AACFB 30 Year Survey

This year marks 30 years since the formation of our association in 1989. Though we incorporated in 1991, we wish to acknowledge all the years we've united to serve as an association formed by brokers for brokers.

We also wish to collect your wit and wisdom gained from your service to our association. Please take a few minutes to complete the following short survey; 8 questions total. The first 4 questions seek your insights into our commercial finance industry and the last 4 questions seek your experience with our association.

Our goal is to compile all responses into an article/press release for distribution on trade, website, social media and other relevant channels. All responses will remain anonymous. Please complete this survey at your earliest convenience and THANK YOU!

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* 1. Please rate the following changes in our industry over the past 30 years.

	Very positive impact	Somewhat positive impact	Neutral	Somewhat negative impact	Very negative impact
Technology advancements	Technology advancements Very positive impact	Technology advancements Somewhat positive impact	Technology advancements Neutral	Technology advancements Somewhat negative impact	Technology advancements Very negative impact
Government/FASB Regulations	Government/FASB Regulations Very positive impact	Government/FASB Regulations Somewhat positive impact	Government/FASB Regulations Neutral	Government/FASB Regulations Somewhat negative impact	Government/FASB Regulations Very negative impact
Macroeconomic climate	Macroeconomic climate Very positive impact	Macroeconomic climate Somewhat positive impact	Macroeconomic climate Neutral	Macroeconomic climate Somewhat negative impact	Macroeconomic climate Very negative impact
Cryptocurrencies (Blockchain, Bitcoin, etc)	Cryptocurrencies (Blockchain, Bitcoin, etc) Very positive impact	Cryptocurrencies (Blockchain, Bitcoin, etc) Somewhat positive impact	Cryptocurrencies (Blockchain, Bitcoin, etc) Neutral	Cryptocurrencies (Blockchain, Bitcoin, etc) Somewhat negative impact	Cryptocurrencies (Blockchain, Bitcoin, etc) Very negative impact
Mergers/Acquisitions activity	Mergers/Acquisitions activity Very positive impact	Mergers/Acquisitions activity Somewhat positive impact	Mergers/Acquisitions activity Neutral	Mergers/Acquisitions activity Somewhat negative impact	Mergers/Acquisitions activity Very negative impact
Employer/Employee relationships	Employer/Employee relationships Very positive impact	Employer/Employee relationships Somewhat positive impact	Employer/Employee relationships Neutral	Employer/Employee relationships Somewhat negative impact	Employer/Employee relationships Very negative impact

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* 2. What is your outlook for our industry over the next 30 years for small to mid-market brokers/funders?

Very optimistic for expansive growth over the next 30 years

Cautiously optimistic for expansive growth over the next 30 years

Growth will increase at a modest rate over the next 30 years

Growth will level off in the short term then increase at a modest rate

Growth will decline slightly in the short term then stabilize

Growth will decline rapidly in the short term and remain low

Growth will decline rapidly in the short term then return to current level

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* 3. What advice do you give to new entrants in our industry?

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* 4. What has been your greatest professional challenge and/or opportunity in our industry?

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* 5. When and why did you join NAELB/AACFB?

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* 6. How has the association contributed to your professional development?

	Very positive impact	Somewhat positive impact	Neutral	Somewhat negative impact	Very negative impact
Networking opportunities (discussion board, events, webinars, etc)	Networking opportunities (discussion board, events, webinars, etc) Very positive impact	Networking opportunities (discussion board, events, webinars, etc) Somewhat positive impact	Networking opportunities (discussion board, events, webinars, etc) Neutral	Networking opportunities (discussion board, events, webinars, etc) Somewhat negative impact	Networking opportunities (discussion board, events, webinars, etc) Very negative impact
Direct/Indirect originations/revenue growth	Direct/Indirect originations/revenue growth Very positive impact	Direct/Indirect originations/revenue growth Somewhat positive impact	Direct/Indirect originations/revenue growth Neutral	Direct/Indirect originations/revenue growth Somewhat negative impact	Direct/Indirect originations/revenue growth Very negative impact
Industry/Business Education and Training (webinar, events, newsletter, videos, etc)	Industry/Business Education and Training (webinar, events, newsletter, videos, etc) Very positive impact	Industry/Business Education and Training (webinar, events, newsletter, videos, etc) Somewhat positive impact	Industry/Business Education and Training (webinar, events, newsletter, videos, etc) Neutral	Industry/Business Education and Training (webinar, events, newsletter, videos, etc) Somewhat negative impact	Industry/Business Education and Training (webinar, events, newsletter, videos, etc) Very negative impact
Operational support (legal advice, document library, software, etc)	Operational support (legal advice, document library, software, etc) Very positive impact	Operational support (legal advice, document library, software, etc) Somewhat positive impact	Operational support (legal advice, document library, software, etc) Neutral	Operational support (legal advice, document library, software, etc) Somewhat negative impact	Operational support (legal advice, document library, software, etc) Very negative impact
Purchasing plans/discounts Dispute resolution assistance	Purchasing plans/discounts Dispute resolution assistance Very positive impact	Purchasing plans/discounts Dispute resolution assistance Somewhat positive impact	Purchasing plans/discounts Dispute resolution assistance Neutral	Purchasing plans/discounts Dispute resolution assistance Somewhat negative impact	Purchasing plans/discounts Dispute resolution assistance Very negative impact

AACFB 30 Year Survey

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* 1. Please rate the following changes in our industry over the past 30 years.

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* 2. What is your outlook for our industry over the next 30 years for small to mid-market brokers/funders?

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* 3. What advice do you give to new entrants in our industry?

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* 4. What has been your greatest professional challenge and/or opportunity in our industry?

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* 5. When and why did you join NAELB/AACFB?

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* 6. How has the association contributed to your professional development?

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* 7. What advice can you give to help us continue to grow AACFB?

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* 8. What was the funniest moment for you in connection with NAELB/AACFB?