Albany County COVID-19 Economic Recovery Taskforce (C.E.R.T.)

COVID-19 Small Business Impact Survey

Dear Small Business Owners,

In an effort to gain an accurate assessment of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak's impact to small businesses in Albany County, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Taskforce has created this brief survey. Please take a moment to answer the following questions. All information will be reported in general terms and individual business information will remain confidential.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

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* 1. Please provide your contact information

Name

Company

City/Town

Email Adress

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* 2. What is your Industry?

Health care

Lodging

Manufacturing

Entertainment

Retail

Banks and Credit Unions

Construction

Profession Services (Attorney, Accountant, Financial Adviser, Consulant, Engineer)

Non-Profit

Government

Insurance

Transportation

Education

Media

Real Estate

Technology

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How are your business's operations being impacted by COVID-19? (check all that apply)

We are starting to restrict spending because of the uncertainty

We have completely closed our physical place of business

We have adjusted our hours of operation

Our supply chain is interrupted

We are experiencing significant increases in consumer demand for certain items

We are experiencing deceases in sales (or donations if you are a non-profit)

Orders are being cancelled

The market is causing us to draw on our line of credit

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Have you received any Federal Aid?

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

Other

If you have received aid, what was the amount?

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* 5. At this point in time, what level of impact do you expect this to have on your business? (choose one)

Low (this may impact us financially but we are confident we can weather the storm)

Medium (this is going to significantly impact our financials)

High (this may put us out of business)

Additional Comments

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* 6. As concerns grow over the spread of COVID-19, what is your business doing to address employee and customer concerns for mitigating risk? (check all that apply)

Requiring employees to work from home depending on their position.

Encouraging employees to work from home depending on their position

Restricting all in-in person gatherings regardless of size

Restricting in-person gathering (meetings, events, etc.) over a certain number

Restricting employee domestic travel

Restricting employee international travel

Increasing cleaning of frequently used spaces and objects

Providing hand sanitizer for customer use

Providing hand sanitize for staff use

Routinely sharing updates with our customers/public

Routinely sharing updates with employees

Nothing - trying to keep business as usual right now

Other (please share anything else you are doing and/or clarify any responses):

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* 7. How are you handling HR & Payroll issues as they relate to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

Continue to pay wages to employees that are off work for quarantine or illness

Closing the business for a period of time and not paying any employees during closure

Sending non-exempt/hourly employees home without pay if they are ill and/or as adjustments to operations are made

Giving employees an "advance" on wages or paid time off

Allowing usage of other types of paid time off such as bereavement, floating holiday, volunteer, etc.

Allowing employees to use all available sick and vacation paid time off if they are ill or quarantined.

Assisting employees that are ill for long periods of time with filing a claim if applicable (based on short term disability policies)

Informing employees how to use Telemedicine and encouraging them to use if if symptoms arise

Informing employees how insurance covers the cost of being tested

Other (please share anything else you are doing and/or clarify any responses)

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* 8. What type of information and/or support do you need the most right now?

Small Business Loan

Purchase of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

COVID -19 Safety Installations (e.g., Window Guards)

General Business Operations Assistance (Marketing, Banking, Inventory, Bookkeeping, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What phase of New York's Reopening Plan was your company included in?

Phase 1 - May 20th

Phase 2 - June 3rd

Phase 3 - June 17th

Phase 4 - July 1st

Has not been included to date.

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* 10. How many employees work at your company?

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* 11. How many employees did you have before covid?

0-50

51-100

101-150

Other (please specify)

Albany County COVID-19 Economic Recovery Taskforce (C.E.R.T.)

COVID-19 Small Business Impact Survey

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* 1. Please provide your contact information

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* 2. What is your Industry?

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* 3. How are your business's operations being impacted by COVID-19? (check all that apply)

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* 4. Have you received any Federal Aid?

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* 5. At this point in time, what level of impact do you expect this to have on your business? (choose one)

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* 6. As concerns grow over the spread of COVID-19, what is your business doing to address employee and customer concerns for mitigating risk? (check all that apply)

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* 7. How are you handling HR & Payroll issues as they relate to COVID-19? (check all that apply)

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* 8. What type of information and/or support do you need the most right now?

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* 9. What phase of New York's Reopening Plan was your company included in?

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* 10. How many employees work at your company?

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* 11. How many employees did you have before covid?

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* 12. How many employees have you brought back?

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* 13. What would you need to feel comfortable hiring to pre-covid numbers?