Self-assessment
Where does your business stand today?
Twelve questions across licenses, records, procedures, and leases. It takes about five minutes, and your answers stay in your browser.
How it works
Answer for the business as it runs today, not as it should.
Pick the answer closest to what actually happens across all of your locations. At the end you will see an overall result, a score for each of four areas, and practical next steps, including free templates.
Your result
Mostly in placeGaps to closeNeeds attention
0 of 24 points
Your answers describe a business with most fundamentals in place: dates with owners, records you can find, and a standard people follow. This reflects your own answers, not an outside review. The work now is keeping it that way as you add people, sites, and rules.
The foundation is there, but some obligations rely on particular people or informal habits. Those are the places where dates slip and findings start. The areas below show where to look first.
Several obligations do not yet have a clear owner or a reliable record. That does not mean anything has gone wrong, but the business is running on memory and effort more than on a system. The areas below are a practical order to work through.
Answers to look at first
These answers point to the clearest gaps, whatever the overall score.
- Licenses and deadlines Is every license, permit, and renewal date, for every location, kept in one calendar? You answered: No, we rely on memory and notices
- Licenses and deadlines Does each date have a named person responsible for it, not just a department? You answered: No
- Licenses and deadlines How do you learn about rule changes that affect your business? You answered: Usually when something is due or enforced
- Records and inspection readiness If an inspector arrived today, could you produce the required records within minutes? You answered: Not confidently
- Records and inspection readiness Is there someone on every shift who knows how to handle an inspection? You answered: No
- Records and inspection readiness When a finding or incident occurs, what happens next? You answered: It depends on who notices
- Procedures and people Are your core procedures written down and current? You answered: Mostly unwritten
- Procedures and people Do all of your locations (or your one location) follow your written standard, with any local differences documented? You answered: Each site runs its own way
- Procedures and people Is staff training recorded, with dates and sign-off? You answered: No consistent record
- Leases and leadership visibility Do you know every lease option date, renewal notice period, and landlord obligation for each site? You answered: We would need to pull the leases
- Leases and leadership visibility Does leadership get a regular report on compliance and operations status? You answered: No
- Leases and leadership visibility If a key manager left tomorrow, would their compliance duties be covered? You answered: It would be a scramble
By area
Licenses and deadlines
0/6 · StrongPartly in placeStart here
From your answers, your dates have a home and an owner. Keep the calendar reviewed as a whole on a fixed schedule, so new sites and new rules are added before they matter.
Some obligations are tracked well and others depend on particular people. The usual fix is one calendar, one named owner per date, and a regular review of the whole list.
Deadlines are being held in memory and inboxes. That works until someone is away. A single maintained calendar is the most useful first step.
Records and inspection readiness
0/6 · StrongPartly in placeStart here
From your answers, records and people are set up for an unannounced visit. Test that occasionally with an internal walk-through so the habit holds between inspections.
Readiness depends on who is working that day. Naming a point person per shift and keeping records in one known place is a practical starting point for records access and inspection procedures.
An inspection today would mean assembling records under pressure. Start with where records live, who can find them, and how findings get closed out.
Procedures and people
0/6 · StrongPartly in placeStart here
From your answers, your standard is written, shared, and checked. The next gain usually comes from comparing sites on the same measures each month.
Parts of the operation run on individual know-how. Writing the procedures that carry regulatory weight first gives the most protection for the effort.
The business depends on a few people remembering how things are done. Written procedures and training records are what let a standard survive turnover.
Leases and leadership visibility
0/6 · StrongPartly in placeStart here
From your answers, leadership can see the business without asking. Keep the report short and consistent, and make sure lease dates sit on the same calendar as licenses.
Leadership sees problems, but often late. A one-page monthly report and lease dates on the main calendar give earlier warning.
Lease terms and status live in documents and people rather than in a report. A simple monthly dashboard is a practical place to start.
- Template Owner's monthly dashboard template
- Template Lease review checklist
- Template Key-person handover plan
- Service Real Estate & Facilities Management
If you would like a second set of eyes on the areas above, a consultation is a direct way to talk them through. There is no obligation, and you will know plainly whether SPL is the right fit.
How the score works
Each answer scores 2, 1, or 0 points, and each area has three questions. A total of 20 or more reads as "Mostly in place", 13 to 19 as "Gaps to close", and 12 or less as "Needs attention". Any answer at the lowest level, or any area scoring 2 or less, caps the result at "Gaps to close", so a strong total cannot hide a clear gap. The score reflects only your own answers; it is not an audit and does not know the rules that apply to your licenses.
This self-check is a general guide based only on your own answers. It is not an audit, a legal review, or a prediction of any regulatory result.
Prefer to talk it through?
A consultation covers the same ground in about 30 minutes. We reply personally within two business days, and you will know plainly whether SPL is the right fit.