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HERE ARE THE FREE KEYS - You may print this valuable
form.
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1. We will be selling primarily to (fill in or check all that apply): | |
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& Total Percent of Business |
a. Private sector _______ ______ %
b. Wholesalers _______ ______ %
c. Retailers _______ ______ %
d. Government _______ ______%
e. Other _______ ______%
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2. We will be targeting customers by: | |
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a. Product line/services. |
We will target specific lines ________________
b. Geographic area? Which areas? ________________
c. Sales? We will target sales of ________________
d. Industry? Our target industry is ________________
e. Other? ________________
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3. How much will our selected market
spend on our type of product or service |
$________________
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1. Who are our competitors? |
NAME ________________________________________
ADDRESS _________________________________________
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Years in Business ___________________
Market Share ___________________
Price/Strategy ___________________
Product/Service
Features ___________________
NAME _________________________________________
ADDRESS _________________________________________
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Years in Business ____________________
Market Share ____________________
Price/Strategy ____________________
Product/Service
Features ____________________
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2. How competitive is the market? |
High ____________________
Medium ____________________
Low ____________________
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3. List below your strengths and weaknesses compared to your competition (consider such areas as location, size of resources, reputation, services, personnel, etc.): |
Strengths Weaknesses
1._______________________ 1._____________________
2._______________________ 2._____________________
3._______________________ 3._____________________
4._______________________ 4._____________________
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1. The following are some important economic factors that will affect our product or service (such as trade area growth, industry health, economic trends, taxes, rising energy prices, etc.): |
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2. The following are some important legal factors that will affect our market: |
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3. The following are some important government factors: |
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4. The following are other environmental factors that will affect our market, but over which we have no control: |
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1. Describe here what the product/service is and what it does: |
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1. What advantages does our product/service have over those of the competition (consider such things as unique features, patents, expertise, special training, etc.)? |
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2. What disadvantages does it have? |
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1. Where will we get materials and supplies? |
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2. List other considerations: |
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A. Image | |
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1. First, what kind of image do we want
to have (such as cheap but good, or exclusiveness, or customer-oriented or
highest quality, or convenience, or speed, |
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B. Features
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C. Pricing
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a. Markup on cost ____ What % markup? _____
b. Suggested price ____
c. Competitive ____
d. Below competition ____
e. Premium price ____
f. Other ____
2. Are our prices in line with
your
image? YES___ NO___
3. Do our prices cover costs and leave
a margin of profit? YES___ NO___
D. Customer Services
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1. List the customer services we provide:
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2. These are our sales/credit terms:
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3. The competition offers the following services: |
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
E. Advertising/Promotion
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1. These are the things we wish to say about the business: |
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Credit to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for it's assistance in developing these keys to success.
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