1. YBOR CITY BUSINESS SURVEY
Summer 2014
Project sponsored by:
Hillsborough Community College Ybor Campus
Hillsborough County Economic Development
Ybor City Development Corporation
Presented By:
Professor Jim Mennie, HCC
to YCDC Board on September 23, 2014
2. YBOR’S BUSINESS CLIMATE
• OUTDATED BUSINESS PROFILE: LAST SURVEY 2008
• NEED FOR CURRENT BUSINESS COMMUNITY PROFILE
• NEED TO UPDATE DATA SOURCES
• NEED TO UPDATE ONLINE MERCHANT DIRECTORY
• RISE IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
• CITY RFP’S ISSUED FOR NEW MULTI-FAMILY AND HOTEL
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
• FDOT ANNOUNCED PLANS TO IMPROVE 21ST & 22ND STREETS
• HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ANNOUNCED NEW “ENTREPRENEUR
COLLLABORATIVE CENTER”
• IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGY SECTOR “BUZZ” IN YBOR
3. PROJECT SCOPE
• STUDY BOUNDARIES
• YBOR CRAs 1 & 2
• Ybor City Historic District (South of Interstate 4)
• SURVEY TOOLS – Partnerships & Resources
• METHODOLOGY
• RESULTS
4. YBOR CITY BUSINESS SURVEY AREA
Ybor CRAs 1 & 2 and Ybor City Historic District (South of I-4)
5. PARTNERSHIPS & RESOURCES
CITY OF TAMPA’S
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
DEPARTMENT (GIS Mapping
Technicians)
HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE - YBOR CAMPUS
(Students & Professors)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT (Small Business
Development Center Staff)
YBOR CITY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION (Board & Staff)
6. METHODOLOGY
• Survey
• Door to door surveys conducted by HCC students with Professor Mennie
• Introduction letter
• One-page survey
• BERT bags provided by Hillsborough County’s Small Business Development
Center
• Analysis, Findings and Final Report
• Data input, analysis and findings by HCC, Professor Mennie
• Mapping and supporting data by SBDC and YCDC staff
• Final report & power point presentation completed by team
• Project Funding & Incentives
• Cash stipends provided by HCC and YCDC, Inc.
• In kind support from all partners
9. 8
3
5
5
1
2
1
4
9
2
13
5
6
7
1
4
3
4
3
14
7
1
2
7
1
21
1
13
2
5
2
33
27
1
5
21
1
12
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
ART GALLERY
AUTO/MOTORCYCLE
BEAUTY SALON/HAIR
CATERER
CHARITY
CHILDCARE
CHURCH/PLACE OF WORSHIP
CIGAR SHOP
COFFEE HOUSE
CONSTRUCTION
CULTURAL/MUSEUM
ENTERTAINMENT/THEATERS
FINANCIAL/BANK/ACCOUNT
FLORIST
FREIGHT FORWARDERS
GRAPHIC ARTS
GROCERY
HOTEL/BED &BREAKFAST
LEGAL SERVICES
MANUFACTURING
MARINE
MARKETING & ADVERTISING
MEDICAL/DENTAL/HEALTH
MODELING AGENCY
NIGHTCLUB/BAR
PET CREMATORIUM
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
PROPERTY MGT
PUBLIC/GOVT
RECYCLER
RESTAURANT
RETAIL STORE
TANKER CLEANING
TATTOO PARLOR
TECHNOLOGY
VISITOR INFORMATION/TOURISM
WHOLESALE/DISTRIBUTOR
TYPE OF BUSINESS
10. PROFESSIONAL
OFFICE
21%
RETAIL SHOPS &
SERVICES
22%
DINING &
ENTERTAINMENT
25%
TECHNOLOGY
9%
MANUFACTURING,
CONSTRUCTION,
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES…
PUBLIC,
INSTITUTIONAL,
EDUCATION
9%
LODGING
1%
YBOR BUSINESS PROFILE
Source: Survey Data July 2014
11. SURVEY FINDINGS
262 BUSINESSES SURVEYED
38 DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESSES
OVER 3,726 FULL & PART TIME EMPLOYEES
BUSINESSES TO HIRE 300 NEW EMPLOYEES IN
THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
APPROXIMATELY 50% OF TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESSES STARTED SINCE 2013
12. TECH INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Tampa ranked 10th in the Nation as the “Best American Cities
to Work in Technology”, according to survey by Smart Asset.
In Ybor, almost 100% of technology firms surveyed stated
they will hire additional employees within the coming year.
If current trends continue, technology jobs in Ybor City
Business District will grow faster that the 8% increase
anticipated for the district as a whole.
13. TOP TEN BEST AMERICAN CITIES TO WORK IN TECH
SOURCE: Smart Asset Blog- August 20, 2014 by Alex Silady
