Madison Creative Businesses Survey

Tell us About Your Business!

Metro Arts is interested in learning more about the creative economy in Nashville. We would like to find out what types of work people do, and what kind of businesses there are, related to arts, culture and creative enterprises. We hope this information will help us inform the Metro Arts programs and policies, as well as identify other Metro Nashville policies that could support the creative professionals and businesses in Madison.

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* 1. What types of creative activities does your business engage in?
(Check as many responses as are applicable.)

	Creation	Presentation	Production	Distribution	Direct Sales
Visual Art (paintings, drawings, photography)	Visual Art (paintings, drawings, photography) Creation	Visual Art (paintings, drawings, photography) Presentation	Visual Art (paintings, drawings, photography) Production	Visual Art (paintings, drawings, photography) Distribution	Visual Art (paintings, drawings, photography) Direct Sales
Music	Music Creation	Music Presentation	Music Production	Music Distribution	Music Direct Sales
Other audio media	Other audio media Creation	Other audio media Presentation	Other audio media Production	Other audio media Distribution	Other audio media Direct Sales
Theatre, dance, comedy	Theatre, dance, comedy Creation	Theatre, dance, comedy Presentation	Theatre, dance, comedy Production	Theatre, dance, comedy Distribution	Theatre, dance, comedy Direct Sales
Film and video	Film and video Creation	Film and video Presentation	Film and video Production	Film and video Distribution	Film and video Direct Sales
Other digital media	Other digital media Creation	Other digital media Presentation	Other digital media Production	Other digital media Distribution	Other digital media Direct Sales
Textile arts	Textile arts Creation	Textile arts Presentation	Textile arts Production	Textile arts Distribution	Textile arts Direct Sales
Literary arts	Literary arts Creation	Literary arts Presentation	Literary arts Production	Literary arts Distribution	Literary arts Direct Sales
Crafts	Crafts Creation	Crafts Presentation	Crafts Production	Crafts Distribution	Crafts Direct Sales
Graphic design	Graphic design Creation	Graphic design Presentation	Graphic design Production	Graphic design Distribution	Graphic design Direct Sales
Other	Other Creation	Other Presentation	Other Production	Other Distribution	Other Direct Sales

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* 2. If your business is involved in retail sales, which best characterizes your business? (Please select one)

Art gallery

Retails sales of music

Retail sales of books and other publications

Retail sales of other arts and crafts

Retail sales of art-related materials

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If your business is involved with supporting creative activities, which of these describe your business? (Check as many as are applicable)

Distribution of creative output (other than retail sales)

Production facility

Work space

Presentation space

Event/exhibition production

Equipment rental

Legal, financial services

Organizational, human resources consulting/services

Marketing, promotion, representation

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If your business is involved with presenting creative activities, what is your typical schedule? (Please check one the most applicable answer)

Fewer than once a month

Approximately once a month

Two or three a month

Approximately once a week

More than once a week

Other (please specify)

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* 5. If your business is involved with presenting creative activities, what is your typical audience size (Please check the answer that is most applicable)

0-10

11-25

26-50

More than 50

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If your business is involved in arts education, what types of education do you engage in? (Check as many responses as are applicable)

Accredited school

Accredited post-secondary

Accredited non-degree granting

Creative skills courses

Professional development/training courses

Other educational services

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If your business is involved in professional services, what service do you offer? (Check as many responses as are applicable)

Legal, financial services

Organizational, human resources consulting/services

Marketing, promotion, representation

Design, interior design

Advocacy

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Business location: Which of these best describes your business?

One location in Madison

Multiple locations, main location in Madison

Multiple locations, main location elsewhere

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Customer base: Which of these best describes your primary customer base?

General public

Independent artists

Other arts related businesses

Arts-related non-profit organizations

Educational organizations

Public agencies

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Customer draw: Which of these best describes the primary area from which you draw your customer base or clientele?

Madison only

Primarily Madison, occasionally from elsewhere

All of Nashville

Beyond Nashville

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What types of businesses do you rely on or collaborate with, and where art they located? (Check as many as are applicable)

