Guided Growth Readiness
Organisation or project name
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Website or social media link, if you have one
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This audit will ask 40 quick questions about your business, structure, offer, audience, income, marketing, funding readiness and delivery. Choose the answer that best fits where you are now.
There are no right or wrong answers. The aim is to give you a clear picture of your current readiness, highlight any gaps, and show what to strengthen next.
At the end, you'll be able to unlock your Guided Growth Readiness Report, which turns your answers into practical next steps.
Section 1: Business Basics
Can you clearly explain what your business or project does?
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Can you clearly explain what your business or project does?
Do you know what stage your business or project is at?
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Do you know what stage your business or project is at?
Do you have a clear goal for the next 3 - 6 months?
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Do you have a clear goal for the next 3 - 6 months?
Do you know what support you need next?
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Do you know what support you need next?
Do you have a clear reason for wanting funding, clients or growth now?
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Do you have a clear reason for wanting funding, clients or growth now?
Section 2: Structure and Setup
Do you have the right legal structure for what you want to do?
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Do you have the right legal structure for what you want to do?
Do you have a business or organisation bank account?
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Do you have a business or organisation bank account?
Are your basic registration details up to date?
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Are your basic registration details up to date?
Do you understand which income routes fit your structure?
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Do you understand which income routes fit your structure?
Do you have basic admin systems in place?
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Do you have basic admin systems in place?
Do you have clearly defined services, products or activities?
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Do you have clearly defined services, products or activities?
Can people quickly understand what you offer?
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Can people quickly understand what you offer?
Do you know what problem your offer solves?
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Do you know what problem your offer solves?
Is your offer packaged or explained in a way people can buy, fund or support?
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Is your offer packaged or explained in a way people can buy, fund or support?
Do you have a clear next step for people who are interested?
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Do you have a clear next step for people who are interested?
Section 4: Audience and Demand
Do you know exactly who you serve?
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Do you know exactly who you serve?
Can you describe what your audience needs or struggles with?
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Can you describe what your audience needs or struggles with?
Do you have evidence that people need or want what you offer?
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Do you have evidence that people need or want what you offer?
Have you tested the offer with real people?
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Have you tested the offer with real people?
Do you have testimonials, feedback, case studies or examples?
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Do you have testimonials, feedback, case studies or examples?
Section 5: Income and Pricing
Do you have clear pricing or a clear funding target?
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Do you have clear pricing or a clear funding target?
Do you know your monthly income target or project budget need?
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Do you know your monthly income target or project budget need?
Do you understand your costs?
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Do you understand your costs?
Do you have more than one possible income route?
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Do you have more than one possible income route?
Are you avoiding relying only on grants?
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Are you avoiding relying only on grants?
Section 6: Marketing and Visibility
Do you have a website, landing page or clear online presence?
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Do you have a website, landing page or clear online presence?
Do you have a clear message about what you do?
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Do you have a clear message about what you do?
Do you know where your audience, clients, funders or partners can find you?
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Do you know where your audience, clients, funders or partners can find you?
Do you have a clear call to action?
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Do you have a clear call to action?
Are you visible consistently enough to attract interest?
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Are you visible consistently enough to attract interest?
Section 7: Funding Readiness
Do you have a business plan, project plan or case for Dsupport?
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Do you have a business plan, project plan or case for Dsupport?
Do you have a clear project budget?
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Do you have a clear project budget?
Do you have evidence of need?
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Do you have evidence of need?
Do you have evidence of impact or likely impact?
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Do you have evidence of impact or likely impact?
Have you identified suitable funders, sponsors, clients or income routes?
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Have you identified suitable funders, sponsors, clients or income routes?
Section 8: Documents and Delivery
Do you have key policies in place, such as safeguarding, equality, privacy or complaints where relevant?
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Do you have key policies in place, such as safeguarding, equality, privacy or complaints where relevant?
Do you have recent accounts or financial records?
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Do you have recent accounts or financial records?
Do you have a delivery plan for what happens next?
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Do you have a delivery plan for what happens next?
Do you have a way to track enquiries, clients, beneficiaries or outcomes?
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Do you have a way to track enquiries, clients, beneficiaries or outcomes?
Do you feel ready to take action in the next 30 days?
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Do you feel ready to take action in the next 30 days?