What's Your Business Outlook for 2026? (A 12-Minute Survey)

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It's time to gauge business progress in Sheboygan County again and learn more about your needs. Please help us create a current profile of business in Sheboygan County. Your individual responses will be rolled up with others to create a picture of current circumstances and collective expectations for the coming 12 months. We will share the compiled results at the Economic Outlook Breakfast and Annual Meeting on January 15, 2026. Your individual responses will not be shared. Thanks so much for participating!

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* 1. Is your organization currently a member of the Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce?

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* 2. Please indicate your primary business sector.

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* 3. What is your age range?

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* 4. Are you the...

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* 5. How many FTEs (full-time equivalent employees) are employed by your company in Sheboygan County? (For purposes of this survey 2 part-time people = 1 full-time equivalent)

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* 6. In the next 12 months do you anticipate your employment/workforce will:

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* 7. What general field of work will your company be in need of in 2026?

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* 8. What level of education/training will most of your open job positions in 2026 require?

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* 9. What skill set do new hires in your organization need the most development opportunities with?

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* 10. Which existing or potential K-12 talent initiatives would your organization be willing to engage with to advance community talent attraction and retention efforts?

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* 11. What resources does your company currently use to ATTRACT employees?

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* 12. What efforts do you currently use to RETAIN employees? Select all that apply.

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* 13. How have your sales tracked in the first 3 quarters of 2025 vs the first 3 quarters of 2024?

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* 14. What % wage increase overall will your company budget for 2026?

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* 15. How would you rank the following business issues facing your business?

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* 16. Please let us know if there are any business issues we missed in the previous question that are important to you.

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* 17. How do you see THE ECONOMY performing in Sheboygan County in the next 12 months?

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* 18. How do you believe YOUR BUSINESS will perform over the next 12 months?

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* 19. What is one factor/expense that you foresee having a significant impact on your organization's budget in 2026?

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* 20. In what areas would you like to see the State of Wisconsin provide additional assistance/support? (Please rank the following from most important to least important)

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* 21. What is your individual/organization's biggest barrier to being involved/engaged with Chamber programming?

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* 22. What types of Professional Development Opportunities would you like to see offered in 2026 for you and/or your staff?

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* 23. What advocacy issues, would you, as members, like to see our chamber take an active role in addressing at the local, State, and Federal level?

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* 24. Which of the following Chamber programs have you sponsored, attended, or encouraged an employee to attend? Please select all that apply.

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* 25. What committee/taskforce would you be interested in getting involved in?

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* 26. Tell us how to reach you with additional information about committee opportunities.  

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* 27. If we -- our collective group of Chamber member companies -- could tackle three specific issues facing businesses in the coming months, what should they be?

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* 28. How likely are you to recommend a friend or family member move to Sheboygan County?

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* 29. May we share any of your comments in a media release or a news story? We will contact you if your comments are going to be used.

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* 30. Would you like to be entered into a drawing to win $100 in Chamber Cash for completing this survey?  Please add your contact information below.

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