Q1 2026 Arvada Business Pulse Survey

The Arvada Resiliency Taskforce (ART) is committed to making sure we continue to understand and respond to the latest business needs. This simple, 5-minute survey includes questions on various trending business issues to guide the Taskforce in preparing new programming and resources to help our business community thrive.

Please note: Your optional contact information will be confidential and only be used to provide requested resources or assistance if available.

Responses are being collected through the middle of March.

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* 1. What industry do you associate with?

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* 2. What zip code does your business operate in? (Home-based businesses, please enter your home zip code)

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* 3. How many employees do you currently have?

0 Employees

1-5 Employees

6-15 Employees

16-30 Employees

31-50 Employees

51-250 Employees

251+ Employees

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* 4. Please select the top 3 challenges that are currently negatively impacting your business most. There will be space below to explain further the challenges impacting you if it is not listed here.

Attainable Housing Options for Staff

Child Care for Staff

Increasing Cost of Healthcare

Employee Mental Health and Burnout

Finding Skilled Employees

Retaining Employees

Local Business Regulation and Permitting

State of Colorado Regulations

Increased Property Taxes

Time and Complications with filing taxes

Ability to Effectively Market my Business

Cost of Goods Increasing

Lack of Capital Dollars

Not Enough Customers

Supply Chain Issues

Transportation Infrastructure

Homelessness or Public Safety

Cybersecurity

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* 5. Please provide additional detail on how the above challenges currently impact or may impact your business. Additionally, if you have a challenge not listed above please explain.

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* 6. Please use the below scale to describe the health of your business today. 1 is not thriving and 10 is thriving.

1 (Business is down - Revenue is down by 30% or more)

5 (Business is normal - Revenue is flat)

10 (Business is thriving - Revenue is up Year over Year)

Clear

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

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* 7. How did your business perform in 2025 compared to your expectations?

Significantly better than expected

Slightly better than expected

About as expected

Slightly worse than expected

Significantly worse than expected

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* 8. What factors had the greatest impact on your business performance in 2025? Were there specific times of year, seasons, or external influences that affected your results?

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* 9. What is your overall outlook for your business in 2026?

Very optimistic – we expect strong growth

Cautiously optimistic – moderate growth expected

Neutral – steady performance

Concerned – potential decline expected

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* 10. What specific opportunities or challenges are shaping your outlook for 2026?

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* 11. Thinking about your business health overall (revenue, workforce, costs, outlook), what’s one area where you’re planning to invest or adapt most in 2026?

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* 12. Which federal issues, if any, are currently affecting your ability to grow or maintain your business? Please select all that apply.

Taxes and business regulations

Immigration and visa systems

Healthcare policy

Trade, tarriffs and supply chain policy

Federal funding

Not impacted by federal policy

Volatile energy prices (oil and natural gas price swings)

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How are current federal policies impacting your business operations or workforce? If not applicable, feel free to skip this question.

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* 14. What role do you think local economic development organizations should play in improving productive conversations on macro issues? (ie. immigration, regulation, etc)

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* 15. Do you have any specific questions or need resources that we could help with?

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* 16. OPTIONAL: By supplying your contact info below, you are authorizing the Arvada Resiliency Taskforce to reach out for additional support and to follow-up about any items listed above.

Name

Company

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 17. OPTIONAL: If you provided contact information above, which areas would you like to stay informed and/or receive email updates.

Talent / Workforce Opportunities

Advocacy and Policy Alerts

Entrepreneurship Resources

Emergency Alerts

Tourism and Visitor Information

Economic Development Information and Resources (e.g. development support, grants, and incentives)