YOUR BUSINESS
1 : Do you have a clear problem that your business solves?
2 : Does your business add extra value for your customers?
(You can select more than 1 option here.)
3 : Do you have enough target markets for your business?
4 : Have you done any market research on your target markets?
5 : What is the size of your target markets?
6 : Do you know the key players in the market?
7 : Do you have a well-established network in your market?
8 : How many products or services do you presently offer?
9 : Do you know any rules and regulations about your business operation?
10 : Do you think that there is an upcoming policy or regulation that will affect your business?
11 : Did you do any infrastructural changes to your products or services before entering market?
12 : Do you have any intellectual property?
13 : Did you need an intellectual property to before you could sell your products or services?
14 : Do you currently plan to have a new product or service?
15 : Do you have a mutual relationship with any of your suppliers?
YOUR TEAM
16 : Do you have a team?
17 : Is your team a diverse one (team members come from different background and discpline)?
18 : What skills did your team members bring to the company?
(You can select more than 1 option here.)
19 : How often do you have team meetings?
20 : Did you assign specific responsibilities for each team member?
21 : Did you sign any form of agreement (e.g. partnership agreement, memorandum of understanding, etc.) with your team members?
YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION
22 : How have you been financing your business?
(You can select more than 1 option here.)
A
Personal contributions or savings
B
Through grants (from Foundation, European Union, Government agents etc.)
C
Parent organization support
D
Venture capital and business angel
E
Loan or debt (e.g. Banks, Microfinance companies etc.)
23 : Do you currently have any funds?
24 : Do you have an estimation of more needed funds?
YOUR MARKET
25 : Do you know your customers (and their characteristic)?
26 : How do you describe their purchasing power?
27 : How did you reach your customers?
(You can select more than 1 option here.)
28 : What motivates your customers to buy other products or services?
(You can select more than 1 option here.)
29 : How often does your customer base change?
30 : Do you have knowledge of customer reactions to similar products or services?
31 : What advertising channels do your customers like to use?
(You can select more than 1 option here.)
32 : How well do you know the key leaders in your customer base?
33 : Do you visit your customers?
34 : Do you know the switch cost your customer would incur? (Switch cost is an expense that your customers incur when changing to a new products or service)?
YOUR NETWORK
35 : Do you have contacts for your business activities?
36 : Who are your business partners?
(You can select more than 1 option here.)
37 : How did you attract your partners?
YOUR CURRENT OPERATION
38 : Do you know the most important tasks (key activities) for your business?
39 : Do you know how to complete these activities?
40 : Do you always have alternative plans in case of unexpected situations?
41 : When did you start your business operation?
42 : What type of business registration did you do?