what questions to ask when checking vendor references?
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['How are you using this vendor/technology?', 'Why did you select this provider over others?', 'Did the vendor stay within the approved timeline/budget?', 'What is your relationship like with the vendor?']
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['What equipment would you use to fix a bent frame? ... ', 'What method would you use to help a customer select the perfect frame? ... ', 'What would you tell a customer who was unsure whether to use glasses or contact lenses? ... ', 'In your opinion, what should a basic optometry inventory hold?']
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['What do you specialise in? ... ', 'Which services do you offer? ... ', 'What is included in your fee? ... ', 'Who will work on the event? ... ', 'How much time will you need? ... ', 'How do you choose an event venue? ... ', 'Do you have good vendor contacts? ... ', 'How do you manage the event budget?']
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['How much experience do you have selling businesses like mine? ... ', 'Do you work from home or an office? ... ', 'How many businesses like mine have you sold? ... ', 'How do you value a business? ... ', 'How will you prevent my customers and competitors from hearing my business is for sale? ... ', 'How many qualified buyers do you have?']
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["Can I see the receipt? There are two reasons to ask this: If you're buying a designer dress, you want to make sure you're not paying top dollar for a knockoff. ... ", "Where do you live? I wouldn't buy a dress I couldn't see in person. ... ", 'Has the dress been cleaned? ... ', 'Has the dress been altered?']
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['What are your deliverables and outputs? ... ', 'Will any materials need to be shipped? ... ', 'Is there travel involved? ... ', 'How about catering or meal service? ... ', "What's your timeline? ... ", 'Did you remember to include internal media time?']
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['How long have you been in business?', 'When was you last upgrade released? ... ', "What's involved in doing an upgrade? ... ", 'Are manuals available for the software?', 'Does the software update cost include phone based tech support?', 'What percentage of customers are current with their annual support contract?', 'Where is the product heading?']
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['Would I buy this item for full price today? ... ', 'Would it impact my daily life not to have this item? ... ', "Is this item really worth the space it's taking up in my home? ... ", 'Do I own a similar item that I like better? ... ', 'Could this item be useful/helpful to another person?']
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['Has the product been tested, and does it function and perform as the literature and salesperson says it will? ... ', "Who else uses the product in the industry, and what do they think of the product's usefulness and performance? ... ", 'Is the product cost effective, and does it fit in the current budget?']
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['What interested you in our product/service?', 'How open is your company to change?', 'What is the biggest barrier preventing you from meeting your goals?', 'What is your strategic direction?', 'What are your short term and long term goals?', 'What is your buying criteria?', 'Which vendors are you currently working with?']
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['How often do you use the product or service?', 'Does the product help you achieve your goals?', 'What is your favorite tool or portion of the product or service?', 'What would you improve if you could?']
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['Q1- Is your product line capable enough to drive sufficient traffic to your store? ... ', 'Q2- Do you have the right demographics for your brick-and-mortar store? ... ', 'Q3- Have you selected a location and interiors that would attract people?']
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[' Name some of the latest Computer Processors? ... ', " What does a '? ... ", ' How will you cope up with a customer, who complains about a brand new printer and system, and yet failing to get a proper print copy? ... ', ' How you keep yourself updated with the current technology?']
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['What is the basic services fee and what does it include? ... ', 'What are the fees associated with any charges for other services and merchandise? ... ', 'How much are any needed cash advances and what do they include?']
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['What Services Do You Provide?', 'What and How Do You Charge?', 'How Do You Determine Prices on the Merchandise?', 'Are You Insured? ... ', 'Are You Bonded?', 'How Will You Keep the Property Secure?', 'When and How Do You Discount the Merchandise?']
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['What is your minimum order quantity? ... ', 'Who else do you manufacture for? ... ', 'What are your lead-times? ... ', 'What is the cost for prototyping and sampling? ... ', 'What are your payment terms? ... ', 'How many x can you produce a week?']
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['Does it work and what can it do?', 'Has it been refurbished, or is it in otherwise good condition?', "Who's selling the machine?", 'How old is it? Can you still get replacement parts and accessories?', 'What does it come with?', 'What equipment do you already have, and is it compatible?', 'Is it easy to use?', 'Does it meet your needs?']