Need a space to make a living, make something beautiful, or make a difference?

Have you had difficulty finding an appropriate, available and affordable space to host professional, educational or personal events in Fort Mill? Do you want to teach classes, host meetups, or gather like-minded locals but you haven't been able to figure out where?

As we (LOOM Coworking, Gallery and Event Space) approach our one year anniversary, we are assessing how well we are serving the event space needs of the greater Fort Mill community. We have so enjoyed hosting such a wide array of classes, parties, meetings, and arts events and want to make sure we are evolving with the changing needs of local independent professionals and community members.

If you will, we would appreciate you taking a brief moment to help us gather some information to help us help Fort Mill!

Do it anonymously or leave us your email if you would be willing and interested in providing us with more info or participating in further discussions.

If you wear multiple hats or work with multiple organizations, feel free to fill out the survey twice.

Thank you!

Jen Belk and the community at LOOM Coworking, Gallery and Event Space

120 Academy St

Historic Downtown Fort Mill

www.loomcoworking.com

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* 1. What type of event, meeting, activity or class do you currently hold or need to hold to support your professional, personal or community interests?

Professional, community or special interest group meeting/meetup (including networking)

Corporate board meetings

Corporate or professional continuing ed

Fundraisers/banquets

Professional team building or off-site retreat

Promotional events or product launches

Class - academic or prepatory

Class - arts/crafts

Class - dance/exercise

Class - music/theater

Group counseling sessions or support meetings

Pop-up sales events or trade shows

Pop-up arts events or trade shows

Performing services (photography sessions, tutoring one-on-one, consultations, interviewing candidates, etc.)

Parties (Personal, social events)

Parties (I am a special event planner)

Weddings/receptions

Church services/religious gatherings

Space for my own personal creative process (ex: flexible or dedicated art studio space)

Other (feel free to elaborate on above selections)

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* 2. How many participants would you likely have for your event/activity?

2-5

5-10

10-15

15-20

20-25

25-30

30+

NA - Only myself

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is the typical demographic of those participating in your event/activity? (or those you would WANT to participate!)

0-5

Elementary age children

Middle and high school age

College age

Young adult

Middle age

Seniors

Mixed demographics

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Typically, when would your events likely be held? (check all that apply)

Weekdays, morning

Weekdays, midday

Weekdays, afternoons

Weekdays, evenings

Weekends, mornings

Weekends, midday

Weekends, afternoons

Weekends, evenings

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Typically, what basic furnishings would be needed/optimum for your type of event/activity?

None needed

Chairs only

Tables and Chairs

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If all the building basics were provided (furnishings, wifi, lighting, HVAC, parking, bathrooms, etc.), what other amenities would be REQUIRED to accommodate your particular use of the space? (feel free to elaborate)

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* 7. How important are the following factors in your initial selection of a space and the success of your activity?

