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Downtown Charlottetown Inc. 2024 Membership Survey

Hello Downtown Charlottetown Inc. Members,

It's that time of the year again - the annual Downtown Charlottetown Inc.(DCI) Membership Survey is here, and we're counting on your input to ensure the continued success and improvement of our downtown community.

The survey is a breeze, we promise. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete, and it helps us update our membership database and gather some essential stats to help make Downtown Charlottetown an even better place for all.

Thank you for being an integral part of our downtown community.
General Business Information
1.Business Information:(Required.)
If there have been no changes since you filled out last year's Membership Survey for Questions 2-4, feel free to skip to Question 5.
2.Secondary Contact (i.e. Manager):
3.Is this business locally owned?
4.In what year did your business open in Downtown Charlottetown?
5.How many employees do you have (best estimate)?
6.What percentage of your employees are currently working on site vs. working from home?
7.Select the three busiest and slowest months of the year for your business:
Busiest
Slowest
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Downtown Charlottetown Inc. Programs and Initiatives
8.Please indicate the DCI programs you participate in, and/or you are aware of:
Participate In
Aware Of
Adopt a Corner Gardens
Adopt a Nutcracker Tour
Co-Op Ad Opportunities 
Commercial Space for Lease Listings
Craft Beer Trail
Downtown Charlottetown Gift Card
Downtown Discount Card
Downtown Dollars
Downtown Farmer's and Artisan's Sunday Market
Façade Improvement Program
Graffiti Removal Program/Clean Team
Light Up Your Business Grant
Marketing Initiatives
Meet Your Downtown 
Parking Forgiveness
Parking Tokens
Paws Downtown - Pet Friendly Businesses
Paws on Patios
Present Passport
Sector Round Table Discussions
Small Business Week Events
WinterDine
Work Downtown "Job Bank" Listing
9.Are there listed programs you don't currently participate in, but would like to?
10.Are there NEW programs or events you’ve seen elsewhere and would like to see introduced in Downtown Charlottetown?
11.Please prioritize the following DCI initiatives (1 = Highest priority):
1
2
3
4
5
Business Recruitment
Economic Development 
Beautification
Marketing
Advocacy
Doing Business Downtown
12.What do you consider the biggest challenge(s) doing business downtown?
13.Do you see a need for a dedicated police foot patrol or increased non-police resources/security, in our downtown public spaces and streets to make them safer for all?
14.Share an opportunity you believe would benefit our business district's growth:
15.Thinking about Downtown Charlottetown as a place to live, work, and do business, do you think there should be more, fewer or about the same of each of the following:
Fewer
About the Same
More
Events and Festivals
Patios
Closed Street Events
Park Free Days 
Parking Forgiveness
Decorative Features (such as lights, benches, planters)
16.Would you participate in a round table discussion about your businesses' sector?
17.Which platforms do you rely on for your downtown updates, news, and events?
18.Attention Retailers: would you be interested in forming a Retailers Association?
19.Would you like a DCI representative to visit you to discuss any topics in this survey?
20.Is there anything else you would like to share with us?
Thank you for completing our annual Membership Survey!