企业发展记分卡

What’s your Business Growth Score?

1. Planning for Growth

Is your industry in a growth cycle?
Are you regularly acquiring new clients/customers?
Are you introducing new products or services in the next 12 months?
Do you have strategic alliance partners who can help increase your growth?
Do you have plans for capital expenditure in the next 12 months?

2. Business Structure and Management

Do you know what your Key Business Metrics are?
Do you feel you have a tax effective business structure?
Do you always consider your business structure when making business decisions?

Do you hold regular board or management meetings?

Do you discuss business matters with an external advisor on a regular basis?

3. Cash Flow

Do you have a current cashflow forecast and budget?
Have you identified your sources of funding for future growth?
Do you feel you have the right mix of debt and equity in your business?
Are your debt repayment terms appropriate given the current finance market and low interest rates?
Are you meeting your cash flow commitments including your taxation obligations?

4. Exit Strategies

Do you have a clear end goal in mind for your business eg: sell, hand over to the next generation or wind it up when you retire?
Can your business run without you?
Are your systems, processes, policies and procedures documented and ready for your exit?
Do you understand how your business is valued?
Have you developed a strategy to maximise the value of your business asset at exit?