Find out where your business stands.

Twelve quick questions, about four minutes. There are no wrong answers, and most businesses start somewhere in the middle. You’ll see your place on the pathway and your first step straight away.

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Part 1 of 3 Are you trading?

How long has your business been trading, with paying customers?

More than 2 years 6 months to 2 years Less than 6 months It isn’t trading yetIt’s still an idea

Choose one answer.

Venture Habitat works with businesses that are already trading. You can still send your answers. We’ll connect you with a programme built to launch businesses, and the pathway will be here once you’re selling.

Roughly how much does the business sell in a typical month? (optional) In Barbados dollars. A rough figure is fine.

Under $2,500 $2,500 to $10,000 $10,000 to $40,000 Over $40,000 I’d rather not say

Part 2 of 3 How is your business set up?

These are the things lenders look for first. Most businesses are still working on some of them.

Is your business registered?

Yes, as a business or company I’m registered as self-employed Not yet

Choose one answer.

How do you keep your business money?

Mixed in with my personal money In a separate account, but mostly tracked in my head In a separate account, with regular books

Choose one answer.

Is the business registered for national insurance and tax? In Barbados, that’s NIS (the National Insurance Scheme) and the Barbados Revenue Authority.

Yes, both One of them Not yet I’m not sure

Choose one answer.

Could you show a lender twelve months of financial records today? Any kind counts: a notebook, receipts, a spreadsheet, an app.

NoThat’s fine. Building a record is part of the pathway. Partly Yes

Choose one answer.

Do you know how much you make on your main product or service? What’s left from each sale after the direct costs of making or delivering it.

Not really Roughly Yes, exactly

Choose one answer.

Part 3 of 3 Where are you headed?

Do your customers come back?

Mostly new customers each time I have some regulars Most come back or send others to me

Choose one answer.

Where are your customers?

Mostly in my area Across the country Some outside the country, including online or overseas

Choose one answer.

Over the next three years, what do you want for your business?

Keep it steady and dependable Grow it steadily Grow it significantly, beyond my home market

Choose one answer.

What would new capital let your business do?

I’m not sure yet Cover gaps and steady things A specific growth plan, with numbers

Choose one answer.

Could you meet with a small peer group every two weeks?

Not right now I’d make it work Yes, absolutely

Choose one answer.

Your details

So we can confirm your seat at Funded and tell you about the first cohort.

Business name

Tell us your business’s name. A trading name is fine.

What does your business do?

Choose the closest match.

Where does it trade?

Choose the country where the business trades.

Your name

Tell us your name.

WhatsApp or phone number Include the country code, for example +1 246 …

Enter a number we can reach you on, with the country code.

Email (optional)

Are you a member of a credit union?

Yes NoThat’s fine. It doesn’t affect your result. Not sure

Choose one answer.

Which credit union? (optional)

TEN Inc may use my answers and details to arrange my place at Funded, to place my business on the pathway, and, without my name, to understand how Caribbean businesses get ready for capital.

Your answers go only to the Venture Habitat team at TEN Inc. We don’t share your individual answers with anyone without your permission.

Thank you. Your answers are in.

The Venture Habitat team reads every fit check. We’ll contact you on the number you gave us about your place on the pathway and a seat at Funded.

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Find out where your business stands.

Thank you. Your answers are in.

Your seat at Funded

You’re at the start of something.