1. Are you already in business?

Responses Percent

2. If you decide to form a new business, when might you start it? Responses Percent

3. If you have an existing business, how many employees & contract workers do you have? Responses Percent

4. If you have a company or are thinking of starting one, please briefly describe what your business does or will do: Responses Percent

5. If you have an existing small business, or may be starting one, in what areas would you like more help? Please mark all that apply.
Responses Percent

6. As indicated earlier, this incubator might include one (or more) industries that get special emphasis or attention, even though the
incubator likely would welcome and assist small and start up businesses in many industries. If the incubator in the Kalamazoo area puts
special emphasis on an industry, which of the following would be most appropriate for that extra attention? Please mark all that apply
Responses Percent

7. In general, do you think a mixed-use incubator, which caters to a variety of types of businesses, is a good idea for the Kalamazoo area?
Responses Percent

8. Remembering that this mixed-use business Incubator would serve existing as well as start-up small businesses, is this incubator
something that you might use? Responses Percent

9. If you might use space or services of a mixed-use business incubator in the Kalamazoo area, please indicate the features that would
be useful to your business (please mark all that apply): Responses Percent

10. The Kalamazoo mixed-use incubator might include a microloan program, in which loans from $5,000 to $25,000 would be made to local
small and start-up businesses. Local residents also could participate by investing in the loan fund, or serving on the loan selection
committee. Please mark all answers that reflect your feelings about this possible microloan program. Responses Percent

11. Please indicate your level of interest in a mixed-use incubator in the Kalamazoo area. Responses Percent

12. If you anticipate using the space or services of a mixed-use business incubator in the Kalamazoo area, what general location(s) would
be acceptable to your business? Please mark all locations that would be acceptable.
Preferred Acceptable Unacceptable Total
13. If you answered "Neighborhood" and/or "Other" to the preferred location question, please specify the neighborhood/location here:
Responses Percent

14. From which of the following have you sought help, and how helpful were they?
Very Helpful Helpful Not Very Helpful Not Used Not Aware Of Total

15. If you answered "Neighborhood Association" or "Other" to the previous question, please specify the organization (s) here:

16. Are there any other comments or suggestions that you would like to make to help us better understand your opinion on creating a
mixed-use business incubator in the Kalamazoo area? Responses Percent

17. Please provide the following so that we can follow up with you if necessary (This is optional. Your responses will still be tallied
even if you don't provide your contact information) Responses Percent

18. Please indicate your ethnicity: Responses Percent

19. Please indicate your household's annual income. Responses Percent

 Expected Fee
Date of
Completion
Phase 1. Market Feasibility
Literature and database search 1/31/18 $2,220
Kick-off 1/31/18 $250
Interviews, Site visit #1 1/31/18 $3,000
Interviews, Site visit #2 2/28/18 $3,000
Final interviews, focus groups 3/31/18 $1,250
Market study development and distribution 2/28/18 $5,110
Market feasibility conclusion 3/31/18 $4,500
Phase IIa. RE, Development Funding, Sustain Feasibility
Real estate feasibility assessment 4/30/18 $3,860
Development funding feasibility assessment 4/30/18 $2,500
Operating sustainability feasibility assessment 4/30/18 $2,000
RE, Development funding, Sustain feasibility conclusion 5/31/18 $2,000
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