	Unimportant	Somewhat important	Average importance	Very important	Extremely important (deal breaker!)	N/A
Ability to serve food and beverage	Ability to serve food and beverage Unimportant	Ability to serve food and beverage Somewhat important	Ability to serve food and beverage Average importance	Ability to serve food and beverage Very important	Ability to serve food and beverage Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Ability to serve food and beverage N/A
Acoustical privacy	Acoustical privacy Unimportant	Acoustical privacy Somewhat important	Acoustical privacy Average importance	Acoustical privacy Very important	Acoustical privacy Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Acoustical privacy N/A
Acoustics (not hearing others)	Acoustics (not hearing others) Unimportant	Acoustics (not hearing others) Somewhat important	Acoustics (not hearing others) Average importance	Acoustics (not hearing others) Very important	Acoustics (not hearing others) Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Acoustics (not hearing others) N/A
Affordability	Affordability Unimportant	Affordability Somewhat important	Affordability Average importance	Affordability Very important	Affordability Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Affordability N/A
Availability of video equipment	Availability of video equipment Unimportant	Availability of video equipment Somewhat important	Availability of video equipment Average importance	Availability of video equipment Very important	Availability of video equipment Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Availability of video equipment N/A
Connection to the outdoors	Connection to the outdoors Unimportant	Connection to the outdoors Somewhat important	Connection to the outdoors Average importance	Connection to the outdoors Very important	Connection to the outdoors Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Connection to the outdoors N/A
Discounts for non-profits and repeat users	Discounts for non-profits and repeat users Unimportant	Discounts for non-profits and repeat users Somewhat important	Discounts for non-profits and repeat users Average importance	Discounts for non-profits and repeat users Very important	Discounts for non-profits and repeat users Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Discounts for non-profits and repeat users N/A
Ease of booking/arranging use	Ease of booking/arranging use Unimportant	Ease of booking/arranging use Somewhat important	Ease of booking/arranging use Average importance	Ease of booking/arranging use Very important	Ease of booking/arranging use Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Ease of booking/arranging use N/A
Flexibility of floor plan and use	Flexibility of floor plan and use Unimportant	Flexibility of floor plan and use Somewhat important	Flexibility of floor plan and use Average importance	Flexibility of floor plan and use Very important	Flexibility of floor plan and use Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Flexibility of floor plan and use N/A
Freedom to choose own vendors	Freedom to choose own vendors Unimportant	Freedom to choose own vendors Somewhat important	Freedom to choose own vendors Average importance	Freedom to choose own vendors Very important	Freedom to choose own vendors Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Freedom to choose own vendors N/A
Freedom with decoration for events	Freedom with decoration for events Unimportant	Freedom with decoration for events Somewhat important	Freedom with decoration for events Average importance	Freedom with decoration for events Very important	Freedom with decoration for events Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Freedom with decoration for events N/A
Good natural Light	Good natural Light Unimportant	Good natural Light Somewhat important	Good natural Light Average importance	Good natural Light Very important	Good natural Light Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Good natural Light N/A
Impressiveness/professionalism of environment	Impressiveness/professionalism of environment Unimportant	Impressiveness/professionalism of environment Somewhat important	Impressiveness/professionalism of environment Average importance	Impressiveness/professionalism of environment Very important	Impressiveness/professionalism of environment Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Impressiveness/professionalism of environment N/A
Interior lighting (quantity and control)	Interior lighting (quantity and control) Unimportant	Interior lighting (quantity and control) Somewhat important	Interior lighting (quantity and control) Average importance	Interior lighting (quantity and control) Very important	Interior lighting (quantity and control) Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Interior lighting (quantity and control) N/A
Plentiful parking	Plentiful parking Unimportant	Plentiful parking Somewhat important	Plentiful parking Average importance	Plentiful parking Very important	Plentiful parking Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Plentiful parking N/A
Security/exterior lighting	Security/exterior lighting Unimportant	Security/exterior lighting Somewhat important	Security/exterior lighting Average importance	Security/exterior lighting Very important	Security/exterior lighting Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Security/exterior lighting N/A
Suitability/durability of surfaces (I have to be able to spill!)	Suitability/durability of surfaces (I have to be able to spill!) Unimportant	Suitability/durability of surfaces (I have to be able to spill!) Somewhat important	Suitability/durability of surfaces (I have to be able to spill!) Average importance	Suitability/durability of surfaces (I have to be able to spill!) Very important	Suitability/durability of surfaces (I have to be able to spill!) Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Suitability/durability of surfaces (I have to be able to spill!) N/A
Surfaces appropriate for activity (ex: dance floor)	Surfaces appropriate for activity (ex: dance floor) Unimportant	Surfaces appropriate for activity (ex: dance floor) Somewhat important	Surfaces appropriate for activity (ex: dance floor) Average importance	Surfaces appropriate for activity (ex: dance floor) Very important	Surfaces appropriate for activity (ex: dance floor) Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Surfaces appropriate for activity (ex: dance floor) N/A
Visible privacy	Visible privacy Unimportant	Visible privacy Somewhat important	Visible privacy Average importance	Visible privacy Very important	Visible privacy Extremely important (deal breaker!)	Visible privacy N/A

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* 8. How frequently would you have need for a space?

Single day/evening use only

Annual event

Monthly event (for prescribed amount of time)

Monthly event (ongoing)

Weekly event (for prescribed amount of time)

Weekly event (ongoing)

Daily use

Weekly blocks (like a summer camp or week long workshop)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How has not having an appropriate space effected your ability to earn a living, meet your goals or make a difference in your community? What specific issues have you had finding a venue? If you are currently holding events in a local facility, what could be done to better serve your needs? (Any information that would help us to help feed your passions and your business!)

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* 10. If you would be willing to provide additional feedback to assist us in providing the best venue services to the Fort Mill community, we would appreciate you leaving your information here:

Name

Company

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address