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What are your biggest challenges?

Welcome to your Start and Grow Diagnostic Tool.

This chart shows the areas you are least confident in. We will use this information and our conversation to build your support plan, where we will tailor the programme to help you grow and develop your business.

We can also use this as a guide to signposting you to other opportunities for training and advice available at the University of Gloucestershire and The Growth Hub.

If you’ve completed the diagnostic yourself, a member of the team will call you within 3 working days to discuss your results and your next steps.

Strategy
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Question
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Future
Q 1.1
Do you have a Strategic Plan/Growth Strategy?
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5
Q 1.2
Do you understand the strengths and weaknesses of your business?
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5
Q 1.3
Do you understand how well your business is performing?
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5
Q 1.4
Do you feel confident you could grow your turnover by at least 20% within the next 12 months?
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5
Operations
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Question
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Future
Q 2.1
How efficiently do you feel you are using your time?
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Q 2.2
How effective are your relationships with your suppliers and partners?
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5
Q 2.3
Are your premises and equipment sufficient to deliver your business plans?
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5
Q 2.4
Are energy efficiency and sustainability important to your business?
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5
People
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Question
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Future
Q 3.1
Does your business have capacity to meet the needs of your customers?
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5
Q 3.2
How well do you feel you understand the rules and regulations around employing people?
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5
Q 3.3
How confident would you feel in recruiting new staff members?
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Q 3.4
How confident do you feel about your management and leadership skills if you were to take on an employee now?
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5
Finance
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Question
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Future
Q 4.1
Are you confident with managing your business’s finances?
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Q 4.2
Are you confident that you will have or will be able to access the finance or funding needed to deliver your business plans?
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5
Q 4.3
How well do you understand the profitability of your different products, services, markets and customers?
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Q 4.4
How ambitious are your growth plans for the business?
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5
Markets & Customers
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Question
Now
Future
Q 5.1
How well do you understand your business’s position in the market?
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Q 5.2
How important to you is entering new markets and generating income from them?
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5
Q 5.3
How deeply do you understand the values and requirements of your customers?
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Q 5.4
How would you describe the market in which you operate?
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5
Sales & Marketing
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Question
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Future
Q 6.1
How structured is your sales effort?
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5
Q 6.2
Are you confident that you are communicating the right messages through the right marketing channels to reach the right customers?
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5
Q 6.3
How well do you understand the impact that your sales and marketing have on your business?
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5
Q 6.4
Do you have a marketing strategy for your business?
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5
Innovation
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Question
Now
Future
Q 7.1
Are you up to date with the latest technologies and able to identify how these can benefit your business?
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5
Q 7.2
Are you confident that you are able to identify and adapt to changes in the marketplace?
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5
Q 7.3
Do you feel the need to introduce a new process, product or service to your business?
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5
Q 7.4
How confident are you that your business’s IT systems are safe and secure?
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5
Business Profile
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Question
Value
Q 8.1
Name
Q 8.2
Business Name
Q 8.3
Client Reference Number
Q 8.4
Business Partner Details
Q 8.5
Amount Invested To Date
Q 8.6
Amount Planned To Be Invested
Q 8.7
Own Funding?
Q 8.8
Annual Research & Development Spend In The Last Complete Financial Year
Q 8.9
Number Of Product And Process Innovations In The Last Three Financial Years, And Future Plans (if applicable)
Q 8.10
Are You Actively Involved In Any Forums Or Networks?
Q 8.11
Current Employee Details
Q 8.12
Does Taking On An Employee Present An Opportunity For Your Business?
Q 8.13
Course Interest
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