Your Chamber Affiliation *

Business/Organization Size *

How long have you or your business been a member? *

Our chamber should take a firm stand on public policy issues affecting our members. *

Our chamber should seek to form a closer working relationship with local and county government officials. *

Our chamber should place greater emphasis on education & training initiatives aimed at meeting our members’ workforce needs. *

Our chamber should put more emphasis on representing the interests and needs of private-sector businesses; less emphasis on other interests and activities. *

Our chamber spends too much time and other resources organizing community events. *

My business has used and benefited from one or more member-benefits offered by our chamber, (ie. workers’ comp. group, health ins., etc.) *

Our chamber should be the primary force for bringing new businesses into our service area. *

Our chamber is too “city oriented”; focus should be broadened to include the surrounding area. *

The lack of available capital for start-up & emerging businesses is a major problem in our area. *

Our chamber should primarily be a social and service organization, as opposed to being actively involved with issues such as business growth & retention. *

Our chamber should research & publish updated information about local wages, salaries, & other economic data & trends. *

Our chamber should initiate programs to help small local firms better apply new technology. *

Since the base of our chamber’s membership is private-sector businesses, the influence that government has on our chamber’s priorities & advocacy positions should be curtailed. *

Since finding qualified workers appears to be a problem, less emphasis should be placed on attracting new businesses to come here. *

If I had a particular problem with my business, I would like to be able to consult with our chamber for input and assistance. *

Retention & expansion of existing businesses in our area is more important than efforts to attract new businesses. *

I am a member and investor in our chamber, not for a return on my investment, but rather because it’s “the right thing to do”. *

I believe I/my business is “behind” in acquiring & using new technologies that apply to my industry. *