What industry is your business in?
Professional, Technical and Scientific Services
Other Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Retail Trade
Education
Construction
Accommodation and Food Service
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
Wholesale Trade
Finance and Insurance
Real Estate Rental and Leasing
Transportation and Warehousing
Information
Manufacturing
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Administrative and Support
Waste Management and Remediation
Public Administration
Utilities
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What is the zip code of your business?
Which best describes your primary business location?
Residence/ Home
Leased commercial space/facility
Owned commercial space/facility
Coworking or shared space
Mobile location
Other
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How many full-time and part-time employees currently work for your company? If you are self-employed or do not have employees select 0.
0
1-4
5-9
10-19
20-49
50-99
100-249
250-499
500+
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On a scale of 1-5, how optimistic are you about your business prospects over the next six months? Where 5 is very optimistic and 1 is not optimistic at all.
1 - Not optimistic at all
2 - Not very optimistic
3 - Neutral
4 - Somewhat Optimistic
5 - Very Optimistic
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For each of the following areas, please indicate whether your business is experiencing an increase, decrease, or no significant change:
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Please describe any other areas where your business is experiencing growth or decline. Be as descriptive as possible.
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Over the next six months, is your business planning to do any of the following (Select all that apply)
Reduce operational costs
Seek new markets or customers
Increase prices
Hire New Workers
Downsize workforce (layoffs, hiring freeze, reduced hours)
Cancel or delay of expansion or investment plans
Expand or invest
Explore alternative funding sources
Identify alternative suppliers
Unsure
None
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On a scale of 1-5, how concerned are you about tariffs negatively impacting your business, where 5 is very concerned and 1 is not concerned at all.
1 - Not concerned at all
2 - Minimally Concerned
3 - Neutral
4 - Somewhat concerned
5 - Very Concerned
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Does your business have contracts or revenue streams that are directly or indirectly tied to federal spending?
Yes, directly
Yes, indirectly
No
Unsure
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If yes (to either directly or indirectly), have these contracts or revenue streams increased, decreased, or stayed about the same over the last six months?
Increased
Decreased
Stayed about the same - no significant changes
Unsure
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Has your business adopted artificial intelligence (AI) tools or technologies in any part of its operations?
Yes, already using AI regularly in one or more areas
Planning to adopt AI within the next 6 months
Exploring AI, but no immediate plans to adopt
No, and not currently considering AI adoption
Unsure
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In which areas are you using or planning to use AI? Select all that apply.
Operational Efficiency
61%
Marketing/Sales
60%
Customer Service
48%
Human Resources
18%
Finance/Accounting
15%
Cybersecurity
10%
Other
10%
Unsure
7%
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Do you have any additional insights or concerns about the impact of economic conditions on your business?
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