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.
1.What industry do you associate with?(Required.)
2.What zip code does your business operate in? (Home-based businesses, please enter your home zip code)(Required.)
3.How many employees do you currently have?(Required.)
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.(Required.)
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.
6.Please use the below scale to describe the health of your business today. 1 is not thriving and 10 is thriving.(Required.)
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)
7.How did your business perform in 2025 compared to your expectations?
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?
9.What is your overall outlook for your business in 2026?
10.What specific opportunities or challenges are shaping your outlook for 2026?
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?
12.Which federal issues, if any, are currently affecting your ability to grow or maintain your business? Please select all that apply.
13.How are current federal policies impacting your business operations or workforce? If not applicable, feel free to skip this question.
14.What role do you think local economic development organizations should play in improving productive conversations on macro issues? (ie. immigration, regulation, etc)
15.Do you have any specific questions or need resources that we could help with?
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.
17.OPTIONAL: If you provided contact information above, which areas would you like to stay informed and/or receive email updates.
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