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Beacon Council Leadership Survey 2026
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1.
How healthy is your business today compared to a year ago?
(Required.)
Much worse
Somewhat worse
Neutral
Somewhat better
Much better
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2.
Looking ahead, how healthy do you think your business will be in one year compared to today?
(Required.)
Much worse
Somewhat worse
Neutral
Somewhat better
Much better
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3.
For each of the items below, please indicate if your investments in Miami-Dade County in the year ahead will increase, decrease, or remain the same?
(Required.)
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Marketing activities
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Number of employees
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Merger/acquisition activity
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Purchase of technology (hardware/software/AI)
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Community engagement investment
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
Amount of office space/warehouse/physical plant
Increase
Decrease
Remain the same
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4.
What are the key issues impacting your business this year? (Select your top three answers.)
(Required.)
Congestion/traffic in Miami
Cybersecurity challenges
High cost of employee housing
Inflation
Business insurance costs
Employee retention
Regulations impacting my business
Employee healthcare costs
Talent recruitment
Employee wages
Real estate/office space costs
Supply chain issues
Other (please describe)
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5.
In the coming year is your workforce expected to be fully remote, hybrid, or fully on-site.
(Required.)
Fully remote
Hybrid
Fully on site
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6.
As a business leader, what do you enjoy most about being in Miami-Dade County? (Select your top three answers.)
(Required.)
Favorable tax structure
Vibrant business ecosystem
A pro-business culture
High quality of life (climate, lifestyle, arts)
Access to a diverse and multilingual talent pool
The opportunities for business growth and expansion
The opportunities for networking
Easy gateway access to Europe, Latin America and Caribbean
Other (please describe)
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7.
If making the decision today, would you choose Miami-Dade County again as a place to do business?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Not sure
Please explain why you selected your response above.
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8.
On a scale of 0 to 10,
How likely are you to recommend Miami-Dade as a place to do business?
0 for Not at all likely, 10 for Extremely likely
(Required.)
Not at all likely
Extremely likely
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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9.
What would enhance/improve doing business in Miami-Dade? (Select your top three answers.)
(Required.)
Improved cost of living overall/better affordability
Better public transportation
Connection with colleges and universities to improve talent pool
Affordable employee training and upskilling
Fewer regulations
More quality education k-12
Lower taxes
Less traffic/congestion on the roadways
Assistance with permitting and local government
Assistance with becoming a supplier to the government (local, state or federal) or large private companies
More affordable commercial real estate
Other (please describe)
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10.
For each of the following, please indicate how likely you think it is to happen in Miami Dade County in the next three years.
(Required.)
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
Robots will begin to take over mundane jobs – e.g., housekeeping, manufacturing
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
eVTOL (electric flying cars) will launch
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
Autonomous vehicles (e.g., Waymo) will become dominant on our roadways.
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
Businesses will have multiple AI employees
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
More people/companies will move to Miami.
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not likely
