The purpose of this survey is to assess the current situation of the business climate in the East Parker County area. Please check only one response for each of the following questions below.

Business Survey

1.Todays Date:

dd-mm-yyyy

2.Company Name: *

3.Contact Name and Title *

4.Physical Business Address *

5.City: *

6.Telephone: *

7.Fax:

8.Website:

9.Email: *

10. What is the nature of your business? *

11.How many full time employees? * 1 - 5 employees
6 - 10 employees
11 - 25 employees
26 - 50 employees
51 - 100 employees
101+ employees

12.In the next 2 years do you anticipate your number of employess to: * Increase Decrease Stay the same

13. Where are the majority of your customers located *

East Parker County area
Weatherford
Metroplex
Texas
USA
International

14.Do you lease or own your place of business * Lease
Own
Homebased

15.If you are leasing, when will your current lease expire? Less than 1 year
1-2 years
3-5 years
6+ years

16.Future Needs

Do you have any plans of expanding in EPC or moving your business outside of EPC?

Expand
Move
Both
Neither

17.General Economy

How do you feel about the general economy in the EPC area over the next year?

Extremely Satisfied
Improving
Would like to do better
Uncertainty
Stagnant
Declining
Very Concerned

18. What factors contribute to your opinions?

New business development
Level of existing business expansion or development
Local business and political climate
Road construction projects
State and local economy
Competition from neighboring areas

19.What factors influence your decision to operate in East Parker County? *

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Very Important
Proximity to Customers
Growing Region Market
Freeway Access
Commuting time to work
Labor Supply
Cost of Business (Rent)
Community Support

20.Which of the following strategies are important to you in promoting and improving the East Parker County area? *

	Not important	Some what important	Very important
Recruiting new businesses
Marketing the East Parker County area
Supporting transportation improvements
Promoting the major business corridors
Retaining existing businesses