Lesson 5
Lesson 5
Techniques in Participating in
Various Types of Industries in
the Locality
REPORTER 5
Table of contents
Industry and
01 Environmental 02 The SWOT Analysis
Analysis
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INDUSTRY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
is a study or exercise done to assess the current industry
environment. This helps understand the various aspects and
predict trends of the industry better, and also in many other
ways. Generally, industry analysis is done by external research
agencies, consulting firms or businesses themselves.
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
is a marketing process that provides statistics
about the market potential of your business
products and services. This section of your plan
needs to have specific information about the
current state of the industry, and its target
markets.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
•Every business exists in an environment, and it’s important
to understand that environment to be successful.
Unfortunately, businesses sometimes tend to ignore this
importance, which can lead to failures in strategic planning.
• Economic
Ex. Analyzing inflation rates and their impact on consumer purchasing power
• Technological
Ex. The adoption of new technologies and their effect on market competitiveness
• Political
• Global factors
A SWOT analysis helps you assess internal factors that might affect your business
(strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats).
EXAMPLES OF SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
• Small capital outlay • Location
• Place • Unexperienced owner
OPPORTUNITY THREATS
• Absence of similar product in • To many competitors
the market
• New technologies are
• New market being developed available and are used by your
competitors
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External and Internal
Factors of SWOT
INTERNAL
FACTORS
- are the strength or as weaknesses depending upon their
effect on the organization's objectives. What may represent
strengths with their respect to one may be weaknesses
(distractions competition) for another objective. The factors may
include all of the 4P's - price, product, promotion and place: as
well as personnel, finance, manufacturing capabilities and so on.
EXTERNAL FACTORS
- the results are often presented in the form of a matrix. The
factors may include macroeconomic matters, technological
change, legislation and socio-cultural changes, as well as changes
in the market - place or in competitive position.
HERE ARE TIPS THAT WILL
HELP YOU IN USING THE
SWOT TEMPLATE
There are seven tips that will help you to do the swot template: