Home
What
We Do
For
Business
Advocacy
Groups
For
Co-Sponsors
Current
Projects &
References
Customers
Data
Samples
PARTNERS:
|
NCBER
Data
NCBER
Census Projects collect a wide range of multi-dimensional information from local businesses. For a list of typical census questions, click here. (PDF)
On a macro-level, the Census generate two types of information:
Strategic intelligence by industry, area and size
of companies. Intelligence reports are generated as early as four
weeks into the project, but will get more and more detailed as the
project progress.
Click here for a Region Report as of April, 2003 from San Diego. (PowerPoint)
Real-time, tactical detail information like Early Warning Relocation
Alerts that are delivered directly to designated staff via the Internet.
Click here for a Sample Early Warning Relocation
Alert.
The
Census collects four categories of information:
Standard
Core Information
that is always asked in all geographical areas, thus allowing
for regional comparisons and longitudinal analysis and studies.
-
Verified company name, address, phone, fax, web address, e-mail
address and management contact name.
-
Verified industry
-
Size of firm (number of full-time employees)
-
Projected number of employees 12 months out
-
Years in business
-
Business plans for relocation/expansion of facilities and reasons
why.
-
Barriers to business expansion, including transportation, facilities,
suppliers, labor, taxes & regulations
-
Proportion of revenues derived through foreign export
-
Degree of difficulty in hiring for critical occupations
-
Impact of local economy
-
Profitability
-
Gross Sales
-
Revenue levels versus last year
-
Recent upper management changes
-
eCommerce activities
-
Own or Lease facilities
-
Public/Private or Foreign Ownership
Customized
Questions requested
by the local sponsor(s).
For example, in San Diego, the Chamber
wanted to know what percentage of company revenues is the result
of trade with Mexico and what percentage is the result of military
of homeland defense contracts.
The Chamber also wanted to gauge what business advocacy groups local firms were members of and who they considered most influential.
Industry Specific Co-Sponsor Questions of
specific relevance to co-sponsor investors such as banks and insurance
companies.
This intelligence serves two primary purposes:
Its high ROI value to co-sponsors makes it possible to offset the cost of the census and thus make the census projects free to local business advocacy groups.
It is designed to significantly increase the competition for the critical small-to-medium enterprise market thus increasing service levels and reducing costs to them, which in turn increases their competitive strengths and growth opportunities.
Information collected in current projects include:
-
What banking services are provided by which institutions (suppressed info)
-
Reason for selecting primary bank
-
How long with current bank
-
Amount of bank credit extended
-
Satisfaction with current services
* Primary Service Deficiency
-
Pension and benefit plans offered to employees
-
Satisfaction with current coverage/performance
* Primary Deficiency
-
Current types of risk coverage including Workman's Compensation, errors and omissions,
product liability, general business, employee practices,
auto, etc.
-
Last comprehensive review date
-
Anticipated premium change
-
Claims over the last 18 months (yes / no)
-
Claims settlement satisfaction levels
* Primary deficiency
For sample reports generated, click here
Optional
Staffing Information (requires a separate survey)
Staff composition and recent growth/contraction, short-term growth/contraction,
12 months projected growth/contraction by position, most difficult
positions to fill.
|
