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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a. Business Appreciation Survey 4 ROSEMOUN 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PORT AUTHORITY Port Authority Date: December 17, 2013 AGENDA SECTION: AGENDA ITEM: Business Appreciation Survey Old Business PREPARED BY: Kim Lindquist, Deputy Director AGENDA NO. 4.a. ATTACHMENTS: Survey Results APPROVED BY: D RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information Item ISSUE At the last Port Authority meeting, the group suggested surveying attendee to the Business Appreciation Lunch. The questions were whether the time of day was good, the location acceptable, and what types of presentations would be welcome. Out of the 33 business that attended, 15 responded to the survey. For the most part, the location and time of day were good. There were a few suggestions about upcoming presentation topics which are listed in the attachment. RECOMMENDATION Information item only. Out of the 33 businesses that attended the luncheon, 15 responded to our after-luncheon survey. All 15 stated it was worth their time taken out of their business day to attend the luncheon. Was the program topic (Open to Business) helpful and of interest? 9 said yes. 6 said somewhat. Suggested future program topics included: • Keynote speaker from Flint Hills or DCTC. • Maybe an idea session on how businesses can better work together—reciprocal marketing. • Have a short Q&A session. • What concerns do the businesses bring to the city? • How we can generate more businesses to Rosemount? How we can bring MORE affordable offices for Small Businesses? Can we bring in or recruit better eating establishments?Talk about What is going on with the Hotel situation. No more talk about UMORE until it is actually in the works. I have been seeing this for over 5 years. Until they are putting up walls, I don't care to hear any more on this. • More information on UMore. • The general"State of Rosemount"is always nice. Better time of day to attend: 12 responded Lunch was best. 3 suggested Morning/Breakfast. Better location to hold the event: One person said the Steeple Center was nice. One person suggested Fireside. All others said the Community Center worked well. Other Comments: • Very good presentation. • Nice idea to have the event. • Great lunch. • Nice event.