HOME
ABOUT APOPKA
INCENTIVES
LINKS
- City Departments
- Links
CONTACT US

City of Apopka Business Survey

The City of Apopka is committed to creating an economically-vibrant community. We are seeking feedback from our valued local business owners to better understand the challenges and issues you face. This short survey will be used to identify potential programs and services to support you and help your business to flourish. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

1. Please provide us with your contact information.

Name and Title*:

Company*:

Mailing Address*:

E-mail Address*:

Phone Number*:

2. When was your business originally established? (year)

3. Has your business always been at this location?

Yes

No

If "No," where was it located before? (City, State)

4. How would you rate the experience of opening a business in Apopka?

	Easy	Normal	Difficult	Not Applicable
Obtaining building permits
Obtaining business tax receipts
Obtaining public services
Water
Sewer
Solid Waste
Recycling
Electricity
Natural Gas
Telephone
Cable (TV/Internet)

5. Industry

	Aviation		Real Estate
	Health & Life Sciences		Research & Development
	Corporate Headquarters		Wholesale Trade & Distribution
	Finance & Insurance		Retail
	Hospitality/Restaurant/Bar		Personal Services (Barber, Health & Fitness, Salon)
	Manufacturing		Professional Services (Attorneys, Doctors, Engineers)
	Nursery		Other (please specify)

6. Brief description of your business

7. Is this a home based business?

Yes

No

8. Is this business...

	the headquarters of a multi-site company?
	a branch of a multi-site company?
	a single site company?

9. How many branches (not including the headquarters office) does your company have in the City of Apopka?

0

1

2-3

4-5

6+

Not Applicable

10. How many employees do you currently have?

Full-Time Part-Time

11. Where do your employees reside?

	Apopka		Seminole County
	Another location in Orange County		Other
	Lake County

12. Why did you choose to locate in the City of Apopka? (Mark all that apply)

	Location		Work Force
	Site/Facility Costs		Cost of Living
	Quality of Life		Low Local Taxes
	Good Transportation		Support from City
	Other (please explain below)

13. What other communities did you consider?

      1
      2
      3

next

14. In the last six months, have you considered any of the following? (Mark all that apply)

	Business/facility expansion		Relocation outside Apopka		Reduction in workforce
	Relocation within Apopka		None of the above

15. Have your revenues decreased in the last four quarters?

	Yes
	No

If yes, by what percent?

16. Have you reduced staff or the number of hours employees work as a result of the local economic conditions?

	Yes
	No

If yes, how many people have you lost or how many hours, and in what job titles?

17. In what other ways have the local economic conditions affected your business operations?

18. Have you considered restructuring your operation or methodology of conducting business to attract a different market or increase your market potential?

	Yes
	No

If yes, please explain.

19. What resources or assistance would you require to attract new business?

20. What could the City of Apopka do to help your business maintain or improve its customer base?

21. Please rate the degree to which you feel these factors affect businesses in Apopka

	Not a Problem	Minor Problem	Moderate Problem	Major Problem	No Opinion
Too many local government regulations
Not enough local government regulation
Lack of customer base
Lack of qualified labor
Average wage is too high
Pedestrian access
Vehicular access
Parking
Access to public transit
High crime rate
Lack of suppliers
Too much competition from national franchises

Comments:

22. Would you like additional information on any of the topics listed below?

	Export Counseling & Assistance		Expansion/Site Selection
	Business Counseling		Job Creation/Retention
	Industrial Revenue Bond Programs		Broadband Infrastructure Availability and Access
	Workforce Training		Disaster Preparedness/Recovery
	Employee Relocation Assistance		Demographic/Statistical Information
	Access to Capital Resources		Permitting Assistance
	Federal & State Programs		Other (please specify below)

23. If you requested information, by what method shall we provide that to you?

	U.S. Mail
	E-mail
	Telephone

120 East Main Street

Apopka, Florida 32703

(407) 703-1700

www.apopka.net/ecdev

Website created by Land Design Innovations, Inc.