Business Overview

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1. Company Name and Address (Required.)

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2. Phone Number (Required.)

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3. Contact Person and Title (Required.)

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4. Other Key Officials in this Establishment (Required.)

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5. What year did your business start operation? (Required.)

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6. If different, what year did it commence in Romulus?

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7. Where are your principal market areas located? (Check all that apply) (Required.)

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8. Specify Locations for the above choices (Required.)

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9. What sector does your primary business fall under? (Required.)

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10. Are total company sales over the past 2-3 years? (Check one) (Required.)

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11. Why? (Required.)

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12. Is new technology emerging that will change your company's product or how it is produced? (Required.)

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13. If yes, please explain

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14. Is your firm locally owned? (Required.)

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15. If not locally owned, where are your corporate headquarters located?

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16. Do you have multiple locations? (Required.)

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17. If yes, where are the other locations?

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18. Are your company's current facilities adequate for expected future operations (3-5 years)? (Required.)

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19. If no, why not? Please reach out to our department for assistance at 734-942-7545 after completing the survey

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20. Do you own or lease this facility? (Required.)

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21. If leased, when does the lease expire?

Business Climate

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22. Based on the following factors, please grade Romulus as a place for your company to do business: (A=Excellent, B=Good, C=Average, D=Poor) (Required.)

  A B C D
Availability of Skilled Labor
Availability of Unskilled Labor
Worker Stability
Worker Productivity
Wage Rates
Proximity to Colleges/Universities
Technical Training Programs
Highway Accessibility
Proximity to Major Markets
Proximity to Service Suppliers
Proximity to Raw Materials
Availability of Credit
Availability and Cost of Land
Availability and Cost of Buildings
Environmental Regulations
Housing Cost and Availability
Local Taxes
Crime Rate

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23. Please rank in order the three factors you would consider the greatest strengths of Romulus as a location for your business and the three factors you would consider the greatest weaknesses (Required.)

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24. How would you rate the business climate in Romulus? (Required.)

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25. How would you rate the overall business climate in Michigan? (Required.)

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26. Based on the following community services, please grade Romulus as a place for your company to do business: (A=Excellent, B=Good, C=Average, D=Poor) (Required.)

  A B C D
Street Maintenance/Drainage
Water and Sewer
Police Protection
Fire Protection
Emergency Medical Services
Health Care Facilities- surrounding area
Electricity Cost and Reliability
Natural Gas Cost and Reliability
Telecommunications Services
Solid Waste Disposal
Zoning and Permitting
Code Enforcement
Public Schools
Financial Institutions
Child Care
Higher Education Institutions- surrounding area
Local Business Organization
Local Economic Development Authority

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27. Are you aware of the programs or services Romulus offers to help make your company more competitive? (Required.)

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28. How has Romulus changed in the past 10-20 years? How have these changes affected your business (positively or negatively)? (Required.)

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29. What kinds of changes, if any, would make this location more appealing to your company as a business location? (Required.)

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30. How would you characterize Romulus's physical appearance and overall image? (Required.)

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31. If not good or excellent, what areas need improving (be specific: entrances, public spaces, downtown, industrial, other)?

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32. How important is beautification of the community to you? (Required.)

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33. What five things represent the best of Romulus? (Required.)

Suppliers/Customers

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34. What raw materials or other components are used to create or produce your product or service and where do they come from? (Please specify point of origin by city, state, and supplier) (Required.)

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35. In what industries are your major customers? (Required.)

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36. What region makes up the largest percentage of your sales? (Required.)

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37. Are there suppliers or customers that would benefit by being located closer to this facility? (Required.)

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38. If yes, list the companies and location:

Labor

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39. How many full-time employees (40 hours/week) do you typically maintain at this location? (Required.)

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40. How many part-time employees (less than 40 hours/week) do you typically maintain at this location? (Required.)

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41. Are the projected employment needs for this location (check one)? (Required.)

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42. Is the labor supply at this location adequate to fulfill your current and future needs? (Required.)

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43. Do you have any difficulty recruiting new employees? (Required.)

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44. If yes, which categories of employees are you finding difficulties?

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45. Please indicate where most of your employees live. (Estimate percentage to the nearest 10%, total should equal 100%)

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46. Which of the following benefits are available to your full-time and part-time employees? (Please check all that apply) (Required.)

  Full-time Part-time
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Vacation Time
Paid Sick Leave
Bonus
Profit Sharing
Tuition Reimbursement
Retirement/401K Contribution
Uniforms/Uniform Allowance
Child Care/Dependent Benefits
Other (Specify)
Business Changes/Exectations/Plans

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47. Has your business expanded at this location within the last three (3) years? (Required.)

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48. If yes, what was the nature of the expansion? (Please fill in appropriate responses)

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49. Have you reduced your business operation in the last three (3) years? (Required.)

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50. If yes, what was the nature of the reduction? (Please fill in appropriate responses)

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51. What changes are expected for this location for the next three (3) years? (Please fill in appropriate responses) (Required.)

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52. Are the following projected utility needs for this facility: A=Increase, B=Stable, C=Decreasing (Select A, B, or C for each) (Required.)

  A B C
Water
Sewer
Electricity
Natural Gas
Telecommunications

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53. Do you expect to consolidate or relocate this facility in the next 3 years? (If no, go to question 63) (Required.)

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54. If yes, for what reason(s) is a consolidation or relocation expected?

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55. Where would you anticipate the consolidation or relocation to take place?

Miscellaneous

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56. Is there anything you would like to add that we have not addressed?

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