Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine May 2020

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total number of Arkansas small businesses. Just a note-- not all these 244+ thousand business would qualify for PPP; however, the number of Arkansas business that are not included in the impressive 21+ thousand that have been processed is miniscule compared to the need. To understand how the Payroll Protection Plan is affecting our industry, we need numbers. Numbers that establish how many have applied, how many will apply if the money is restored, how many anticipate laying off people if they do not get help, etc. There is a survey link at the bottom. The survey is short, there is no personal follow up, and it is completely anonymous. Some of the questions are personal but we need to have answers to determine if smaller businesses are being treated fairly. Regretfully, our industry seldom completes a survey. To be totally honest, I do not know if we can use the responses to actually make any change in government policy; however, we cannot give a supported position if you do not respond. This is not a time for our industry — YOU — to ignore or put off this survey. The following column is the survey so you can look at it before you click on the link to actually take it. You may have already received an announcement in your email asking you to take the survey. It is the same survey. There is no need to take it twice. Please remember, it is totally anonymous.

PPP Payroll Protection Plan Survey 1. Have you applied for the PPP? YES NO 2. If you applied, did you apply at your bank? YES NO 3. Was your loan processed? YES NO 4. Was your loan application approved? YES NO 5. If you did not apply, would you apply now if the program was refunded? YES NO 6. Do you need assistance in applying? YES NO 6. Have you laid off employees? YES NO 7. If you do not get PPP assistance or if your business does not pick up by mid-June, do you anticipate laying off employees? YES NO 8. Please tell us your total sales for 2019. We need to analyze what size companies are receiving PPP.

The link to take the survey is

http://survey.constantcontact.com/su rvey/a07eh1nqxqak97f0ssw/start