	Madison	Nashville	Middle Tennessee	Tennessee	Interstate
Retail sales	Retail sales Madison	Retail sales Nashville	Retail sales Middle Tennessee	Retail sales Tennessee	Retail sales Interstate
Galleries	Galleries Madison	Galleries Nashville	Galleries Middle Tennessee	Galleries Tennessee	Galleries Interstate
Distribution of creative output (other than retail sales)	Distribution of creative output (other than retail sales) Madison	Distribution of creative output (other than retail sales) Nashville	Distribution of creative output (other than retail sales) Middle Tennessee	Distribution of creative output (other than retail sales) Tennessee	Distribution of creative output (other than retail sales) Interstate
Production facility	Production facility Madison	Production facility Nashville	Production facility Middle Tennessee	Production facility Tennessee	Production facility Interstate
Work space	Work space Madison	Work space Nashville	Work space Middle Tennessee	Work space Tennessee	Work space Interstate
Presentation space	Presentation space Madison	Presentation space Nashville	Presentation space Middle Tennessee	Presentation space Tennessee	Presentation space Interstate
Event/Exhibition production	Event/Exhibition production Madison	Event/Exhibition production Nashville	Event/Exhibition production Middle Tennessee	Event/Exhibition production Tennessee	Event/Exhibition production Interstate
Equipment rental	Equipment rental Madison	Equipment rental Nashville	Equipment rental Middle Tennessee	Equipment rental Tennessee	Equipment rental Interstate
Legal, financial services	Legal, financial services Madison	Legal, financial services Nashville	Legal, financial services Middle Tennessee	Legal, financial services Tennessee	Legal, financial services Interstate
Organizational, human resources consulting/services	Organizational, human resources consulting/services Madison	Organizational, human resources consulting/services Nashville	Organizational, human resources consulting/services Middle Tennessee	Organizational, human resources consulting/services Tennessee	Organizational, human resources consulting/services Interstate
Marketing, promotion, representation	Marketing, promotion, representation Madison	Marketing, promotion, representation Nashville	Marketing, promotion, representation Middle Tennessee	Marketing, promotion, representation Tennessee	Marketing, promotion, representation Interstate
Other	Other Madison	Other Nashville	Other Middle Tennessee	Other Tennessee	Other Interstate

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* 12. Does your business have a dedicated physical or digital space? (Check as many as apply.)

We have a physical space of our own

We have a physical space that we share

We have our own web site

We have our own app

We do digital marketing on another platform (such as Facebook)

Other (please specify)

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* 13. If your business has a dedicated physical space, do you own, rent or borrow that space? (Check the most applicable response)

Own

Rent

Borrow

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* 14. If your business has a dedicated physical space that you rent or own, what do you use it for? (Check all that apply.)

Administrative space

Storage space for productions/equipment

Studio space for artists

Meeting space

Public event space

Gallery/ display space

Classrooms/teaching space

Rehearsal space

Specialized work spaces (recording studio, dark room)

Retail space

Performance space (black box, flexible)

Other (please specify)

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* 15. If your business uses other physical spaces but do not rent or own them, what do you use them for? (Check all that apply)

Administrative space

storage space for productions/equipment

Studio space for artists

Meeting space

Public event space

Gallery/ display space

Classrooms/teaching space

Rehearsal space

Specialized work spaces (recording studio, dark room)

Retail space

Performance space (black box, flexible)

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How many customers do you serve a day?

0-10

11-25

26-50

50+

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* 17. How many years has your business been in operation?

30 or more

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 18. How many full-time employees do you have?

30 or more

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 19. How many part-time employees do you have?

30 or more

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 20. What is your business structure?

For profit

Not for profit

LLC

Sole proprietorship

Other (please specify)

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* 21. Has your business ever commissioned public art or artist-designed features for your premises? (Mark all that apply.)

Two dimensional (mural, photography, digital)

Three dimensional (sculpture, architectural features, interior features)

Other (please specify)

Madison Creative Businesses Survey

Tell us About Your Business!

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* 1. What types of creative activities does your business engage in? (Check as many responses as are applicable.)

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* 2. If your business is involved in retail sales, which best characterizes your business? (Please select one)

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* 3. If your business is involved with supporting creative activities, which of these describe your business? (Check as many as are applicable)

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* 4. If your business is involved with presenting creative activities, what is your typical schedule? (Please check one the most applicable answer)

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* 5. If your business is involved with presenting creative activities, what is your typical audience size (Please check the answer that is most applicable)

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* 6. If your business is involved in arts education, what types of education do you engage in? (Check as many responses as are applicable)

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* 7. If your business is involved in professional services, what service do you offer? (Check as many responses as are applicable)

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* 8. Business location: Which of these best describes your business?

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* 9. Customer base: Which of these best describes your primary customer base?

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* 10. Customer draw: Which of these best describes the primary area from which you draw your customer base or clientele?

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* 11. What types of businesses do you rely on or collaborate with, and where art they located? (Check as many as are applicable)

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* 12. Does your business have a dedicated physical or digital space? (Check as many as apply.)

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* 13. If your business has a dedicated physical space, do you own, rent or borrow that space? (Check the most applicable response)

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* 14. If your business has a dedicated physical space that you rent or own, what do you use it for? (Check all that apply.)

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* 15. If your business uses other physical spaces but do not rent or own them, what do you use them for? (Check all that apply)

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* 16. How many customers do you serve a day?

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* 17. How many years has your business been in operation?

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* 18. How many full-time employees do you have?

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* 19. How many part-time employees do you have?

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* 20. What is your business structure?

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* 21. Has your business ever commissioned public art or artist-designed features for your premises? (Mark all that apply.)

* 1. What types of creative activities does your business engage in?
(Check as many responses as are applicable.)