Newcastlewest 5 Year Strategic Plan

Business Survey

The Newcastlewest Chamber of Commerce and Community Council has engaged the services of O'Leary & Associates to develop a 5 year strategic plan for the town. The purposes of the plan is to identify key strategies and actions to be implemented to improve Newcastlewest as a place to work, live and visit. Part of the consultation process is to get feedback from local business owners and to identify what are the key issues impacting on business in Newcastlewest. It is important that we get as much feedback, opinions and suggestions as possible from business owners. This is an opportunity for you as a business owner to have your say on the future direction of the Town.

Please note that all information provided in this survey is held in the strictest of confidence. Specific information will not be included in the final plan, just general analysis of the completed surveys.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this online survey. Once completed please click done. If you require further information on the Strategic Plan and process, please feel free to contact Tom O'Leary on 086-8092023 or email tom@olatc.ie

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* 1. What type of business do you operate? (i.e. if retail what type of retail, if service what type of service)

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* 2. On what street is your business located? (We will be mapping where all services and businesses are located around the town. We do not require specific addresses)

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* 3. How many people do you employ?

Full-time

Part-time

Seasonal

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* 4. How would you describe your business at present?

Growing

Steady

Declining

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* 5. As a business owner how would you rate the following?

	Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very Good
Local Support for business	Local Support for business Very Poor	Local Support for business Poor	Local Support for business Average	Local Support for business Good	Local Support for business Very Good
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Supports from Enterprise Agencies	Supports from Enterprise Agencies Very Poor	Supports from Enterprise Agencies Poor	Supports from Enterprise Agencies Average	Supports from Enterprise Agencies Good	Supports from Enterprise Agencies Very Good
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Support from Chamber of Commerce and the Business Association	Support from Chamber of Commerce and the Business Association Very Poor	Support from Chamber of Commerce and the Business Association Poor	Support from Chamber of Commerce and the Business Association Average	Support from Chamber of Commerce and the Business Association Good	Support from Chamber of Commerce and the Business Association Very Good
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Support from banks	Support from banks Very Poor	Support from banks Poor	Support from banks Average	Support from banks Good	Support from banks Very Good
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Broadband	Broadband Very Poor	Broadband Poor	Broadband Average	Broadband Good	Broadband Very Good
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Mobile coverage	Mobile coverage Very Poor	Mobile coverage Poor	Mobile coverage Average	Mobile coverage Good	Mobile coverage Very Good
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Parking	Parking Very Poor	Parking Poor	Parking Average	Parking Good	Parking Very Good
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Traffic	Traffic Very Poor	Traffic Poor	Traffic Average	Traffic Good	Traffic Very Good
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Appearance of the Town	Appearance of the Town Very Poor	Appearance of the Town Poor	Appearance of the Town Average	Appearance of the Town Good	Appearance of the Town Very Good
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* 6. Are you member of the Chamber of Commerce and or Business Association?

	Yes	No	I was, but am no longer a member
Chamber of Commerce	Chamber of Commerce Yes	Chamber of Commerce No	Chamber of Commerce I was, but am no longer a member
Business Association	Business Association Yes	Business Association No	Business Association I was, but am no longer a member
Both	Both Yes	Both No	Both I was, but am no longer a member
Neither	Neither Yes	Neither No	Neither I was, but am no longer a member

Reasons

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* 7. Car parking

	Yes	No
Have you off street car parking for your employees?	Have you off street car parking for your employees? Yes	Have you off street car parking for your employees? No
Would you support a designated car park area for employers and employees in the Town? (so as to free up public car space)	Would you support a designated car park area for employers and employees in the Town? (so as to free up public car space) Yes	Would you support a designated car park area for employers and employees in the Town? (so as to free up public car space) No

Please comment further

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* 8. In your opinion what are the key positives to doing business in the Town (What are the strengths and opportunities)?

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* 9. In your opinion what are the key issues impacting on local businesses in the town? (Threats and Weaknesses)

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* 10. Have you any additional comments, suggestions and/or recommendations you wish to add?

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. Your comments and opinions are very important to us and to the development of the Strategic Plan. As stated earlier all of the answers provided on this survey are treated with the strictest of confidence. If you want to submit more detail by email please email Tom O Leary to tom@olatc.ie

Thank You