Nimbin Business Survey

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Years in Business

How long has your business been in operation?

0-2 years	2-5 years	5-10 years	10-20 years	20+ years

Business Sector

What sector is your business in?

Accounting/Legal/Real Estate/Management/IT

Accommodation & Hospitality

Arts & Crafts

Financial services

Retail

Community Organisations

Entertainment

Agriculture

Health, Fitness, Wellbeing & Beauty

Tourism & Travel

Other

Other sector

Employees

How many FTE (Full Time Equivalent) people do you employ?

Owner operator only	1-2	2-4	4-6	6-10	10+

Tourism

How reliant is your business on tourism / visitors?

Not at all	Unsure	10-30%	30-50%	50-70%	70%+	Totally reliant

Location

Where is your business located?

In the main commercial district	Within 2 kms of Nimbin	Rural

Obstacles

What kind of obstacles does your business currently face?

Red tape

Staff shortages

Economic conditions

Insurance costs

Energy costs

Disaster resilience

Delivery of visitor experiences

Other

Other Obstacles

Professional Development

Does your business have any professional development needs?

Work Health & Safety training

Industrial relations

Technology

Managing staff

Marketing

Financial management

Other

Other Professional Development

Disaster Resilience

Community Disaster Plan

Would you attend an info session about the Nimbin Community Disaster Plan?

No	Maybe	Yes

Business Continuity

Do you have a business continuity plan in place (to build resilience to the impact of disasters)?

No	Yes

Continuity Plan

Would you be interested in support to develop a plan?

No	Yes

Insurance

Do you have insurance against flood and fire?

No	Yes

Group Insurance Package

Are you interested in exploring the potential for a group insurance package with other Nimbin businesses to see if insurance costs can be reduced?

No	Yes

Chamber Website

Only Chamber members are listed on our website, at nimbinaustralia.com.au

Business Directory

Would expanding the directory to include all Nimbin businesses be beneficial?

No	Yes

Chamber Information

What are the best ways for you to receive information from the Chamber? (Choose your top 3)

Nimbin Good Times

Direct email

Email newsletter

Social media

Chamber website

Posters / flyers

Text message

Word of mouth

Other

Other ways

Nimbin Business Rate Levy

The Chamber receives a Nimbin business rate levy through Lismore Council to stimulate economic development – approx $18,000 annually.

Spending Funds

Where should these funds be spent for economic benefit?

(Move the items below to prioritise first to last)

Improved main street ambience
Build and maintain the Chamber’s website
Promotion of events through social media
Event sponsorship
Chamber managed events and workshops supporting local business
The Buy Local campaign enhanced and expanded (address emerging threat of online shopping)
Rainbow Walk and Aquarius Park further developed
Other

Other – Funds to be spent

Main Street

Which main street initiatives are the most important for you? (Choose 2)

Mural restoration

Public art generally

Under awning and mural lighting

Greening the main street

Increased maintenance by Lismore Council

Other

Other street initiative

Events

Which events do you think provide best value to the community? (Select 3 only)

MardiGrass

Nimbin Show

Nimbin Art Exhibitions

Nimbin Farmers Market

Nimbin Monthly Market

Nimbin Roots Festival

Blue Moon Cabaret

Medicinal Cannabis Workshops

Nimbin Mend & Weave Festival

Illuminate Nimbin

Aquarius Festival Celebrations

Local fashion shows

Nimbin Poetry World Cup

Other

Other event

Please name other event

Focus for Nimbin Chamber

Recently completed community and Council planning processes identified many possible actions for the Chamber. Please tick up to 5 to help focus our work.

Ongoing maintenance and update of murals

Initiatives to enhance the visitor experience

Reinstate a physical visitor information centre

Develop attributes of Aquarius Park and the Rainbow Walk (to be officially opened in March) eg art installations, story board signage, infrastructure

Enhance and expand the buy local initiative

Develop a comprehensive calendar of local events and activities

Support further development and expansion of the Nimbin markets

Activate the main street in the evenings

Increase events and activities for youth (15-25years)

More vibrant shopfronts

Engage further with Nimbin Central School to improve work experience and opportunities for youth

Support for women in business

Jobs for Youth

Is your business able to provide meaningful work experience or job opportunities for our local youth that you could advertise on a youth jobs board?

No	Yes

Planning

Who do you think is best placed to coordinate a business/community response to major planning initiatives? eg growth management; rezoning; major development applications etc?

Nimbin Chamber of Commerce

Community Organisations (eg Environment Centre; Neighbourhood Centre)

Council’s Nimbin advisory group

Other

Other planning group

Western Carpark

Improving the western car park. Select the 3 most important.

More regular maintenance

Beautification – greenery, public art

Signage rationalisation

Improved lighting

Improving the aesthetics of the rear of the shops

Wayfinding to direct people to the main street

Stormwater management from adjoining properties

Removing the speed humps

Moving campers on

Other

Other carpark improvements

Expand Car Parking

Do you think Council should acquire additional land to expand village car parking?

No	Yes

Chamber Member

Are you a member of the Chamber?

No	Yes

Chamber Member Reason

Is there a reason you aren’t a member of the Nimbin Chamber of Commerce?

Cost

Perceived lack of benefit

Didn’t know we had a chamber

Haven’t got around to it

Other

Other reason

Membership Fees

Would you be open to an increase in membership fees to enable the Chamber to do more? (Currently $75 for 2 more more staff; $50 less than 2 staff; $25 for market stalls; Free for Community NFP organisations)

No	Yes

Chamber Events

What time of the day usually suits you best to attend Chamber events?

Before work (7-9am)

During the morning

Afternoon

Evening

Business Name

Optional – What is the name of your business?

Nimbin Business Survey

Disaster Resilience

Chamber Website

Nimbin Business Rate Levy

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