DECI 2026 Business Survey
Own a business downtown? Please fill out this survey! Your answers help DECI to make decisions about the direction of our work and help us advocate better advocate for downtown with our partners, investors, and local governments.
All questions (other than contact info) are optional. All answers are confidential. Public facing data will be summarized and anonymized to show trends and to protect individual data.
Questions about your business
All questions are optional and confidential
Do you rent or own your property downtown?
Why did you decide to locate your business downtown?
What are the biggest issues you face as a downtown business? (Select all that apply)
All questions are optional and confidential
Owner Race (Select all that apply)
Which of the following apply to you? (Select all that apply)
How would the owner describe their personal financial condition?
Does the owner have to work another job, other than their business, in order to make ends meet personally?
Questions about your relationship with DECI
All questions are optional and confidential
Have you ever considered becoming a member of DECI?
If you don't want to be a member of DECI, what are some reasons why? (Select all that apply)
Do you participate in any other professional membership organizations, like DECI? (Select all that apply)
Which DECI event did you engage with in 2025, either personally or through your business? (Select all that apply)
Thinking about Fall Festival specifically, how did this event impact your business, whether you participated or not? (Select all that apply)
Where do you most often receive communication from DECI? (Select all that apply)
