Again, Your Bulldog Checklist:

Here are the criteria I use to try to find the next bulldog:

• They sell a high-quality product or service.
    
• They have a leadership position in the marketplace.
    
• They have superior management.
    
• They are supremely focused.
    
• I can see an ongoing commitment to market dominance.
    
• There's a record of growth and the probability of future growth.
    
• They have financial integrity.
    
• They are a world-class competitor.
    
• There is demand for their products in good times and bad.
    
• They are diversified.