|
08. Will you be increasing existing benefits, adding new benefits, decreasing existing benefits or eliminating benefits?
Apr ‘07 |
Oct ‘06 |
|
20% |
32% |
Decreasing existing benefits |
6% |
18% |
Increasing existing benefits |
37% |
15% |
Eliminating benefits |
14% |
6% |
Adding new benefits |
6% |
6% |
Combination of above (volunteered) |
17% |
23% |
Undecided/don’t know |
09. Specifically, based on any expected increased cost for healthcare for your business, do you expect to absorb those costs, increase employee premiums or decrease healthcare benefits?
Apr ‘07 |
Oct ‘06 |
|
26% |
34% |
Absorb the costs |
9% |
11% |
Increase employee premiums |
12% |
9% |
Decrease healthcare benefits |
3% |
1% |
Combination of increased premiums/decreased benefits (volunteered) |
4% |
––% |
Combination of all options (volunteered) |
10% |
10% |
No increase in costs (volunteered) |
19% |
23% |
[No insurance ]Don’t offer healthcare (volunteered) |
17% |
12% |
Undecided/don’t know |
10. If your company were to hire more employees in the future, do you think you would be able to meet all of your needs, most of your needs, some of your needs or very little if any of your needs by hiring job applicants from the greater Lansing area?
43% |
All of your needs |
24% |
Most of your needs |
11% |
Some of your needs |
13% |
Very little if any of your needs |
9% |
Undecided/don’t know |
11. If you were to hire new employees in the future, what percentage of those employees do you think would end up coming from the hiring of job applicants from the greater Lansing area?
6% |
None |
2% |
60 percent |
2% |
One - Ten percent |
2% |
65 – 70 percent |
2% |
25 percent |
5% |
75 percent |
1% |
30 percent |
6% |
80 percent |
7% |
50 percent |
6% |
90 percent |
|
|
61% |
98 – 100 percent |
|
Mean: |
81.3 percent |
Median: |
100 percent |
23. What regional organizations or institutions has your business had interaction with over the past couple of years or so to get assistance in improving the ability of your business to innovate?
16% |
Industry or cluster associations |
8% |
Chamber of Commerce |
5% |
Universities and four-year colleges |
5% |
Professional service firms |
3% |
Public or private research organizations |
3% |
Other companies in your industry |
3% |
Home Builders’ Association |
2% |
K-12 public schools |
2% |
Community or technical colleges |
1% |
Workforce development agencies |
1% |
Regional customers |
1% |
Non-professional associations (alumni clubs, athletic clubs, etc.) |
1% |
NFIB |
1% |
MSHDA |
1% |
MSAE |
1% |
Federal labs |
1% |
Banks |
3% |
Other |
57% |
None |
24. Which of the following specific state or regional organizations have you had experience or interaction with to receive assistance over the past year or so?
1% |
21st Century Jobs Initiative |
1% |
Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer Grants |
1% |
Venture Capitalists/Angel Investors |
15% |
Michigan Works Agencies |
1% |
Small Business Technology Development Centers |
7% |
University-based research or business incubator services |
4% |
Local/County Economic Development Council |
3% |
Michigan Economic Development Council |
76% |
None |
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