2025 Annual Member Survey - Lowcountry Local First

Company Info and Operations

This survey covers the past twelve month period and should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. It is best completed by an owner, manager, or someone with financial and operational understanding of the business. Please complete only one survey per business. All responses are CONFIDENTIAL.

Only current LLF member companies are invited to participate. The survey will close on Friday, May 9, 2025 (extended to May 21).

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* 1. Your Information

First and Last Name

Company

Email Address

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* 2. How many years has your business been in operation? (use a number only, no text please)

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* 3. 2023 to 2024 Revenue Comparison: Compared to 2023, did your business's total gross revenue increase, decrease, or remain the same in 2024?

Increased.

Decreased.

Relatively the same as previous year.

Not applicable.

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* 4. 2025 Q1 revenue: Did your total gross revenue in Q1 of 2025 exceed, meet, or fall short of your projections?

Q1 revenue exceeded expectations.

Q1 revenue met expectations.

Q1 revenue fell short of expectations.

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* 5. 2025 total revenue projection: Do you feel primarily hopeful, primarily concerned, or largely neutral about meeting your total gross revenue year-end projection in 2025?

concerned

hopeful

neutral

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* 6. Workforce: Please select all that applied to your business over the past 12 months.

I let employees go and/or I implemented lay offs

I had employees quit / resign

I had difficulty hiring

I had difficulty with employee retention

None apply - I have not experienced workforce issues

None apply - I have no employees

Optional comments:

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* 7. Workforce: Please select any factors which contributed to hiring/retention challenges for your company over the past 12 months.

Workers choosing companies where they can make more money

Workers choosing companies with benefits we are unable to provide (health insurance, childcare reimbursement, paid family leave, etc.)

Workers choosing opportunities that align more with their values

Workers shifting towards entrepreneurship and opportunities to be their own boss

Workers choosing companies with greater flexibility or remote work policies

None apply or unsure

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* 8. Workforce: Do you foresee any changes to your team size in the next 6-12 months?

I expect I will need to let employees go and/or implement lay offs

I plan to hire/expand my team

None apply - I foresee no changes

None apply - I have no employees

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* 9. Business spending: How locally do you source and procure the following services and products for your business?

	none	some	all	N/A
Accounting/bookkeeping	Accounting/bookkeeping none	Accounting/bookkeeping some	Accounting/bookkeeping all	Accounting/bookkeeping N/A
Banking/financial services	Banking/financial services none	Banking/financial services some	Banking/financial services all	Banking/financial services N/A
Catering/coffee	Catering/coffee none	Catering/coffee some	Catering/coffee all	Catering/coffee N/A
Decor/furniture	Decor/furniture none	Decor/furniture some	Decor/furniture all	Decor/furniture N/A
Insurance	Insurance none	Insurance some	Insurance all	Insurance N/A
Legal services	Legal services none	Legal services some	Legal services all	Legal services N/A
Marketing/PR	Marketing/PR none	Marketing/PR some	Marketing/PR all	Marketing/PR N/A
Office supplies	Office supplies none	Office supplies some	Office supplies all	Office supplies N/A
Payroll services	Payroll services none	Payroll services some	Payroll services all	Payroll services N/A
Printing/signage	Printing/signage none	Printing/signage some	Printing/signage all	Printing/signage N/A
Real estate services	Real estate services none	Real estate services some	Real estate services all	Real estate services N/A
Third party logistics (3PL)	Third party logistics (3PL) none	Third party logistics (3PL) some	Third party logistics (3PL) all	Third party logistics (3PL) N/A
Workplace services (janitorial, security, waste removal, IT support, etc.)	Workplace services (janitorial, security, waste removal, IT support, etc.) none	Workplace services (janitorial, security, waste removal, IT support, etc.) some	Workplace services (janitorial, security, waste removal, IT support, etc.) all	Workplace services (janitorial, security, waste removal, IT support, etc.) N/A

other services/products and how local they are:

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* 10. If you answered anything other than "100% local" on the previous question, would you like a member of our team to reach out to help you explore how you might further localize your roster of providers?

Yes

N/A, I answered "100% local" on every applicable row on the previous question

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