Ohio Tech Industry Advocacy Survey

Ohio tech associations are working together to advocate for the tech industry in Ohio. Please take a moment to complete this short survey to help us better meet the legislative advocacy needs of Ohio's tech industry members.

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* 1. Please describe your occupation or role.

Tech Entrepreneur (CEO/Founder/Co-Founder)

Tech Company Executive (CEO/President/Sr. Executive)

Investor (tech industry specialization)

Service Provider (Accountant/Attorney/Banker/etc.)

Enterprise IT Executive (CIO/VP/etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Multiple Ohio tech associations are participating in this survey, please share your zip code so we can segregate responses by region.

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* 3. Ohio's state government adequately supports the IT industry across the state.

Strongly Disagree

Somewhat Disagree

Neither agree nor disagree

Somewhat Agree

Strongly Agree

	Very Unimportant	Somewhat Unimportant	Neutral	Somewhat Important	Very Important
Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines	Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Very Unimportant	Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Somewhat Unimportant	Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Neutral	Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Somewhat Important	Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Very Important
Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states	Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Very Unimportant	Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Somewhat Unimportant	Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Neutral	Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Somewhat Important	Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Very Important
Increased amount of investment funding (public and private)	Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Very Unimportant	Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Somewhat Unimportant	Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Neutral	Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Somewhat Important	Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Very Important
Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments	Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Very Unimportant	Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Somewhat Unimportant	Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Neutral	Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Somewhat Important	Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Very Important
State sponsored programs to increase software development talent	State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Very Unimportant	State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Somewhat Unimportant	State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Neutral	State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Somewhat Important	State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Very Important
Tax credits or funding for interns	Tax credits or funding for interns Very Unimportant	Tax credits or funding for interns Somewhat Unimportant	Tax credits or funding for interns Neutral	Tax credits or funding for interns Somewhat Important	Tax credits or funding for interns Very Important
Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.)	Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Very Unimportant	Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Somewhat Unimportant	Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Neutral	Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Somewhat Important	Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Very Important
Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators	Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Very Unimportant	Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Somewhat Unimportant	Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Neutral	Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Somewhat Important	Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Very Important

Very Unimportant

Somewhat Unimportant

Neutral

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines

Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Very Unimportant

Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Somewhat Unimportant

Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Neutral

Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Somewhat Important

Increasing college enrollments in IT disciplines Very Important

Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states

Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Very Unimportant

Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Somewhat Unimportant

Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Neutral

Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Somewhat Important

Supporting attraction of IT workers from other states Very Important

Increased amount of investment funding (public and private)

Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Very Unimportant

Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Somewhat Unimportant

Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Neutral

Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Somewhat Important

Increased amount of investment funding (public and private) Very Important

Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments

Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Very Unimportant

Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Somewhat Unimportant

Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Neutral

Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Somewhat Important

Favorable tax opportunities for tech R&D investments Very Important

State sponsored programs to increase software development talent

State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Very Unimportant

State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Somewhat Unimportant

State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Neutral

State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Somewhat Important

State sponsored programs to increase software development talent Very Important

Tax credits or funding for interns

Tax credits or funding for interns Very Unimportant

Tax credits or funding for interns Somewhat Unimportant

Tax credits or funding for interns Neutral

Tax credits or funding for interns Somewhat Important

Tax credits or funding for interns Very Important

Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.)

Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Very Unimportant

Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Somewhat Unimportant

Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Neutral

Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Somewhat Important

Increased support for start-up tech firms (funding/accelerators/etc.) Very Important

Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators

Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Very Unimportant

Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Somewhat Unimportant

Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Neutral

Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Somewhat Important

Periodic meetings between tech companies and state legislators Very Important

Ohio Tech Industry Advocacy Survey - Toledo

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* 1. Please describe your occupation or role.

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* 2. Multiple Ohio tech associations are participating in this survey, please share your zip code so we can segregate responses by region.

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* 3. Ohio's state government adequately supports the IT industry across the state.

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* 4. Please rate the following issues based on their importance to your business and the IT industry in Ohio.