Franchise Feasibility Questionnaire

Please complete this questionnaire to help us determine
how we can best serve your company.

Confidentiality Statement

Horizons International states that it will hold all information and materials you provide us in strictest confidence. Such information will only be used in the fulfillment of this analysis.

Contact Information

Name
Title.
Company Name
Street Address
City State  Zip
Phone  
Fax 
E-mail

Company Information

How long has your company been in business?
How is your company organized?
My company sells: Products Services
What type of products or services do you offer:
The end users of our product/services are:
Other Businesses.
Wholesale Distributors
Retail Consumers
Other
We add value to our products/services by:
Assembling of fabricating them to a more complete level
Personalized Service
Specialized Services
Other
The quality of products/services compares as follows:
Highest quality in the market
Competitive quality to our competitors
Lower Price to our competitors
We have no competitors
We distribute our products/services via:
Wholesale outlets Retail Outlets Independent Representatives
Sub-Contractors    Other
Have you identified your primary competitors? Yes No
We believe our primary competitive edges are:
Price Quality Service Proprietary Design
Other
Our prices are:
We could make our prices lower by:
Increasing sales, thereby increasing production
Redesigning the product
Changing to a different distribution method
Decreasing operating overhead
Changing our manufacturing process
How many facilities do you currently operate?
Do you rely on one major supplier who could cripple your business if they went out of business? Yes No
Are your sales based on a few large customers?. Yes  No
Our management system operates effectively because:
We have minimum personnel problems
We operate from a written policy manual
We meet our production and shipment schedules
We have adequate quality control
We have adequate cost control

Financial Information

We achieved a profitable position in:
We estimate our liquid cash reserves to be:

Marketing Information

We presently advertise via:
National Magazines
Direct Mail
Industry trade journals
Industry Trade Shows
Yellow Pages
Word of Mouth/Referrals
Internet
Telemarketing
TV/Cable
Radio
Other
We do not advertise at all.
We use the following promotions:
Price Reductions
Quantity Discounts
Give-a-ways(i.e. calendars, mugs, etc..)
Other