TRW 27 Challenges Assessment Form 1 2 27 Challenge Assessment Company Information Research has identified 27 different challenges small businesses face as they grow through 7 Stages of Growth from Start Up (1-10 employees) to Visionary (161-500 employees) Take a few minutes to read through the 27 challenges and identify the Top 5 Challenges your company faces today. If you can name it, you can solve it. When you submit your Top 5 Challenges you will receive an insightful Special Report on your company’s stage of growth covering: 5 Biggest Challenges Tool to Build Your Business 5 Non-Negotiable Rules Building Blocks Getting Ready for the next Stage of Growth Name* First Last Company Name*Number of Employees*1-1011-1920-3435-5758-9596-160161-500Job TitleAddress Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Email* Phone*After completing this form (above), click "NEXT" to take 27 Challenges Assessment 27 Challenges Assessment1. Read through the list of challenges 2. Choose your TOP FIVE and select them in the dropdown lists in order of priority 3. Click "SUBMIT" at the bottom of the page Profits are inadequate to grow the company Need for an improved business/profit design Customers are migrating away from your product/services Continual cash flow challenges Limited capital to grow Employee turnover Hiring quality staff Staff morale and voltage challenges Need for a flexible planning model Need to have better staff buy-in Project management & resource coordination challenges Leadership/staff communication gap New staff orientation Staff training Unclear values throughout the organization Dealing with the cost of lost expertise or knowledge when employees leave Chaotic periods destabilize the company Organization needs to understand how the company will grow in the future Organization needs to understand the impact that staff satisfaction has on the company’s profitability Company culture is generally resistant to change The marketplace and your customers change too quickly Difficulty forecasting problem areas before they surface Difficulty diagnosing the real problems or obstacles to growth Too slow getting new products/services to market Not able to quickly get systems and procedures in place as the company is growing Weak product/service development & differentiation in the market Challenge expanding sales 1.(choose one)1. Profits are inadequate to grow the company2. Need for an improved business/profit design3. Customers are migrating away from your product/services4. Continual cash flow challenges5. Limited capital to grow6. Employee turnover7. Hiring quality staff8. Staff morale and voltage challenges9. Need for a flexible planning model10. Need to have better staff buy-in11. Project management & resource coordination challenges12. Leadership/staff communication gap13. New staff orientation14. Staff training15. Unclear values throughout the organization16. Dealing with the cost of lost expertise or knowledge when employees leave17. Chaotic periods destabilize the company18. Organization needs to understand how the company will grow in the future19. Organization needs to understand the impact that staff satisfaction has on the company’s profitability20. Company culture is generally resistant to change21. The marketplace and your customers change too quickly22. Difficulty forecasting problem areas before they surface23. Difficulty diagnosing the real problems or obstacles to growth24. Too slow getting new products/services to market25. Not able to quickly get systems and procedures in place as the company is growing26. Weak product/service development & differentiation in the market27. Challenge expanding sales2.(choose one)1. Profits are inadequate to grow the company2. Need for an improved business/profit design3. Customers are migrating away from your product/services4. Continual cash flow challenges5. Limited capital to grow6. Employee turnover7. Hiring quality staff8. Staff morale and voltage challenges9. Need for a flexible planning model10. Need to have better staff buy-in11. Project management & resource coordination challenges12. Leadership/staff communication gap13. New staff orientation14. Staff training15. Unclear values throughout the organization16. Dealing with the cost of lost expertise or knowledge when employees leave17. Chaotic periods destabilize the company18. Organization needs to understand how the company will grow in the future19. Organization needs to understand the impact that staff satisfaction has on the company’s profitability20. Company culture is generally resistant to change21. The marketplace and your customers change too quickly22. Difficulty forecasting problem areas before they surface23. Difficulty diagnosing the real problems or obstacles to growth24. Too slow getting new products/services to market25. Not able to quickly get systems and procedures in place as the company is growing26. Weak product/service development & differentiation in the market27. Challenge expanding sales3.(choose one)(choose one)1. Profits are inadequate to grow the company2. Need for an improved business/profit design3. Customers are migrating away from your product/services4. Continual cash flow challenges5. Limited capital to grow6. Employee turnover7. Hiring quality staff8. Staff morale and voltage challenges9. Need for a flexible planning model10. Need to have better staff buy-in11. Project management & resource coordination challenges12. Leadership/staff communication gap13. New staff orientation14. Staff training15. Unclear values throughout the organization16. Dealing with the cost of lost expertise or knowledge when employees leave17. Chaotic periods destabilize the company18. Organization needs to understand how the company will grow in the future19. Organization needs to understand the impact that staff satisfaction has on the company’s profitability20. Company culture is generally resistant to change21. The marketplace and your customers change too quickly22. Difficulty forecasting problem areas before they surface23. Difficulty diagnosing the real problems or obstacles to growth24. Too slow getting new products/services to market25. Not able to quickly get systems and procedures in place as the company is growing26. Weak product/service development & differentiation in the market27. Challenge expanding sales4.(choose one)(choose one)1. Profits are inadequate to grow the company2. Need for an improved business/profit design3. Customers are migrating away from your product/services4. Continual cash flow challenges5. Limited capital to grow6. Employee turnover7. Hiring quality staff8. Staff morale and voltage challenges9. Need for a flexible planning model10. Need to have better staff buy-in11. Project management & resource coordination challenges12. Leadership/staff communication gap13. New staff orientation14. Staff training15. Unclear values throughout the organization16. Dealing with the cost of lost expertise or knowledge when employees leave17. Chaotic periods destabilize the company18. Organization needs to understand how the company will grow in the future19. Organization needs to understand the impact that staff satisfaction has on the company’s profitability20. Company culture is generally resistant to change21. The marketplace and your customers change too quickly22. Difficulty forecasting problem areas before they surface23. Difficulty diagnosing the real problems or obstacles to growth24. Too slow getting new products/services to market25. Not able to quickly get systems and procedures in place as the company is growing26. Weak product/service development & differentiation in the market27. Challenge expanding sales5.(choose one)1. Profits are inadequate to grow the company2. Need for an improved business/profit design3. Customers are migrating away from your product/services4. Continual cash flow challenges5. Limited capital to grow6. Employee turnover7. Hiring quality staff8. Staff morale and voltage challenges9. Need for a flexible planning model10. Need to have better staff buy-in11. Project management & resource coordination challenges12. Leadership/staff communication gap13. New staff orientation14. Staff training15. Unclear values throughout the organization16. Dealing with the cost of lost expertise or knowledge when employees leave17. Chaotic periods destabilize the company18. Organization needs to understand how the company will grow in the future19. Organization needs to understand the impact that staff satisfaction has on the company’s profitability20. Company culture is generally resistant to change21. The marketplace and your customers change too quickly22. Difficulty forecasting problem areas before they surface23. Difficulty diagnosing the real problems or obstacles to growth24. Too slow getting new products/services to market25. Not able to quickly get systems and procedures in place as the company is growing26. Weak product/service development & differentiation in the market27. Challenge expanding sales Think your management team would line up behind your top 5 challenges? We can work with you and your management team to identify the challenges behind your current stage of growth and align your entire company behind your top strategic initiatives that will help you stay ahead of your growth curve. Tom Willett 763-691-8585 Trwconsulting86@gmail.com
