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The Business Clarity Scan.

Twenty quick questions across the five areas of the 5P framework. See where your business stands, and what to look at first.

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Choose the answer that fits your business today. If you are not sure, choose “No”: not knowing is a useful finding too.

Plan

Understanding clearly where you are going, and why.

  1. 1. We have written goals for the next 12 months, with numbers attached, such as sales or profit.
  2. 2. We have a budget for this year, and we compare our actual results with it at least every quarter.
  3. 3. We know which products, services or customers make us the most money.
  4. 4. We have a cash-flow forecast for at least the next three months.

Protect

Identifying risk, and protecting what you have already built.

  1. 5. Our tax and SSNIT filings and payments are up to date.
  2. 6. Every payment is approved by someone other than the person who makes it.
  3. 7. Every month, we check our records against our bank statements.
  4. 8. We count our stock, or check our key assets, at least every quarter, and follow up any differences.

Perform

Improving day-to-day performance and execution.

  1. 9. Our books are up to date: last month’s sales, costs and bank movements are all recorded.
  2. 10. We know our gross margin: how much we keep from each cedi of sales after the direct costs.
  3. 11. We follow up overdue customer payments every week.
  4. 12. Each important task has a named person responsible, and it gets done without the owner chasing it.

Progress

Continuing to improve, adapt and develop.

  1. 13. We review our numbers every month, and act on what they show.
  2. 14. Our team has had training in the last 12 months in the skills their work needs.
  3. 15. Our main processes are written down, so the work does not depend on one person’s memory.
  4. 16. We keep our records in accounting software or another reliable system, not only on paper.

Prosper

Achieving sustainable, long-term growth and profitability.

  1. 17. The business made a profit in its last financial year.
  2. 18. We have cash set aside to cover at least two months of running costs.
  3. 19. If a lender asked, we could provide our financial statements and a business plan within two weeks.
  4. 20. We have a written plan for the next stage of growth, with its costs worked out.

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Questions

Questions about the scan

Questions and answers

Is the Business Clarity Scan free?

Yes. It is free, and it works in your browser. Nothing you choose is sent or stored, unless you decide to send your result to us on WhatsApp.

Is the scan the same as the 5P Diagnostic?

No. The scan is a quick self-check, based only on your own answers. The 5P Diagnostic is a paid, two-week review of the evidence in your records, with a 5P scorecard from 0 to 100, a 90-day plan and a 60-minute debrief.

What if I am not sure of an answer?

Choose “No”. Not knowing is a useful finding too: it shows where clearer numbers would help.

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