The Business Council of New York State 2015 Small Business Survey

Your Voice, Our Voice, One Voice.

The Business Council is committed to serving our small business members. Below you will find a brief survey that will help our Government Affairs Team guide their small business advocacy this legislative session.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss these issues further, please contact Christina Miller at christina.miller@bcnys.org or (518) 465-7511.

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* 1. How many employees do you have in NYS?

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* 2. What was the primary reason why you joined the Business Council?

Access to Business Council Insurance Products

Events/Networking

Government Affairs/Legislative/Regulatory Advocacy

Single Issue Advocacy

The Human Resources Helpline

Webinars/Trainings

Not a Member

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Rate the degree to which these policy issues are important to you.

	High	Medium	Low
Cost of Health Care	Cost of Health Care High	Cost of Health Care Medium	Cost of Health Care Low
Contract Procurement Regulation	Contract Procurement Regulation High	Contract Procurement Regulation Medium	Contract Procurement Regulation Low
Controlling Spending in NYS Budget	Controlling Spending in NYS Budget High	Controlling Spending in NYS Budget Medium	Controlling Spending in NYS Budget Low
Data Privacy Legislation/Regulation	Data Privacy Legislation/Regulation High	Data Privacy Legislation/Regulation Medium	Data Privacy Legislation/Regulation Low
Energy Costs	Energy Costs High	Energy Costs Medium	Energy Costs Low
Infrastructure/Transportation Funding	Infrastructure/Transportation Funding High	Infrastructure/Transportation Funding Medium	Infrastructure/Transportation Funding Low
Lawsuit Reform	Lawsuit Reform High	Lawsuit Reform Medium	Lawsuit Reform Low
Mandatory Paid Family Leave	Mandatory Paid Family Leave High	Mandatory Paid Family Leave Medium	Mandatory Paid Family Leave Low
Minimum Wage Increase (State Level)	Minimum Wage Increase (State Level) High	Minimum Wage Increase (State Level) Medium	Minimum Wage Increase (State Level) Low
Scaffold Law Reform	Scaffold Law Reform High	Scaffold Law Reform Medium	Scaffold Law Reform Low
State Level Regulatory Burden	State Level Regulatory Burden High	State Level Regulatory Burden Medium	State Level Regulatory Burden Low
Taxation	Taxation High	Taxation Medium	Taxation Low
Women and Minority Owned Businesses (Regulation/Legislation)	Women and Minority Owned Businesses (Regulation/Legislation) High	Women and Minority Owned Businesses (Regulation/Legislation) Medium	Women and Minority Owned Businesses (Regulation/Legislation) Low
Workers' Compensation Costs	Workers' Compensation Costs High	Workers' Compensation Costs Medium	Workers' Compensation Costs Low
Workforce Preparedness	Workforce Preparedness High	Workforce Preparedness Medium	Workforce Preparedness Low

Other issues of concern

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* 4. Has the Affordable Care Act impacted your number of employees?

Yes - I have reduced the hours of employees due to the ACA.

Yes - I have chosen to not hire employees due to the ACA.

No.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have any specific New York State laws or regulations impacted your business?

Yes, I have limited my investments and/or reduced headcount because of NYS regulatory or compliance requirements.

No.

If you selected yes, please specify what laws/regulations impacted your business.

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* 6. How have you interacted with the Business Council of New York in the past year (2014)? (Please check all that apply).

Attended an event

Participated in an e-advocacy effort

Purchased a Business Council insurance product

Spoke with Government Affairs staff person about legislation/regulation

Spoke with Insurance staff

Spoke with Membership staff

Visited our Website (www.bcnys.org)

Followed Us on Linkedin

Visited our Facebook Page

Visited our Twitter Page (@BusinessNYS)

Other (please specify)

The Business Council of New York State 2015 Small Business Survey

Your Voice, Our Voice, One Voice.

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* 1. How many employees do you have in NYS?

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* 2. What was the primary reason why you joined the Business Council?

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* 3. Rate the degree to which these policy issues are important to you.

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* 4. Has the Affordable Care Act impacted your number of employees?

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* 5. Have any specific New York State laws or regulations impacted your business?

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* 6. How have you interacted with the Business Council of New York in the past year (2014)? (Please check all that apply).

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* 7. Please share any additional comments that would help to guide our small business advocacy.

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* 8. Please share your email. (Optional).