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2026 Q3 Bellingham Regional Business Well-Being

Sales Performance

Description: These questions are intended to indicate aggregate changes in topline (revenue/sales) and bottom line (profit) over time. Individual data will not be shared in any reporting, nor will your business or personal information be disclosed.
1.Are you a local business owner or the top local decision maker in your organization?(Required.)
2.Where is your business located in Whatcom County? If you have multiple locations, please fill out form separately for each.(Required.)
3.If you answered "Bellingham" for the previous question, please indicate which business district.(Required.)
4.How many local employees do you currently have or in this location?
Please fill out both boxes - use "0" if applicable.(Required.)
5.What is the primary industry of your business?(Required.)
6.Over the past three years, how has your sales revenue changed?(Required.)
7.Over the past three years, how has your profit margin changed?(Required.)
8.In recent years, which categories of costs and expenses have increased? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
9.In recent years, which is the single largest increased expense?(Required.)
10.Optional: Provide any context to your costs and expenses (Ex: Labor increased because we expanded and added six new employees, so it is an expected and welcome expense.)
The next five questions are specifically measuring what, if any, changes have you already made to business operations – or are strongly considering changing – to adapt to costs and expenses? (Select all that apply in each category)
11.Category 1: Operating Hours (select all that apply)(Required.)
12.Category 2: Inventory & Pricing (select all that apply)(Required.)
13.Category 3: Staffing & Benefits (select all that apply)(Required.)
14.Category 4: Growth Planning & Investment (select all that apply)(Required.)
15.Category 5: Other, please specify.
16.As you look toward the next twelve months, what is your business outlook?(Required.)
17.What (if anything) could be done locally to better or improve your outlook?
18.This is your opportunity to provide context to your response or share information that may be valuable to the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce or the Downtown Bellingham Partnership’s ongoing advocacy for small business vitality.