Members Questionnaire

MEMBER'S QUESTIONNAIRE

To: Prospective Member

From: Cicardi Bruce & Rich Pisani

Subj: AMG Members Questionnaire

Date: May 13, 2014

Dear Prospective Member,

Thank you for reviewing our website to gain interest in potentially being invited to join our AMG 'Business Advisory Board' program as a new Member of either our business owner group or upper level management team. Below is a detailed AMG Members Questionnaire with questions that needs to be answered openly and honestly by you regarding your company. This is our research instrument consisting of one hundred and twelve questions and other prompts for the purpose of gathering information from you about your company. Once you have been approved as a new Member and have decided to join a peer group advisory board you will need to complete this survey with help from your AMG Group Facilitator in your monthly private coaching sessions. It gives both you and AMG a chance to look at the 'big picture', colors and brush strokes that your company has created since its launch. This is a very rigorous assignment, but will by an eye-opener for you when you have completed this survey. This process will also help you build a bond of trust and confidence with your Facilitator, as well as help you in your business planning process.

Once you agree to join our program, but before you attend your very first team meeting, your AMG Group Facilitator will ask that you review all the questions first from top to bottom before actually answering the questions. Then, when you meet with your Facilitator for your monthly private coaching sessions they will cover your answers with you, plus discuss other issues you may want to cover. As a coach, your Facilitator will first question your answers, as well as answer your questions. Also, this survey will help both AMG and the new Member enhance a two-way business conversation and gather information that gives your Facilitator needed insight into you as an individual and your company. Plus, it helps you and your business coach set the stage for preparing your own AMG '90 Day Action Plan' and '5 Year Business Plan', which is a requirement for each Member during their first year on a team.

Please feel free to review these questions prior to applying for Membership and joining a team. It may help you clarify some of your own thoughts, ideas and suggestions on how you can improve your own skills as a leader, manager and problem solver. It can also help qualify your own interest in finding out more about our peers-helping-peers business support program.

We at AMG have designed our 'Business Advisory Board' program for business owners and upper level managers of small and medium size businesses who want and need to confidentially share their issues, concerns and problems with an experienced and trained AMG Group Facilitator and a peer group advisory board to solicit suggestions, ideas and advice from their leader and teammates. Once this process takes hold, entrepreneurs and top-tier personnel will become better leaders, managers and problem solvers, which will help improve the overall health and financial stability of their company. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions so we can assist you by answering any questions you may have.

Cicardi A. Bruce

Chairman

314-941-0779 (c)

Richard T. Pisani

President

314-952-2640 (c)

400 Chesterfield Center - Suite 400

Chesterfield MO 63017

636-537-7720 (w) or 636-519-7222 (f)

www.amginc.biz

Member Questionnaire

General business questions:

(Please print clearly and comment to clarify)

1) What is your name and title with your company?

Name: ________________________________________ Title: _________________

2) Can you describe your job description?

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3) What is your area of authority and responsibility?

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4) What is the legal name and d/b/a of your company?

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5) What address at your company should we use for snail-mail?

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___________________________________________________________ Zip: _______

6) What is the prime email address that you can be contacted at?

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7) What is your personal contact information?

Cell: ____________________________ Work: _______________________________

Alt: ____________________________ Fax: _________________________________

8) What is your company's website address?

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9) How many square feet does your company work out of (leased or purchased)?

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10)Are you a regular C-Corporation, Sub-S Corporation, LLC, partnership or proprietorship?

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11) What are your company owners names and percentage of ownership?

Name: _____________________________________________ % ________________

12) Are you an independent business or franchise and (if a franchise) under what name?

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13) What are the hours of operation for company?

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14) Have you considered going to a four-day work week (explain)?

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15) Have you considered adding another shift to keep up with business (explain)?

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16) How has your company done in these current economic times ($, # of employees, etc.)?

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17) Is your company name and logo protected by a trademark/service mark (yes or no)?

Name: _____________________________ Logo: ______________________________

18) Does your firm have a tag-line and if so what is it?

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19) Does your firm have a jingle and if so what is it?

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20) How many employees does your company currently have on the payroll (full-time vs part-time)?

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21) How many of these employees report directly to you?

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22) Who do you report to directly?

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23) What promotions have you had in the past three years (describe)?

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24) What was your personal annual income and benefit package worth for the past three years?

