One of the most basic lessons you learn in first year business school is the SWOT analysis—strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. And it's a great framework to apply to your business to ...

While two companies may be in completely different fields and have different business models, they will share some business-related aspects of their operations. No matter how they perform their work, ...

Strategic planning is as important for a small business as it is for the largest company. A thoughtful evaluation of the internal and external factors that affect your business can help you form an ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re in marketing or own a business, then chances are you’ve done a SWOT analysis at some point. It’s the 101 in marketing 101, it’s ...

Managing a business requires a great deal of self-reflection, analysis, and strategic planning. Through that process a great deal of focus is placed on internal factors – financials, human resources, ...

Let’s do a basic SWOT analysis of Starbucks. Strengths Starbucks has a solid record of top- and bottom-line growth. From fiscal 2010 to 2014, the java house's annual revenue rose 53% and earnings per ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. “Siff-ting” through the Family Business: I untangle the problems. This article is more than 10 years old. One of the things my ...