Your
Company’s Strengths and Weaknesses
• Group
member 3 to perform a SWOT analysis and outline the resource strengths and
weaknesses of the company, showing external market opportunities for growth and
increased profitability for the company.
• Assess
what the SWOT analysis indicates about your company’s present situation and
prospects.
3. Your
Company’s Strengths and Weaknesses
• Using
SWOT, you should provide an overview of your company’s resource and capability
strengths and weaknesses.
• Assess the extent to which you made use of
opportunities while also mitigating threats.
• Assess what this analysis indicates about
your company’s present situation and prospects.
READING REQUIREMENT
Please use One reference from Edumundo
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