The purpose of the Business Climate Survey is to track trends and issues affecting businesses. Business decision makers are surveyed to identify emerging issues that may be addressed by the Springfield Chamber. Aggregate data will be shared with community stakeholders, elected officials, and used by the Chamber for developing our advocacy and program priorities.

Include your email at the end of the survey to receive a copy of the final results. Your name and organization will remain confidential.
**Entries completed by THURSDAY, MAY 8 by the end of the day will be eligible for a prize package including: (1) FREE entry to the State of Business Program; (1) FREE family day pass to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art; (1) bottle King Estate Paradox white wine (please enter email address to be included in raffle)**

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* 1. Contact information (Optional, this will remain confidential, and will be used to send you a copy of the survey results)

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* 2. What industry best describes your business?

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* 3. How many employees do you have?

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* 4. How confident are you in the current health of your business?

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* 5. Over the past year, has your business changed its staffing levels?

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* 6. In the next 6-12 months, is your business set to:

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* 7. Please rank the following business challenges in order of impact to your organization.

  1. Inflation
  2. Access to capital
  3. Hiring and retaining employees
  4. Supply chain disruptions
  5. Regulation/Compliance
  6. Tax Burden

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* 8. Please expand on your business challenges. Which of these significantly impact your organization? (Check all that apply)

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* 9. What are you doing to mitigate your greatest challenge(s)?

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* 10. Which of the following represent your greatest workforce and talent needs? (Select all that apply)

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* 11. When evaluating entry-level job candidates, how important is prior internship or work-study experience?

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* 12. What talent attraction and retention strategies are you using? (Select all that apply)

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* 13. What would improve the local, regional, or state business environment? (Choose up to 3)

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* 14. The following were named as the top 3 competitive advantages to doing business in our area in the 2023 Business Climate Survey. How well do you perceive this community leverages these competitive advantages?

  I believe our community has leveraged this competitive advantage POORLY I believe our community has leveraged this competitive advantage WELL I believe our community has leveraged this competitive advantage EXTREMELY WELL
Lifestyle/Livability
Proximity to Higher Education
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

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* 15. Rate the business climate (Regional, State, and Local) on a scale of 1-10.

  Extremely Poor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Thriving 10 N/A
State (Oregon)
Regional (Lane County)
Local (Eugene)
Local (Springfield)

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* 16. From your perspective, please elaborate on some of the root causes of either a poor or thriving business climate?

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* 17. How would you describe your outlook on the overall health of the U.S. economy?

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* 18. How would you describe your outlook on the overall health of the local economy?

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* 19. What educational topics would be of most value to your business?

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* 20. What else would you like us to know?