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Friday, April 21, 1995 ANSWER Page 1 WHAT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SHOULD THE CITY PROVIDE They don't have those types of needs - maybe recruiting temporaries-but they handle that themselves. Possibly grants for business expansion. • Promotion through newspapers -free feature each month in community paper. Buy Mounds View Tax reduction -assist him in looking into getting a liquor license. Help businesses to grow there should be tickets issued for people taking out videos and not returning them. The attitude of enforcement-common sense. Don't rely on businesses for money. Like watershed - business has to pay. Fill the mall. Have the city do business within the city businesses. Signage flexibility. The monay should be spent more for school systems and other things. Golf course was a waste of money. Get information to businesses about taxes, etc. Better understanding of what business and services are available. Better communication. Let him put in a small building to put his garden stuff in. Went for a permit to expand and move his building they made him take down his tin building. Tax is important to keep down. For business and employees. City very responsive - police, fire, rules ok. Workers comp. Property taxes. Directory of local contractor/be a repository for call-ins. Feels city is doing a good job letting schools and companies about Kinder Kare keep-up the good advertising. Some more like this survey-coming around to see what can make their business better. To communicate that this is not a porfitable business. It affects taxes- licenses are going up. Financial grants and low interest loans for inventory and facilities development. Keep doing what they are doing. Tax increment financing 3,500 sq ft-5,000 for boarding grooming retail City doesn't seem to care that businesses are there-city doesn't acknowledge uniquenesses of business-feature business in newspaper. Working well Already providing quite a lot of services city dinner, is a good thing - like to see it continue. • Address zoning and signage-feels they are doing a good job in working on these things already. Starting up new business - help provide info for people who would want to. Promote economic development in area. Parking space. Operates out of home-goes to his clients. So he doesn't have a lot of business needs. Maintain quality services-snow plow, etc. New business-they could make them aware of city ordinances and sign regulations right up front. There aren't problems later on. Nothing really Be more pro business for small business. Be more consistent in zoning. People that have money get their way. I really don't like this survey. Why? What do you want? Establishing networking opportunities. Works out of home-doesn't get involved with city at all. Financial assistance program to encourage other businesses to move into area. Not directly. Let them have banners so the can bring in business. Zoning - more accomadating to new businesses. Finding fqualified/skilled employees - how to produce more skilled young. Small business support group co-ordinated. So many small businesses don't even know about cash flow. They get help from corp because they are just a sales and service operation. Help with the cost of the sound barrier between business (which was zoned by city) & residential. Noise issue is a big factor now. Let them park in the culdasac they put in no parking signs without a meeting or letting them go. Less taxes -$19,000/year here. Tax increment financing. Provide parking ramps. 1111