Candidacy

Here's your chance to determine if your company is a candidate for a cost reduction or profit improvement initiative. Ten simple questions that can help you decide.

Are you a candidate for an initiative?

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or read on for the manual version below.

Questions	Yes	No
1. Do you have significant competition?
2. Are operating and/or production costs increasing?
3. Is there downward price pressure?
4. Are products/markets mature or maturing?
5. Are investors/owners dissatisfied with your profits?
6. Is your market share small or diminishing?
7. Do you need or want a bigger market share?
8. Is your sales force meeting resistance?
9. Are new competitors entering the market?
10. Have you had a cutback or lay-off in the last 3 years?
Add up the number of "no" answers and go to the next page for evaluation and discussion.

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