Bush Creek East Wildfire Business Needs Assessment

On behalf of the Shuswap Economic Recovery Taskforce (SERT), thank you for participating in our 2023 Business Needs Assessment. The information collected is strictly confidential and will help us to identify the immediate, mid-term and long-term needs of our community businesses, as well as solutions to ensure their future prosperity.
1.How was your business affected by the wildfire?(Required.)
2.Contact Name(Required.)
3.Company

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4.Phone

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5.Email

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6.Address

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7.What is the current pace of your business activity?(Required.)
8.Please select the source of your revenue/sales. Check all that apply:(Required.)
9.What type of business do you run?(Required.)
10.What tools do you use to market your business? (please check all that apply).(Required.)
11.Between 2022 and 2023 did the average number of Full-time equivalent employees increase or decrease in your business?(Required.)
12.Do you project the average number of Full Time Equivalent employees to increase or decrease in 2024?(Required.)
13.Do you currently have any vacant positions within your company?(Required.)
14.How long have these positions been vacant? (Required.)
15.When operating your business, what are your biggest challenges? Please select all that apply.(Required.)
16.What information and learning opportunities are you interested in? Please select all that apply:(Required.)
17.Business Continuity Planning(Required.)
Yes
No
Are your business and financial records backed up to the Cloud?
Does your business insurance policy cover fire and smoke damage losses?
Do you currently have business interruption insurance?
Do you have a natural disaster communication plan in place?
18.Do you have seasonal staff housing needs?(Required.)
19.Would you be interested in working with a Business Recovery Ambassador?   Our ambassadors are part of the Disaster Recovery & Emergency Adjustment Initiative (DREAI) funded by Community Futures Shuswap.  Through this program, participating businesses can access the following benefits:
 -  A training grant of $5,000 may be available to you to help you in your business or to train members of your team.
- Up to 10 hours of free consultancy to assist you in areas such as; finance, insurance, business planning, and marketing.    
- We will also be offering several complimentary courses on subjects ranging from finance to marketing.(Required.)