Diverse by Design Minority Business Enterprise Survey

Recent research done by Agenda 360 and Vision 2015 on diversity and inclusion in our region pointed out the small number of minority and women-owned businesses compared to our peer regions.

Organizations and individuals with an interest in seeing the number of businesses grow are working together to better understand obstacles to success for minority and women-owned businesses in Greater Cincinnati. Your responses to this survey may guide the creation of programs and services for minority and women-owned businesses.

Responses to the survey will be shared in aggregate and confidential to Agenda 360 staff. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

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* 1. Please indicate your race. Check all that apply.

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian or Asian American

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White

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* 2. Please indicate your gender.

Female

Male

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* 3. Please indicate your business sector:

Accounting

Advertising/Marketing

Apparel

Automotive

Construction

Consulting

Education

Entertainment

Financial Services

Food, beverage (non-retail)

Health Care

Information Technology

Legal

Logistics

Manufacturing

Professional, scientific & technical services

Real Estate

Restaurants/catering

Retail

Technology

Transportation

Trucking

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is your position at the company? Check all that apply.

Owner

President

Financial Officer

Manager

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How long has the company been in business?

Less than 2 years

2 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

10+ years

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* 6. How many full time employees (non-owner) are with the company?

None

1 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 20

21 - 50

51 +

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* 7. Does the company have a written business plan?

Yes

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* 8. What is the biggest barrier to your company's growth?

Lack of marketing, advertising and public relations resources

Financing

In need of information about available services

Lack of a business plan

Inadequate business connections

Attracting qualified personnel

Managing people and retaining talent

Competition from others

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What services would enable you to grow your business over the next three years? Please prioritize the following list of services with #1 being the most important.

Access to capital

Marketing/PR expertise

Strategic planning

Having a mentor

Easy access to information needed for small business

Human Resource expertise for talent recruitment and retention

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* 10. Who do you go to for business support?

	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
Banker	Banker Often	Banker Sometimes	Banker Rarely	Banker Never
Attorney	Attorney Often	Attorney Sometimes	Attorney Rarely	Attorney Never
Accountant/Bookkeeper	Accountant/Bookkeeper Often	Accountant/Bookkeeper Sometimes	Accountant/Bookkeeper Rarely	Accountant/Bookkeeper Never
Chamber of Commerce	Chamber of Commerce Often	Chamber of Commerce Sometimes	Chamber of Commerce Rarely	Chamber of Commerce Never
Trade Association	Trade Association Often	Trade Association Sometimes	Trade Association Rarely	Trade Association Never
Professional Organization	Professional Organization Often	Professional Organization Sometimes	Professional Organization Rarely	Professional Organization Never
Other Business Organizations	Other Business Organizations Often	Other Business Organizations Sometimes	Other Business Organizations Rarely	Other Business Organizations Never
Church/Religious Organization	Church/Religious Organization Often	Church/Religious Organization Sometimes	Church/Religious Organization Rarely	Church/Religious Organization Never
Formal Mentor/Mentoring Program	Formal Mentor/Mentoring Program Often	Formal Mentor/Mentoring Program Sometimes	Formal Mentor/Mentoring Program Rarely	Formal Mentor/Mentoring Program Never
Friends	Friends Often	Friends Sometimes	Friends Rarely	Friends Never
Family	Family Often	Family Sometimes	Family Rarely	Family Never

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What services/relationships have you used in the last 6 months for your business? Check all that apply.

Banker (not retail branch)

Attorney

Accountant/Bookkeeper

Chamber of Commerce

Trade Association

Professional Organization

Church/Religious Organization

Formal Mentoring Program

Other Organizations (Please specify business or other organization)

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* 12. Optional: If you would like to receive updates on this project, please provide your contact information below.

Name

Business

Title

Email address

Street address

City

State

Zip code

Phone

Thank you!