2. Company Information
4. Company Name
6. Company Address Line 1
8. Company Address Line 2
10. City
11. State
12. Zip
14. Contact Person - First Name
15. Contact Person - Last Name
17. Date
    Date
18. Contact Phone Number
19. Contact Email
21. What type of business do you operate?
23. Does the company own or lease?
25. How long has this business been in West St. Paul?
27. What is a recent accomplishment you are proud of?
31. Employment Information
33. How many employees currently work for this establishment?
35. Full time
36. Part time
37. Seasonal
39. Have the number of employees changed in the past 1-5 years? (If applicable) What were three reasons that prompted the employment change?

    1. Change in management
    2. Growth/demand or lack of
    3. Improved/decreased efficiency
    4. Increased competition

    1. Renovation/expansion
    2. New product/service
    3. Technology changes
    4. Other
41. If you answered "Other" please explain
43. Do plan to hire more employees in the next 5 years?

    1. Yes
    2. No
45. If you answered "Yes" please explain
47. What resources do you use to recruit new employees?
49. Do you struggle to find new employees?

    1. Yes
    2. No
51. If you answered "Yes", what are the specific challenges?
55. Community Information
57. What were the top reasons for locating your business in West St. Paul or staying in West St. Paul?
59. What percentage of employees live inside/outside of the community? What/why do you think that is?
61. From your perspective how would you rate the housing, retail, utilities (or other similar city/local amenity or service) in this community?

    1. Excellent
    2. Above Average
    3. Average
    4. Below Average
    5. Poor
63. How would you rate West St. Paul as a whole as a place to do business? Specific areas - building appearance, business signage, cleanliness of streets/sidewalks, traffic/parking, business variety.
65. What are the strengths of the community?
67. What are the weaknesses of the community?
69. Have you interacted with City Hall? If so, how?
71. How can West St. Paul improve local business climate?
73. What community project(s) would benefit business?
75. Which statement best describes your businesses current state of activity?

    1. Too much business/strained service capacity
    2. Level of activity is just right
    3. Too little business/excess service capacity
    4. Seasonal influx
77. What do you anticipate will be the top three factors that are most likely to impact your business in the next five years?

    1. New/changing products
    2. Demographics
    3. Consumer/customer income
    4. Material/product costs/shortages
    5. Financing changes
    6. Other
79. If you answered "Other" please explain
81. What services/product would you like to offer, or your customer base would like you to offer, in the next five years?
83. Do you have an interest and/or room to renovate/expand the business? If so, where?

    1. Building
    2. Number of employees
    3. Equipment/technology
    4. Energy efficiency
    5. Employee training
85. What would be some potential barriers to growth/expansion?
87. Do you feel your store/storefront needs updating or improvements?
89. If financial assistance were available, would you consider improvements for building exterior and/or signage?
91. What is one of the most impactful/significant things the city/community could do to help you and/or your business?
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