PCCE Survey For Chamber Members

1. Business name

2. Please choose the category that best describes your business

• Automotive Repairs/Service
• Finance
• Retail/Wholesale
• Technology/Communications
• Real Estate
• Advertising/Marketing
• Mining
• Transportation
• Insurance
• Agriculture, Forestry
• Healthcare
• Hospitality/Tourism
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Non-Profit
• Services
• Utilities
• Other

3. County in which your office or facility is located

• Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York

4. Your job title

• Owner/Partner
• CEO/Partner
• Executive Director
• COO
• CFO
• CIO
• Vice President
• Manager
• Assistant
• Other

5. Number of employees

• 10 or less
• 11-50
• 51-100
• 101-300
• 301-700
• 701-1500
• 1501-2500
• More than 2500

6. Annual sales revenue?

• $100,000 or less
• $100,000 to $500,000
• Between $500,000 and $1 million
• Between $1 million and $5 million
• Between $5 million and $15 million
• Between $15 million and $25 million
• More than $25 million

7. What Chamber do you belong to?

8. How long have you been a member of your chamber?

• Less than 1 year
• 1-5 years
• 6-10 years
• 11-15 years
• 16-25 years
• 26+ years
• Unsure

9. Which of these factors do you consider an obstacle to the growth of your business? Please select up to THREE factors.

• Healthcare Costs
• Fuel Costs
• Property Tax
• Economy
• Cost of Advertising/Marketing
• Lack of Tort Reform
• Utility Costs
• Minimum Wage Increase
• Rising Interest Rates
• Environmental Laws & Regulations
• Lack of Qualified/Educated Workforce
• Business Tax rates
• Payroll Taxes
• Urban Sprawl
• Lack of Volunteers
• Unemployment Compensation Tax
• Transportation/Infrastructure Issues
• Insurance Costs (fire, liability, workers comp.)
• Lack of Tax Incentives

10. Which of the following issues, that may impact your business, are of greatest concern to your community? Please select up to THREE issues.

• Sewer Systems
• Property Taxes
• Traffic
• Zoning Issues
• Urban/Suburban Sprawl
• Lack of Jobs
• Business Taxes
• Fuel Costs
• Attracting and Retaining Business
• Illegal Immigrants
• Poor Education Systems
• Utility Costs
• Lack of Affordable/Accessible Healthcare
• Cost of Living
• Inadequate Promotion of Local Community/State
• Crime
• Inadequate Infrastructure
• Environment

11. What economic development factors would have the most positive impact on your business and community? Please select up to THREE factors.

• Increase in Cultural Activities
• Tax Reform/Lowering Taxes
• Enhanced Infrastructure
• Better Education System
• Increase in Number of Businesses
• Lower Operating Costs
• Attitude Toward Business
• Less Big Box Retail
• Increase Quality Business in Downtown
• Tax Incentives for Businesses
• More Federal and State Funding/Grants
• Skilled Workforce
• Affordable Healthcare
• Lower Cost of Living
• More Stable Economy
• Hire More Local People
• Better Paying Jobs
• More Support for Businesses

12. What type of tax reform would have the most positive impact on your business? Please select only ONE.

• Property Tax
• Unemployment Tax
• Inheritance Tax
• Personal Income Tax
• Sales & Use Tax
• Workman’s Compensation Cost
• Business Tax (CNI, Capital Stock)
• Social Security Tax
• Earned Income Tax
• Occupational Tax

13. What type of funding increase would have the most positive impact on your business or community? Please select only ONE.

• New Hire Subsidy
• School Sports Funding
• Revitalization Grants
• Local Investing

Comments?

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