitality and prosperity of downtown businesses and provides quality entertainment and activities for the local community through events, marketing and communication.

Eagle Ranch Merchants Association – A collaboration of businesses operating in Eagle Ranch focused on the economic vitality of Eagle Ranch, supported by the Eagle Ranch Commercial Center Association.