1. We apply various methods for analysing the needs of our customers (e.g. surveys, SWOT analysis, focus groups method,…).

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2. We lack good original ideas.

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3. We systematically check the actual needs and wishes of our customers (not only the existing needs and wishes but also the potential ones).

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4. It often happens that a realisation of otherwise promising idea is dropped because we lack appropriate knowledge or we are short of other sources necessary for its realisation.

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5. We envisage that the volume of our company’s operations will increase in the future.

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6. We know and apply different techniques for generating ideas and introducing improvements (e.g. brain storming, fishbone diagram, lateral thinking techniques,…).

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7. We know how to find information on newly developed technologies, results of the latest research (in the field of our work) and business opportunities around the world.

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8. A great portion of ides that we generate for new market products are never implemented in praxis.

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9. Before reaching a decision on the development of invention, we thoroughly assess not only financial and other necessary sources for realising the said invention but also its effects.

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10. Most of our ideas/solutions which needed to be legally protected (patent, model, trademark) have already been protected.

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11. In order to operate successfully, original business ideas are essential in our field of work (e.g. ideas for new products, for different marketing approaches, for a good organisation of processes and suchlike).

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12. If we succeeded in finding appropriate external experts, our products would be much better.

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13. Decisions regarding new products are reached more on the basis of intuition than comprehensive analysis.

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14. We know which the necessary elements of a good business plan are.

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15. We are familiar with the possibilities of various support offered in the field of innovation and R&D by the EU programmes.

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16. We are well familiar with the latest worldwide developments in the professional fields related to our company’s operations.

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17. We tend to approach the introduction of new product very systematically. The entire process of introduction is carefully planned (time schedule, necessary resources and personnel,…).

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18. Most of the new products that we introduced on the market have been commercially successful.

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19. We know almost nothing of the field of intellectual property (patent, trademark, model and suchlike).

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20. It would prove reasonable to start expanding our operations abroad as well.

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21. There is a real possibility that our product, design or logo shall be copied by our competition.

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