Arvada Q2 Business Pulse Survey

The Arvada Resiliency Taskforce (ART) is committed to making sure we continue to understand and respond to business needs as we navigate toward full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey also incorporates questions from the Arvada Chamber's annual business challenges survey. By completing this simple, 5-minute survey you are assisting us in the development of new programming and resources to help our business community thrive.

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* 1. What industry do you associate with?

Retail

Food and Beverage

Manufacturing

Construction and Trades

Professional Services (insurance, real estate, financial planning, banking)

STEM and IT

Government

Non-profit

Hospitality and Entertainment

Health and Medical Services

Education

Other (please specify)

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* 2. 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+

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* 3. Please use the below scale to describe how your business is being impacted by COVID-19 today. 1 being not impacted and 10 being horribly impacted.

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

5 (Business is normal - Revenue is flat)

10 (Horribly Impacted - Revenue is down by 30% or more)

Clear

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

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* 4. What is the one thing you would want policymakers to know that would help best support you right now?

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* 5. Please select the top 3 challenges your business is currently facing.

Finding Skilled Employees

Marketing Your Business

Mental Health and Burnout

COVID-19 Recovery

Legal Support

HR Support

Business Regulation In Arvada

Sales Tax Tracking and Regulation

Transportation Infrastructure

Homelessness

Lack of Capital Dollars

Business Permitting Process

Health Care Coverage

Public Safety

Attainable Housing Options Locally

Cyber Security

State Business Regulation

Education System

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What challenges are you facing as it relates to employee hiring and retention?

Lack of affordable local housing options

Salary expectations

Lacking necessary soft/essential skills (ie. showing up on time, communication)

Shortage of people interested in your jobs

Lack of local education and training opportunities for employees

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Please select all of the resources that would be helpful for your business today.

Grants that support rent relief

Grants that support payroll relief

Grants that support COVID-19 related expenses

Access to loans to offset operations

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Marketing support to drive additional customers to your business

Other (please specify)

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* 8. According to the state's order, masks are only required indoors for unvaccinated people in a handful of settings. Businesses may set their own requirements as needed. Are you currently requiring masks for employees and/or customers?

We require mask use for staff and customers.

We require mask use for staff, but not customers.

We require mask use for customers, but not staff.

We are not requiring mask use for staff or customers.

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What else do you believe we should know?

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* 10. OPTIONAL: If you would like to receive a check-in call from a member of the Arvada Resiliency Taskforce, please complete this section.

Company Name

Contact Person

Phone

What support can we offer to you and your business?