BizWest COVID-19 Survey: Six Months In

September 25 will mark the six-month anniversary of Colorado beginning stay-at-home orders and the continuing restrictions on commerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BizWest is conducting a survey of businesses in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado about how they are doing now, and how they have had to innovate and re-strategize in the economy still struggling under the weight of the virus.

Respondents can choose to have their responses made public in a future edition of the BizWest at the very end of this survey.

Thanks for your input, and from everyone at BizWest, we hope you and your loved ones are safe and well.

1. Your name *This question is required.

2. Business/Organization *This question is required.

3. City

4. Email and Phone *This question is required.

Are you the owner or manager of your company? If not, describe your position.

*This question is required.

6. Just in general: how are you doing?

7. Describe where your business or organization was from a financial and/or operational standpoint within the first few weeks of April at the beginning of Stay-At-Home, at the three-month mark at the end of July, and where you are now.

8. Were you able to have employees work from home? Have you recalled any back to the office or place of work?

9. Tell us about anything you would consider a novel or innovative strategy at your company to help it stay afloat or to adapt it to different working conditions.

10. Has the pandemic given you any unexpected business opportunities?

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Has your business been forced to lay off workers as a result of the COVID-19 virus? If so, how many jobs have been affected? If your company furloughed staff, how many have been recalled? Around what times were you laying people off or recalling them?

12. Have any of your employees contracted COVID-19? How did you approach the situation? (This is not a solicitation of private medical information. Use broad terms when describing individuals.)

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Do you anticipate difficulty paying your commercial rent, commercial mortgage or lines of credit in the coming 3 months?

14. Have you tapped into any local, state or federal business support programs during the pandemic? How would you describe the effectiveness of them?

15. At current economic conditions, how long do you believe your business can operate until it becomes insolvent?

16. Do you have any closing thoughts about the state of your business and the state of the world around us right now? Tell us as much or as little as you'd like to share.

17. Can BizWest use your responses in a future story?

18. If you selected "Yes", can we contact you for more information if needed?

19. If you selected "Partially", what would you prefer we do not use in a future story?