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Salem Downtown Business Census FY27

Introducing Salem Main Streets' new annual Downtown Business Census! We will be issuing this survey annually to ensure our business lists are accurate, gauge the health of the downtown, and collect more accurate demographic information about our businessowners.

The only required fields are your contact information, but we appreciate you filling out as much as you can annually.

If you have received direct business support from us this year, either one-on-one or through our business meetings, your submission is especially appreciated.

A note about demographic qualifiers - we understand there are many reasons you may not wish to be included on a list somewhere. Please know that this information will not be linked to your individual business unless you give us permission. Otherwise we will only report data in aggregate (i.e., “11% of downtown businesses are LGBTQIA+-owned”) or linked to an anonymous business name ("veteran-owned Business A received over 10 hours of support").
1.Business Name(Required.)
2.Business Address(Required.)
3.Primary Contact Person(Required.)
4.Secondary Contact Person
5.Type of Business (select all that apply)(Required.)
6.Is your business year-round or seasonal (closed to the public at least 2 months annually)?
7.Number of Employees, full-time equivalents (2 part-time employees at 20 hours each = 1 full-time equivalent of 40 hours)
8.Do you define your business to be any of the following? Select all that apply. These specific categories reflect metrics we may be asked to report for grant funding.
9.Please select one of the following:(Required.)
10.Where does the majority of your customer base come from?
11.How do you typically do business with your customers?
12.In the past year, you would say that your business:
Thank you for participating in our FY27 Downtown Business Census!