15. Title Name Age Service Background Training
Managing
director
Finance
director
Sales
director
Technical
director
Admin
manager
Operations
manager
Other
16. Trading history: Employees:
Years Sales Export PBTI Staff Mgt Direct Indirect P’time
Current
Pre-1
Pre-2
Pre-3
17. What are your overriding business objectives?
The time scales associated with these objectives?
How well would you say the company is performing?
Who are your major shareholders? (Stakeholders)
Is there a formal business plan?
And are the budget set, and by whom,
Do you have a formal vision & mission statement
What is special about this business?
18. Which are your main markets? A B C
What is their approximate size?
What visual approximate share?
How do you sell to each market?
19. Your main competitors? A B C
Do you know their size (Sales)?
and their Products?
and their Processes?
and their Strengths?
and their Weakness?
and their Market share?
20. How many live customers to have?
What is your average order value?
Who are your main customers?
Percentage of total sales?
Sales trend?
Your customers tell you what they think of your
products and services?
What are your main obstacles to growth?
21. Strengths Weaknesses
Ownership
Management
Experience
Resources
Finance
Systems
Products/services
Processes
Company image
Sales/marketing
Innovation
Operations/quality
People/training