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2024 Carlsbad Business Survey is Open

The City of Carlsbad has launched its 2024 Carlsbad Business Survey. This survey is a confidential and convenient way for local business owners and leaders to share feedback about Carlsbad as a place to do business. 

You can take the survey here: carlsbadca.gov/BusinessSurvey 
It should only take about 15 minutes to complete. 

About the Survey
  • The survey will be open through January 2024.
  • The survey is intended for business owners, executive management, and senior leaders who have knowledge of the overall operations and direction of the business.
  • Responses will be anonymized and aggregated with other responses. No individual or business information will be shared or published.
  • The survey asks about different aspects of current business operations, such as workforce and hiring needs, access to clients and customers, and permitting and regulatory concerns. It also asks about future growth expectations and feedback on the business climate in Carlsbad.
  • The survey is conducted every two years to ensure the city understands current challenges and trends in the business community.
  • The City of Carlsbad appreciates your time and participation in this survey. Your feedback will help improve services and support for the local business community.
  • For any questions related to the survey, please contact our economic development team at business@carlsbadca.gov.

Thank you for taking the time to ensure the City of Carlsbad is better informed about the state of the business community!

Doing business

The economic development team is here to serve and support the city’s business community. Whether you are a small business or our largest tech employer, the city wants to make sure your business thrives in Carlsbad. The city team is here to help with getting your business license, bidding on projects and contracts or meeting with our development services team about permits and processes. You can learn more about the benefits of starting or expanding a business in Carlsbad at our Doing Business in Carlsbad story map. If you are a business looking for a new space in Carlsbad, please email economic development staff at business@carlsbadca.gov.

Useful resources 

Looking to start your own business? Our questionnaire is designed to link small businesses with local resources, providing information to tackle some of the top challenges prospective small businesses commonly face.

The Guide to Opening an Eating Establishment provides insight on where you can open an eating establishment in our city and how the process works. Useful information for food truck and sidewalk vendors can be found on our website as well. 

New state and local environmental regulations are being phased in over the next couple of years. Find information on these regulations, as well as resources for your staff and customers, on the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle page. 

Talent attraction & retention

One of the City Council’s strategic focus areas is bringing quality jobs to the city in today’s globally competitive economy. Carlsbad's Life In Action initiative is a resource for employers looking to land that perfect candidate. It provides additional tools, such as a hiring toolkit with media assets, brochures and infographics, to make the case for why the job in Carlsbad is the right one. 

The Carlsbad Job-Readiness Room is a free program that helps residents build job skills and bolster their chances of landing a new job in Carlsbad. The platform is powered by Bendable, a learning marketplace that allows people to discover new knowledge and skills through online courses, in-person events and other learning resources.

Economic Snapshots

Carlsbad Economic Snapshot FY 2022-2023 Q3

Economic Development Strategic Plan

Carlsbad Economic Development Strategic Plan

Biennial Business Report

The biennial business report provides an understanding of specific attributes of Carlsbad’s business climate, including workforce and hiring needs, access to clients and customers, and permitting and regulatory concerns, among other issues for Carlsbad’s business community.

2022 Carlsbad Business Report

Connect with us

Carlsbad has a range of options for businesses to establish, grow and thrive. If you are ready to learn more about doing business along the creative coast or have general questions about doing business in our city, contact the Innovation & Economic Development Department at business@carlsbadca.gov. 

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Climate Action Plan Update

Post Date:10/17/2023 5:41 PM

The City of Carlsbad is updating its Climate Action Plan to advance the community’s goal of promoting a sustainable environment and align with updated statewide targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. State targets have been updated since the city first adopted the Climate Action Plan in 2015, and the city has more current information about the amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated by different sources in Carlsbad.

City staff developed a list of proposed actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the updated Climate Action Plan. You can learn more about the proposed actions and provide your input until Nov. 17.

Background

To support California’s ambitious emissions reduction goals, the City of Carlsbad was one of the first cities in the county to adopt a Climate Action Plan in 2015 that outlined strategies and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a measurable way. 

Climate action plans are comprehensive roadmaps that outline the specific activities that a government agency will undertake to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Climate action plans generally focus on those activities that can achieve the relatively greatest emission reductions most cost-effectively. These plans typically include:

  • Specific city-sponsored initiatives and actions that the city controls directly, such as operations at city buildings and the types of cars in the city’s fleet.
  • Policies to direct, guide or influence actions of third parties, such as a requirement to recycle food scraps and energy efficiency standards for new building construction.

In early 2022, the city asked the public to shape the Climate Action Plan Update by providing input on environmental sustainability needs and priorities. This public input was used to help develop a list of proposed actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A summary of the proposed actions is available on the city’s website. 

Provide your input by Nov. 17. Join the mailing list to be notified of project updates.

Next steps
The proposed actions will be presented to the City Council on Nov. 7, 2023. The final Climate Action Plan Update is expected to be available to the public and presented to the City Council for adoption in mid-2024.

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