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To better represent our members with our public policy leaders, the press and opinion leaders, RAM would like to get a snapshot of where our industry stands more than four months into the crisis, and over half way through 2020.  Please take a few moments of your time to give us your important feedback.

Thank you for your assistance.

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* 1. Contact info (confidential):

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* 2. Type of Retail

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* 3. Sales over prior 4 plus months (roughly March 10- Aug 1):

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* 4. Was your business consider “essential” or “non-essential” (Check One)

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* 5. Is your business currently open?

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* 6. If you answered Yes under Q5, are you operating a full capacity as currently permitted by state order (ie. 50% occupancy if retail, outdoor/limited indoor dining if restaurant), or at reduced operations (ie. By appointment only, curbside pickup, take out, delivery)? Check One:

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* 7. If you answered No under Q5, when do you anticipate reopening to customers? Choose One:

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* 8. Moving forward, do you anticipate altering your business model? 

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* 9. If you answered Yes under Q8, how so? Check all that apply:

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* 10. Do you anticipate needing to lay-off employees in the future due to limitations or reductions in available financial resources?

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* 11. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 meaning Not a Problem At All and 5 meaning a severe Problem .......what are your biggest challenges today for your small business?

  Use a number 1-5
Meeting rent/mortgage obligations
Rehiring employees
Obtaining and financing inventory
Complying with government COVID requirements
Lack of sales and consumer traffic
Exhausted PPP funds

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* 12. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 meaning “Confident” and 5 meaning “Unconfident”, one year from now, how confident are you that your business will recover to pre-COVID-19 sales levels?

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* 13. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 meaning Very Well and 5 meaning Very Poorly, how do you believe Massachusetts has handled the COVID-19 crisis, in fairly balancing health, economic and competitive considerations?

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* 14. Are you willing to speak with the press to discuss what your small business is going through? (If you answer yes, make sure to provide contact information in first question.)

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* 15.  Any additional comments you would like to add:

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