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********Cost of goods and services, a qualified workforce, wages and quality of life are the most important factors to businesses that responded to the Chamber’s 2023 Business Survey.
The findings are being shared with local, county and state officials and are part of the Chamber’s Government Advocacy Panel’s (GAP) action agenda. The survey had an 13.2% response rate of 500 total delivered by email to Chamber member and other area businesses.
On the question “What are the biggest education and workforce development challenges facing our region?” the top three selections of 14 listed were failure to prepare students for careers, preparing students for tests and not careers and homelessness/poverty. Homelessness/poverty moved up to third highest selection from fourth last year and sixth two years ago.
Other findings:
Of 11 selections listed, a qualified workforce, pre-business political climate, and property insurance rates were selected as the three things most important to the continued success of their business.
A solid majority – 92.4% – have a favorable perception of the Tampa Bay business climate, with 51.5% saying they will be adding employees in the upcoming year, up slightly from a year ago.
Thanks to all of you who took part! To view the full survey findings, click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_Ke2IvqdI39J-E3P5-zU67O-FldYlhO/view?usp=share_link
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