Marion County COVID-19 Business Survey

CF has been working with others in the community to help document the economic impact of COVID-19. Below you will find a link to a survey. Please share with any business owners or anyone who works in the local “gig” economy. This survey is conducted by the Ocala/ Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership in partnership with the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau and the College of Central Florida. Abe Mathew, assistant professor of business and technology at CF, is leading the way in helping to analyze the results, which will be aggregated by industry and summarized in a brief report.

The information gathered should be useful in directing immediate local resources as available and in identifying the hardest hit industries. This information will also be useful in documenting the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the local economy and in accessing disaster relief funds, which may become available in the future. A shorter version of this survey will be re-administered in six months to document trends over time. Individual results will be kept confidential.

Survey link