Plan a Business Walk

Last updated on August 5, 2020

A Business Walk can be easily adapted to suit any community or region. Consider these points when planning a Business Walk in your community:

  • A Business Walk generally takes three hours from start to finish
  • Multiple volunteer teams of no more than two to three people walk from business to business, asking three to four questions
  • The prepared questions are meant to keep the visit very casual and conversational
  • Visits are short, 15 minutes or less, to respect business owners’ limited free time

Planning a Walk Consists of Four Easy Steps:

Business Walk Success
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Read about Quesnel’s 3rd annual Business Walks, held in October 2016. A total of 80 businesses were reached by a volunteer team, 62 through scheduled walk-ins, and 18 unscheduled home-based business phone interviews.