Dear Business Owner:

The Minority/Women Business Network was established to increase business opportunities for minority and women entrepreneurs in the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County area.

Our Committee has developed a business plan, which includes a list of strategies and objectives.  One of our strategies is to address challenges that you face as a minority/woman business owner.

We have developed a short questionnaire to help us determine what those challenges are so that we can develop additional strategies to address them.

We really want to hear from you, so please take a moment or two to respond to the following questions and return this short survey to us by Tuesday, May 31.  You may mail your response to The Alliance at 510 S. Main Street Pine Bluff, AR 71601, fax it to (870) 535-1643, or by email to agreen@pinebluffchamber.com.

1. How can we, as committee members, assist you with your business?

2. In what area(s) do you need the most assistance, i.e. marketing, financial, personnel management, automation, operations, customer service, etc.?

3. Would you be interested in attending seminars, workshops or similar functions in order to gain knowledge of the local business world and to assist your company to grow?  Yes No

4. Would you like to attend one of our committee meetings and present information on your company and how we might assist you as a business owner?
Yes No

5. Would you like to become a member of our committee? Yes No

Company Name:		Your Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone:	Fax:		Email:

Thank you for responding to our questionnaire.

Our committee meets once a month and we would welcome you as a new member. We look forward to your comments to the above questions. We will evaluate each response and follow-up with you in a timely manner. Questions concerning this survey may be directed to Ann Green at (870) 535-0110 or to B. J. Murphy at (870) 540-2775

Please mail your response to The Alliance, 510 Main Street, Pine Bluff, AR 71601; or fax it to (870) 535-1643.