• AI Use Among Tampa Bay Area Entrepreneurs

     

    The Power Broker Magazine is teaming up with faculty of the University of South Florida Muma College of Business, CDC of Tampa, Pinellas County Urban League, and The Deuces Live to survey entrepreneurs and business owners on their adoption of and attitude toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

    Our goal is to use the results of this survey to formulate recommendations for tailored programs and initiatives to accelerate adoption of AI as a competitive equalizer for small businesses. All answers are confidential. Thank you for participating in this important research project!

  • About You

  • In which Tampa Bay county(ies) is your business physically located?*
  • In which Tampa Bay area county(ies) do you do business/have customers?*
  • In which race group(s) do you self-identify? *
  • Are you Hispanic?*
  • What is your age?*

  • About Your Business:

  • What is the legal structure of your primary business?*
  • How long has your primary business been operating?*
  • In which industry does your primary business operate? *
  • How many employees and/or non-seasonal contractual workers do you have?*
  • How much revenue did your business(es) earn in 2025? *

  • Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements (from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree). 

  • Q1. Employees and contracted workers within my organization use AI tools for business purposes.
  • Q2. I have used AI tools in my own work for business-related tasks.
  • Q3. I plan to use AI tools for business purposes in the future.
  • Q4. I frequently use AI tools in my work.
  • Q5. AI tools are integrated into my regular workflow.
  • Q6. I use AI tools across a wide range of work-related tasks (e.g., writing, analysis, research, communications).
  • Q7. Using AI tools improves my productivity.
  • Q8. Using AI tools improves the quality of my work.
  • Q9. AI tools save me a significant amount of time each week.
  • Q10. I actively experiment with new AI tools or features.
  • Q11. I plan to expand my use of AI tools in my work.
  • Q12. I feel very positive about the potential of AI to improve my business outcomes.
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