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Business Retention and Expansion Survey

Business retention and expansion is the foundation for a healthy local economy. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and return it to us at PO Box 612 Yorktown, VA 23690. Your assistance will help our retention program be responsive to the needs of the County’s businesses. The Office of Economic Development recognizes the contributions you make to York County and wants you to continue doing business in the County.

All responses will be kept strictly confidential. Thank you for your participation. 
Company Information
Company Name:  
Contact Name:    
Phone:      Email:
1a. Type of Business:
Contracting and Construction
Durable Goods (Retail)
Education and Health Services
Leisure/Tourism/Hospitality
 Manufacturing		 Non-Durable Goods (Service)
 Professional Services
 Wholesale and Distribution
Other:
 
1b. Briefly Describe your Main Service/Product:
2a. Current Number of Employees: 
2b. Projected Number of Employees in two years:  
3. Year Business was Established in York County: 
Business Environment
1. Has your company experienced increasing sales over the past 2 years? Yes No
2. Has your company experienced decreasing sales over the past 2 years?  Yes No
3. Is your company experiencing difficulty obtaining fixed asset or working capital?  Yes No
4. Is your company experiencing difficulty recruiting employees?   Yes No 
    If yes, please describe: 
5. Has your company experienced problems with safety or security in the past 2 years? Yes No
6. Please describe the key issues facing your business:
Company Future  Plans
1. Does your company own its current site/building?  (if yes, skip to question 3a)Yes No
2a. Does your company lease it current site?  Yes No
2b. Will your company renew its lease upon expiration?  Yes No
3. Is your company planning closure or sale of the business?   Yes No
    If yes, when (Mo/Yr)?  and why?
4a. Is your company planning to relocate within York County?   Yes No
4b. Is you company planning to relocate outside of York County? Yes No
5. If you are planning to relocate outside of York County, where are you planning to relocate and when (Mo/Yr)?
6. What is the reason for relocation? (Check all that apply):
Access to Resources
Land Constraints
Space/Building Constraints
Code Requirements
 Property Taxes		 Availability of Public Utilities
 Workforce/Labor Concerns
 Outdated Facilities or Process
Market Changes
Other:
 
7. In the next 2 years is your company planning to expand in any of the following areas?
Employment      Building      Equipment
8. Is your company's current property/location large enough to allow expansion? Yes No
9. If your company plans to expand, can the Office of Economic Development assist with any of the following? (Please check all that apply)
Financing
 Location
 Marketing
Permitting
Training
Other:
 
Evaluation of York County
1. How do you rate York County's economic development efforts?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
2. How do you rate the Office of Economic Development's helpfulness during the start-up of your business?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
3. How do you rate the Office of Economic Development's helpfulness during the tenure of your business?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
4. How do you rate the availability of workforce training programs within York County and the local area?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
5. How do you rate the availability and cost of land in York County?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
6. How do you rate the availability and cost of commercial space in York County?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
7. How do you rate York County, in general, as a place to do business?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
8a. How do you rate the quality of public transportation (if serving your business)?
Excellent  Good  Fair  Poor  No Opinion  Not Applicable
8a. If not currently serving your business, comment below on your need for access to public transportation and how it would benefit your business:
Additional Feedback & Follow-up Contact
1. Would you like a follow-up call from the Office of Economic Development?
Yes No
2. The Office of Economic Development has complied an inventory of available sites and buildings at http://yorkcountysites.com. Do you have anything you would like added to this database?
Yes No
3. What, in your opinion, could York County do to better serve firms in your industry and to attract new firms to this area?:
4. Please share any additional comments regarding York County: