Business type: Question 1 of 18
Business type:*
Years operating downtown: Question 2 of 18
Years operating downtown:*
Typical revenue in a normal (non-festival) week: (banded on purpose — we never ask for exact figures) Question 3 of 18
Typical revenue in a normal (non-festival) week: (banded on purpose — we never ask for exact figures)*
Where is your business relative to the festival? (check the closest fit) Question 4 of 18
Where is your business relative to the festival? (check the closest fit)*
During NIBROC week this year, your business was: Question 5 of 18
During NIBROC week this year, your business was:*
Compared to a normal week, your revenue during festival week was: Question 6 of 18
Compared to a normal week, your revenue during festival week was:*
Estimated dollar impact of festival week (gain or loss), including lost sales and added costs: Question 7 of 18
Estimated dollar impact of festival week (gain or loss), including lost sales and added costs:*
Added costs you incurred because of the festival (check all that apply): Question 8 of 18
Added costs you incurred because of the festival (check all that apply):*
Restroom use by non-customers Question 9 of 18
Restroom use by non-customers*
How often did this affect you during festival week? (0 = not at all, 1 = occasionally, 2 = constantly)
Blocked storefront / entrance visibility Question 10 of 18
Blocked storefront / entrance visibility*
How often did this affect you during festival week? (0 = not at all, 1 = occasionally, 2 = constantly)
Customer parking loss Question 11 of 18
Customer parking loss*
How often did this affect you during festival week? (0 = not at all, 1 = occasionally, 2 = constantly)
Delivery or vendor access disruption Question 12 of 18
Delivery or vendor access disruption*
How often did this affect you during festival week? (0 = not at all, 1 = occasionally, 2 = constantly)
Trash, grease, or sidewalk mess Question 13 of 18
Trash, grease, or sidewalk mess*
How often did this affect you during festival week? (0 = not at all, 1 = occasionally, 2 = constantly)
Noise or crowd issues affecting service Question 14 of 18
Noise or crowd issues affecting service*
How often did this affect you during festival week? (0 = not at all, 1 = occasionally, 2 = constantly)
Did the festival benefit your business in any way? (exposure, new faces, one strong night — anything counts) Question 15 of 18
Did the festival benefit your business in any way? (exposure, new faces, one strong night — anything counts)Optional
If changes were made, which would you personally take part in? (check all that apply) Question 16 of 18
If changes were made, which would you personally take part in? (check all that apply)*
Rank your top three changes (1 = most important): Question 17 of 18
Rank your top three changes (1 = most important):*
Better restroom signage, capacity, or placement so storefronts aren't the default bathroom Not ranked 1 2 3
Cleanup and damage requirements in the carnival operator's contract (incl. grease containment) Not ranked 1 2 3
Vendor placement rules — no booths blocking storefronts; food vendors kept away from restaurant frontage Not ranked 1 2 3
Feature Corbin's own businesses and local vendors on Main Street; group carnival and traveling vendors together on Depot Not ranked 1 2 3
Free or discounted booth space for downtown businesses, placed at their own door Not ranked 1 2 3
Route foot traffic past storefronts instead of walling businesses off Not ranked 1 2 3
Programming and layout that spreads the stage-area crowd benefit to more of downtown Not ranked 1 2 3
Shorter festival footprint or duration Not ranked 1 2 3
A standing merchant seat in festival planning Not ranked 1 2 3
Better advance notice and a published street-closure schedule Not ranked 1 2 3
Pick your top 3: 0 of 3 ranked. Leave the rest unranked.
Anything else the festival's planners should hear — good or bad: Question 18 of 18
Anything else the festival's planners should hear — good or bad:Optional
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