Business Owner and Leader Survey

If you would like to receive a copy of the survey results, please email us at CClemmer@AppliedVisionWorks.com

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* 1. Our organization's primary industry is:

Manufacturing

Logistics and Transportation

Construction

Healthcare/Pharmaceutical

Agriculture

Professional Services

Scientific/Technical

IT/Technology

Consumer Products

Food and Beverage

Financial

Non-Profit

Other (please specify)

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* 2. I am a:

President or Vice President

C level Executive Leader (CEO, CFO, etc.)

Director or Senior level manager

Business Owner

Other

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* 3. Economic and business conditions currently:

have improved versus a year ago

are the same as a year ago

have worsened versus a year ago

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* 4. Going forward, economic and business conditions:

will improve over the next 12 months

will stay the same over the next 12 months

will worsen over the next 12 months

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* 5. We expect our overall organizational revenues to:

increase during the next year

stay the same during the next year

decrease during the next year

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* 6. Regarding profitability, we expect our overall organizational profits to:

increase over the next 12 months

stay the same over the next 12 months

decrease over the next 12 months

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* 7. Over the next 12 months, we expect to:

increase our prices for our product/service

keep our prices the same for our product/service

decrease our prices for our product/service

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* 8. Our hiring plans for the next year are to:

increase the number of employees

keep the same headcount, only replacing normal attrition

decrease the number of employees

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* 9. The biggest concerns facing our organization over the next 12-24 months include (select all that apply):

finding qualified employees

supply chain issues

succession planning for one or more leaders

economic conditions

current or anticipated industry regulations

cash flow

increasing sales

technology/IT capabilities

organizational culture

strategic planning

leader development

managing growth

team dysfunction

Other (please specify)

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* 10. To mitigate our concerns and take advantage of opportunities, we plan to utilize these strategies (select all that apply):

Develop a hiring strategy to find qualified applicants who are ready to onboard quickly

Partner with trusted suppliers for consistent quality and delivery

Assess our current and future leaders for development planning and increased capabilities

Forecast disruptive events (recession, regulation, industry change) and establish contingency strategies

Initiate relationships with additional lenders, vendors and suppliers for flexibility

Refine our sales process to be more customer focused and simpler to administer

Acquire technology resources (personnel and/or programs)

Establish a partnership with an experienced consultant to develop our leaders, teams and culture

Formalize our long term goals and communicate them to the entire organization

Monitor our progress via clear metrics and celebrate successes

Other (please specify)