New England Green Industry 2008 Economic Impact Survey

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1. In 2007, did your business obtain at least 50% of its gross income from activities related to the green industry?

no … stop here, and submit the survey. Thank you.
yes … go on to question #2a.

2a. What percent of your business’s gross income was from each of these categories in 2007 or your most recently completed fiscal year? (All of your percentages should add up to 100% … please add them and adjust as needed to total 100%.)

Wholesale/rewholesale:
% Plants (landscape/garden plants, potted gift and foliage plants, cut flowers, floral arrangements)

Wholesale/rewholesale:
% Hard goods

Retail:
% Plants (landscape/garden plants, potted gift and foliage plants, cut flowers, floral arrangements)

Retail:
% Hard goods

Services:
% Tree care; landscape design/contracting/installation/maintenance; delivery

Other:
% (Please describe in question 2b)

Total
100
% Business gross income in 2007

2b. If a percent of your business gross income was from the “Other” category,

Please describe:

3. Think about your business’s gross income from the sale of plants (wholesale plus retail) in 2007. What percentage of that income falls into each of these categories? (Again, please check to see that your numbers total 100%.)

% Plants that you propagated and grew yourself

% Plants that you purchased as young plants, and finished growing at your business

% Finished plants that you purchased from another grower, and sold through your business

100
% Business gross income from sale of plants in 2007

Or, check here if you did not sell plants in 2007:

4. What was your business’s gross income in 2007, or your most recently completed fiscal year? This information is critical for the success of this economic impact survey. Be assured that your response will be held in strict confidence.

My business's gross income was $ in 2007.
Less than $25,000
$25,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $249,999
$250,000 - $499,999
$500,000 - $749,999
$750,000 - $999,999
$1,000,000 - $2,499,999
$2,500,000 - $4,999,999
$5,000,000 - $10,000,000
More than$10,000,000

5. How has your business’s gross income changed in the last three years (compare 2007 with 2004)?

My gross income increased by % from 2004 to 2007
My gross income decreased by % from 2004 to 2007
My gross income stayed about the same from 2004 to 2007
I was not in business in 2004, so can't make this comparison

6. In 2007, how many employees did you have in each of these categories? (Be sure to include yourself.)

Full time (worked 30 hours or more per week, and worked for 9 months or more during the year)

Part time (worked less than 30 hours per week and worked for 9 months or more during the year)

Seasonal (worked any number of hours per week, but worked for less than 9 months of the year)

7. In 2007, how many more employees would you have hired if you could have found qualified workers?

Full time (worked 30 hours or more per week, and worked for 9 months or more during the year)

Part time (worked less than 30 hours per week and worked for 9 months or more during the year)

Seasonal (worked any number of hours per week, but worked for less than 9 months of the year)

8. Three years ago, in 2004, how many employees did you have in each of these categories? (Be sure to include yourself.)

Full time (worked 30 hours or more per week, and worked for 9 months or more during the year)

Part time (worked less than 30 hours per week and worked for 9 months or more during the year)

Seasonal (worked any number of hours per week, but worked for less than 9 months of the year)

Or, if you were not in business in 2004, check here:

9. What was the total amount of your business's payroll (including wages and salaries, employee taxes, and benefits) for the year 2007, or your most recently completed fiscal year? (Be sure to include yourself.) Or, if you prefer, you may check the appropriate category below:

My total payroll was $ in 2007.
Less than $ 25,000
$25,000 - $ 49,999
$50,000 -$ 99,999
$100,000 - $ 249,999
$250,000 -$499,999
$500,000 - $749,999
$750,000 -$999,999
$1,000,000 -$2,499,999
$2,500,000 -$4,999,999
More than $5,000,000

10. How has your payroll changed in the last three years (compare 2007 with 2004)?

My payroll increased by % from 2004 to 2007
My payroll decreased by % from 2004 to 2007
My payroll stayed about the same from 2004 to 2007
I was not in business in 2004, so I can't make this comparison

11. What was your total business tax bill in 2007 (including property, sales and use, excise and income taxes)? Or, if you prefer, you may check the appropriate category below:

My total tax bill was $
Less than $10,000
$10,000 - $24,999
$25,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 -$99,999
$100,000 - $249,999
$250,000 - $499,999
More than $500,000

12. How much has your business tax bill changed in the last three years (compare 2007 with 2004)?

My business tax bill increased by % from 2004 to 2007
My business tax bill decreased by % from 2004 to 2007
My business tax bill stayed about the same from 2004 to 2007
I was not in business in 2004, so I can't make this comparison

13.

How much total acreage does your company currently occupy? Acres

How much of that land do you actually use for your company's business? Acres

How much of that land was in a farmland preservation/protection or a similar program? Acres

14. The results of this survey will be used frequently to inform legislative leaders who will make decisions that impact your ability to do business. Please help us educate those decision-makers by checking the top three issues you feel have the most impact on your business, both now and in the future:

Water management
Immigration reform and other labor issues
Invasive plants
Energy costs
Pesticide use
Health care costs
Other (please specify):

15. Please add any comments you'd like below:

Thank you for your participation in this survey.

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Wholesale/rewholesale:		% Plants (landscape/garden plants, potted gift and foliage plants, cut flowers, floral arrangements)
Wholesale/rewholesale:		% Hard goods
Retail:		% Plants (landscape/garden plants, potted gift and foliage plants, cut flowers, floral arrangements)
Retail:		% Hard goods
Services:		% Tree care; landscape design/contracting/installation/maintenance; delivery
Other:		% (Please describe in question 2b)
Total	100	% Business gross income in 2007

	% Plants that you propagated and grew yourself
	% Plants that you purchased as young plants, and finished growing at your business
	% Finished plants that you purchased from another grower, and sold through your business
100	% Business gross income from sale of plants in 2007

	Full time (worked 30 hours or more per week, and worked for 9 months or more during the year)
	Part time (worked less than 30 hours per week and worked for 9 months or more during the year)
	Seasonal (worked any number of hours per week, but worked for less than 9 months of the year)

How much total acreage does your company currently occupy?	Acres
How much of that land do you actually use for your company's business?	Acres
How much of that land was in a farmland preservation/protection or a similar program?	Acres