HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.c. Updates on Web and Open to BusinessEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Port Authority Meeting Date: October 20, 2015
AGENDA ITEMAGENDA SECTION:
: Updates on Web and Open to Business
UseConsent
PREPARED BY: AGENDA NO.
Kim Lindquist, Deputy Director3.c.
ATTACHMENTS: 3rd Quarter Data for Economic
Development Web Page and Open to
APPROVED BY:
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Business Program Data for 1 Half of
2015
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Information Item
ISSUE
Attached is information regarding the web use of the economic development page for the third quarter.
Also attached is information about the Open to Business program for the first half of 2015. These are two
programs the Port Authority had expressed interest in seeing activity numbers. Laurie Crow from Open to
Business has offered to come to a future Port meeting to discuss the program and what types of questions
Usage of Economic Development webpages, 3 rd quarter 2015
Details on which pages were visited during the quarter.
Avg. time
Unique on page
Pageviews Pageviews (seconds)
New Developments - Residential 396 475 43
Economic Development main page 248 302 22
New Developments - Commercial/Industrial 226 255 28
News and Events 177 205 28
Downtown Revitalization 174 189 33
Available Land and Buildings173 197 34
Community Profile 99 110 43
Business Licenses 58 61 11
Incub: Ten Steps to Starting a Business47 48 1
Marketing Studies36 42 74
Economic Incentives 23 29 71
Links 19 20 3
Business Incubator main page15 17 16
Incub: Business Assistance/Counseling 12 15 17
Incub: Other Community Resources12 15 15
Incub: Funding Your Business 9 11 205
Incub: Legal Assistance, Tax, and Business
Filing 9 10 86
Incub: Networking Opportunities 7 9 14
Incub: Business Education 4 4 4
Visits by date
Time of day of visits (Central time)
Average visit duration:7 min, 27 sec
Type of device used by visitor
Location of visitors
Most location information is based on where the user’s Internet service provider is, which can be distant
from the user’s location.
Total pageviews by quarter
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1Q '142Q '143Q '144Q '141Q '152Q '153Q '15
Most-viewed pages by quarter
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
1 Q '142 Q '143 Q '144 Q '141 Q '152 Q '153 Q '15
New Developments - Residential
Economic Development main page
News and Events
New Developments - Commercial/Industrial
TOTAL139001767202518041663212325042014 Residential27932533222813502833512743203524184585573964752264239298229314215258218264261320295508248302Events1567193241229289201236160190181213171193177205Comme
rcial/Industrial1456130154167205146188158184181225206245226255Buildings1381142160215251174203111120178206198244173197Profile119612413915218111313016619914917415326399110Revitalization1118115137139166
120142128152137156154176174189Licenses4757089606557684350496464785861Studies3052937384139462426526440493642Incentives3043439303640464248435439522329Links2232831343831402123404125301920187232817182225
1315253021234748page152152613142325151828302122151714416161720121616223139141612155677351110128844
824566457818281315121579111512126791010141010911751720556766111899910564477566716176679
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'15
Q
2nd
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Q
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'144th
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'142nd
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Education43
Total
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Land
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New Entrepreneurs 51 Apple Valley 14
Burnsville 28
Existing Entrepreneurs 69 Eagan 7
Farmington 15
Hastings 12
Total Entrepreneurs 120
Inver Grove Hts 12
Lakeville 16
Mendota Heights 2
Inquiries 110
Rosemount 8
(Requests for information/referral, not a formal client)
S. St. Paul 1
W. St. Paul 3
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Townships 0
Undecided Location 2
Provided
(Dakota County Businesses)
Number 3
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Amount $182,500
Retail 21
Provided
(Dakota County Residents)
Service 62
Number 0
Food 24
Amount $0
Manufacturing 9
Technology 1
Microgrants
Health/Fitness 2
Number 3
Construction/Related Trades 1
Amount $3,000
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Credit Builder Loans
Number 3
Municipalities/CDA 53
Amount $720
Chamber 0
Internet 6
Total $186,220
Friends/Family 8
Other (Banks, Schools, Etc.) 23
Requests/In Process
Number 1
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Total Request $27,000
st
1 Quarter 633.25
Facilitated/Leveraged Loans
nd
2 Quarter 509.00
Amount $1,853,830
rd
3 Quarter 0
th
4 Quarter 0