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25) When do you plan on retiring or leaving your company and why?

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26) How would your company do without you (explain)?

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Questions about your business philosophy: (Please print clearly and comment to clarify)

1) Have you ever personally used a business consultant, coach or mentor?

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2) Who at your company have ever used a business consultant, coach or mentor?

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3) Have you ever been a member of a peer group advisory board or business support group?

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4) Do you personally work with a business consultant?

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5) Do you personally work with a business coach?

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6) Do you personally work with a business mentor?

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7) Do you have a current appraisal on your company and what is it value (in what year)?

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8) What is the current fiscal years net worth on the balance sheet of your company?

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9) Has your firm ever considered buying other businesses or competitors?

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10) Has your firm ever considered expanding by franchising your business model?

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11) What business networking groups do you belong to (explain)?

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12) Do you feel you are fairly held accountable for your job description by your supervisor?

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13) Do you use outsource or subcontract for certain projects (explain)?

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14) How often do you hold productive meetings in your area of responsibility?

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15) How often does your company hold an 'all employee only' meeting?

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16) How often does your firm host a gathering of all employees and their families?

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17) What type of recognition events does your company host and for what reason?

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18) How often does your company officially recognize employees that excel (what areas)?

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19) How often does your firm conduct an employee attitude survey?

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20) How often does your firm conduct a customer opinion survey?

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21) How many patents does your company hold (explain)?

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22) What is your annual advertising budget?

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22) What is your annual advertising budget?

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23) What is your annual public relations budget?

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24) What forms of advertising and public relations do you currently use?

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25) Does your firm use advertising specialties with prospective clients and existing customers?

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26) What can you do to improve your advertising and PR plan to make it work better?

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27) Are you currently adding, staying the same-size or down-sizing your company personnel?

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28) What is the current size of your firm? (sales; profit/loss; # of employees; # of clients, etc.)

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29) Is your company up-to-date with its facility, vehicles, equipment and current technology?

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30) What is your past three year fiscal track record? (gross sales; profit/loss; net worth)

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31) What is your current fiscal year forecast (gross sales; profit/loss; net worth)?

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32) What is your next five year forecast (gross sales; profits/loss; net worth)?

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33) What is the total current amount of money you owe on your Account Payable?

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34) What is the total current amount of money you have due on your Account Receivable?

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35) What short term (under 12 months long) loans and leases do you have?

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36) What long term (over 12 months long) loans and leases do you have?

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37) What industry and kind of business is your company in?

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38) What local, regional or national industry associations does your company belong to?

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39) Who is your typical client (add detail and demographics)?

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40) What is the $ amount of your lowest, average and highest billing customer in the last year?

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42) What are your clients biggest problems and how does your company solve them?

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43) Why would a prospective client cancel your competitor and start doing business with you?

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44) Why would a prospective client cancel you and start doing business with your competitor?

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45) Can you name the 5 biggest benefits your current clients receive from your product/service?

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46) What specific areas of your company need a major improvement?

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47) How many clients stop doing business with you on an annual basis and why?

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48) Can you name your largest clients and what % of your gross revenue comes from them?

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49) Who are your direct competitors in you market area (rank first to last place)?

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50) Who is the biggest direct competitor in your market area and what is their % of the market?

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51) Where does your company rank amongst competitors and what is your % market share?

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52) What are some current major problems that you have to solve in the next 90 days?

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53) What are some long-term major problems that you have to solve in the next 12 months?

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54) What are your major foreseeable problems in the future you want to start working on soon?

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55) What lawsuits is your firm currently involved in and why (plaintiff or defendant)?

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56) What is your greatest fear or problem regarding your industry?

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57) What is your greatest fear or problem regarding your direct competitors?

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58) What is your greatest fear or problem regarding your own company?

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59) What do you expect out of your AMG 'Business Advisory Board' teammates?

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60) What do you expect out of your 'Private Coaching Sessions' with your AMG Facilitator?

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61) What type of guest speakers/topics do you expect in our Business Advisory Board meetings?

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62) What is the greatest asset you believe you bring to our Business Advisory Board meetings?

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63) What is your greatest concern about attending our Business Advisory Board meetings?

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64) What is your greatest concern about attending our Private Coaching Sessions?

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65) What other questions do you want to answer?

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Questions about your company's reputation:

(1). How would your current customers rate your company’s reputation?