SWOT analysis is a tool for auditing an organization and its environment. It is the first stage of planning and helps marketers to focus on key issues. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Strengths and weaknesses are internal factors. Opportunities and threats are external factors

Strengths $($internal to a business$)$

Strength could be:

Your specialist marketing expertise.

A new, innovative product or service.

Location of your business.

Quality processes and procedures.

Any other aspect of your business that adds value to your product or service.

Weaknesses $($internal to a business$)$

A weakness could be:

Lack of marketing expertise.

Undifferentiated products or services $($i$.$e$.$ in relation to your competitors$).$

Location of your business.

Poor quality goods or services.

Damaged reputation.

Opportunities $($external to a business$)$

An opportunity could be:

A developing market such as the Internet.

Mergers, joint ventures or strategic alliances.

Moving into new market segments that offer improved profits.

A new international market.

A market vacated by an ineffective competitor.

Threats $($external to a business$)$

A threat could be:

A new competitor in your home market.

Price wars with competitors.

A competitor has a new, innovative product or service.

Competitors have superior access to channels of distribution.

Taxation is introduced on your product or service.

From this a company can develop goals that address weaknesses or threats or build on opportunities and strengths.

Strengths $($internal to a business$)$

Weaknesses $($internal to a business$)$

Opportunities $($external to a business$)$

Threats $($external to a business$)$

Strengths $($internal to a business$)$

Weaknesses $($internal to a business$)$

Opportunities $($external to a business$)$

Threats $($external to a business$)$

Strengths

Weaknesses

Company strategic goals

Opportunities

Threats

Considering you are the owner of Wanna Wafel $$ before you gone on Dragons den $$ conduct a SWOT analysis of the company

Create a list of the important strategic goals the company should aim for in the next $12$ months or more