Testing & Demo - Family Enterprise USA

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1. Does your family own or manage an operating family owned business?*

Yes

1a. Do you work with family owned businesses?*

Yes

If yes, are you a:*

Family Business Consultant

Family Business Advisor, Attorney or Accountant

Family Business Valuation Firm

Other

1b. Do you believe that family owned businesses are an important part of the US Economy?*

Yes

1c. Do you believe that family owned businesses should have the same tax and economic rules as non-family owned businesses?*

Yes

2. What is your primary role in the family owned business?*

C-Suite executive	Board member	Owner	Non-owner family member	Other

3. Which of the following best describes the principal industry of your family owned business?*

Accounting

Advertising/Public Relations

Aerospace/Aviation

Agriculture

Arts/Entertainment/Publishing

Automotive

Banking/Mortgage

Business Development

Business Opportunity

Clerical/Administrative

Construction/Facilities

Consumer Goods

Education/Training

Energy/Utilities

Engineering

Financial Services

Government/Military

Green

Healthcare

Hospitality/Travel

Human Resources

Installation/Maintenance

Insurance

Internet

Law Enforcement/Security

Legal

Management/Executive

Manufacturing/Operations

Marketing

Non-Profit/Volunteer

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Professional Services

Real Estate

Restaurant/Food Service

Retail

Sales

Skilled Labor

Technology

Telecommunications

Transportation/Logistics

Other

4. What generation has majority OWNERSHIP of your family owned business?*

G1	G2	G3	G4	G5+

5. Do Next Gen family members work in your family owned business?*

Yes	No

6. How many years has your family owned business been in operation?*

Less than 10 years	10 to less than 20 years	20 to less than 30 years	30 to less than 50 years	50 to less than 100 years	100 years or more

7. Have you passed ownership of the business on to the next generation?*

Yes	No

7a. If yes,*

(select all that apply)

Partial ownership

Full ownership

Controlling ownership

Non-controlling ownership

8. What percentage of your family owned business's charitable contributions (donations or volunteer time) supports LOCAL CHARITIES or local chapters of national charities?*

0% to 20%	21% to 40%	41% to 60%	61% to 80%	81% to 100%	100% national	Do not donate

9. How many people did your firm employ in the US, (as employees or contract labor, either part-time or full-time) as of 12/31/2025?*

1 - 50	51 - 100	101 - 500	501 - 1,000	1,001 - 5,000	5,001 - 10,000	10,001 - 15,000	15,001 - 25,000	25,001+

10. Who do you anticipate will be the next owner of the business?*

Stay in the family	Sell to non-family employee	Private Equity	Go public	Merge with Another Company	None of these

11. Did your business’ revenue grow or decline in 2025?*

Grow	Decline	No Change

12. How would you measure the salary and benefits that you pay your employees as compared to your non-family business competition?*

Above average	Average	Below average	Don't know

13. What were the gross US revenues of your business in 2025?*

$0 up to $5M	$6 to to $20M	$21m to $50M	$51M to $100M	$101M to $250M	$251M to $500M	$501M to $750M	$751M to $1B	More than $1B	Prefer not to say

14. Do you expect your business’ revenue to grow or decline in 2026?*

Grow	Decline	No Change

15. What will be the greatest impediment to your business growth in 2026?*

Access to capital

Cost and Availability Labor

Cybersecurity

Government regulation

Industry competition

Inflation

Market conditions

Taxes

Tariffs

Technological Changes

Other

16. Has your business been impacted by any cyber crime, hacking, or cyber breaches?*

Yes	No

16a. If yes, tell us how.*

(select all that apply)

Ransomware

Data Intrusion

Phishing Attacks

Breaches having occurred with your personal hardware

Social media accounts being hacked/breached

Email accounts being hacked/breached

Physical tampering, damage, theft and loss of devices

Keystrokes Attack

Malware

Denial-Of-Service Attack

17. Please pick the Top 3 TAX POLICIES most important or of top concern to you:*

	Income Tax	Estate Tax	Wealth Tax	Sales Tax	Payroll Tax
First
Second
Third

18. Please pick the Top 3 ECONOMIC PUBLIC POLICY priorities to you and your family owned business:*

	National Debt	Tax on Assets	Health Care Costs	Compliance Costs	Energy Costs
First
Second
Third

19. How do you hold the OWNERSHIP of your business?*

S Corp	C Corp	Limited Liability Company	Partnership	Trust	Other

20. Do you have GENERATIONAL employees?*

(Multiple generations of the same family employed)

Yes	No

21. In how many states in the US do you do business?*

1	2 to 5	6 to 10	11 to 20	21+

22. If you paid less in taxes would you:*

Pay more to your employees	Invest more in the business	Make distributions to owners	Contribute more to your community	Do nothing

24. Are you a member of a Family Business Center?*

Yes	No

24a. If so, what is the name of the Family Business Center?

28. How do you identify yourself politically?*

Republican	Democrat	Independent	Other	Decline to answer

29. Please list the city and state in which you reside so we know the geographic distribution of respondents.*

City State

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