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SWOT
ANALYSIS
EXAMPLES6TO HELP YOU
WRITE YOUR OWN
Even if you already know what a SWOT
analysis is and what it’s used for, it can be
tough to translate that information into
something you can action.
It can also be hard to examine your own
business with a critical eye if you’re not
entirely sure what you should be
examining.
Reading an example SWOT analysis for a
business that is either in your industry or
based on a comparable business model can
help get you started.
All of our SWOT analysis examples are
based on real businesses that we’ve
featured in our gallery of free sample
business plans on bplans.com
The following 6 examples are
broken into three parts:
1. A quick introduction to the company.
2. The company’s SWOT analysis.
3. Some potential growth strategies for the
company based on what’s revealed by the
SWOT analysis.
SEDIBENG
BREWERIES
About the Company:
Sedibeng Breweries is a medium-scale
brewery located in the growing
industrial centre of Selebi Phikwe,
Botswana.
Their product is traditionally-brewed
craft beer, targeted at white collar and
working class Botswanans alike.
Sedibeng’s primary market advantages
are their company culture, consistent
“quality” branding, traditional brew
recipes, and commitment to rural
distribution.
Strengths Weaknesses
Capital stock: We’ve established and
maintained a strong capital base.
Marketing: Aggressive and focused marketing
campaign with clear goals and strategies.
Management team: Together have wide
experience in product and business know-how.
Not tech-savvy: Establishing a reputation on
the internet will be challenging.
Quick expansion: There are a lot of new hires
to train and organizational structures to learn.
New: Don’t have the reputation or money
for big breweries.
Opportunities Threats
Packaging: New generation of consumers
appreciate high-end bottling and labels.
Craft beer niche: There is a growing
community of craft beers appreciators in
Botswana.
Government programs: Promotions of and
initiatives to support Botswana exports.
Vertical integration: Major breweries are
establishing control of supply and distribution
channels to corner the market.
Price fluctuation: Huge fluctuations in prices
of supplies may occur.
Competitor market: Competition could
develop expensive new marketing campaigns.
Potential Strategies for Growth:
The “weaknesses” column identifies two important things for Sedibeng
Breweries to focus on in the coming year: building and learning how to
manage an informational website, and developing an efficient employee
onboarding process and training program. Use of the internet is only
growing, so ignoring this weakness for too long could have disastrous
consequences.
A potential business opportunity for Sedibeng Breweries is a
government-subsidized export operation, ideally to target markets in
neighboring countries that are very similar to Sedibeng’s target markets
in Botswana, so that Sedibeng’s strong marketing campaign can remain
consistent. This is one area in which being a small, local firm could be a
major advantage for Sedibeng, but international market research and
more information about the government export initiatives are required.
SEDIBENG
BREWERIES
About the Company:
Replay Plastics recycles plastic waste into
commercially viable products, using
environmentally-friendly methods. The
company wants to capitalize on one of the
recycling industry’s highest-growth products
—polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which
is found in post-consumer beverage and
water bottles—by establishing the Western
United States’ first PET recycling plant.
The recycled material from the PET plant
will then be channeled into a brand-new
Replay Plastics Packaging Division, which
will produce extruded sheet plastic to sell
to manufacturers.
REPLAY
PLASTICS
Strengths Weaknesses
Experiences: Our execs have decades of experience
with plastics, engineering, and successful startups.
Relationships: The company has excellent
relationships with firms that collect and distribute PET
bottles.
Location: There are no other PET recyclers in
Western U.S.Area. Suppliers have expressed that
they would rather work with a local recycler than
continue to export to China.
High startup costs: The very high costs of
opening a PET plant will require investments and
loans.
Construction time: The recycling and extrusion
facility must be built before we can begin
processing plastic.
Opportunities Threats
Major facility expansion: The initial PET recycling
facility will have a capacity of 46 million pounds,
but the current annual stock of recyclable bottle
material in California, Oregon, and Washington is
more than 200 million pouunds.
R&D: Potential for other uses of PET-recycling
by-product.
Environment protection standards: Whenever
the government regulations are updated, we need
to develop technically and economically feasible
recycling solutions that meet the standards.
Material scarcity: Our business model is PET-
dependent. If use of PET bottles declines or
becomes obsolete, we will lose our supply
REPLAY
PLASTICS
Potential Strategies for Growth
Replay Plastics needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital.
Funding a new venture can take time, and because it’s step one of
the long road to revenue—they must secure funding before they
begin construction, and they must complete construction before
they can begin revenue-generating recycling operations and
packaging material production—time is of the essence. Luckily, they
have already written their business plan, which is often required by
prospective lenders and investors.
Replay Plastics may want to consider adding a Research and
Development team to investigate new product possibilities, and
keep the company’s operations well prepared for any changes in
state or federal environmental regulations. Government export
initiatives are required.
About the Company:
Botanical Bounty is an Oregon-
based perennial farm that grows a
variety of botanical, medicinal
plants. This family owned farm has
been in existence for two years,
initially operating as a hobby for
the owners—who have training in
plant biology—rather than as a
profit-producing business.
BOTANICAL
BOUNTY
Strengths Weaknesses
Consistent quality: We consistently produce
plants with high active botanical percentages.
Saleable plants: We produce a high ratio of
healthy (saleable) plants.
Experience: Co-owners have a strong
combination of business development and
horticulture experience.
Lack of funding: We will need to borrow
$100,000 in funds for the first year.
No reputation yet: We haven’t established
ourselves as reputable grower in the botanicals
market yet.
Opportunities Threats
Customer loyalty: Customers are looking
for an ongoing relationship with one botanicals
vendor.
Growing market: The market for supplements
is huge and growing.
Weather: A poor growing season due to the
changes in weather can seriously affect
production.
Pests: Pests are a threat to our ability to provide
healthy plants.
Similar-sized farms: Some similar sized farms
have been in business longer.
BOTANICAL
BOUNTY
Potential Strategies for Growth:
Botanical Bounty needs to establish its reputation as a
highly-efficient, high-potency medicinal herb grower and
one effective and inexpensive way to do that would be to
lean on loyal customer testimonials in the company’s
marketing strategy.
Botanical Bounty also needs to establish a strong sales
channel with herbal supplement manufacturers. They
should invest plenty of energy into building those
relationships and establishing Botanical Bounty as a
reliable vendor.
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About the Company:
UPer Crust Pies is a specialty meat and
fruit pie cafe in Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula that sells hot, ready-to-go pies
and frozen takehome options, as well as
an assortment of fresh salads and
beverages.
The company is planning to open its first
location in downtown Yubetchatown, and
is very focused on developing a business
model that will make it easy to expand
quickly and that opens up the possibility
of franchising.
UPER CRUST
PIES
Strengths Weaknesses
Location: Our first location downtown will
draw in visitors and downtown shoppers.
Uniqueness: We stand out as a unique
alternative to fast food and we offer constantly
high-quality food in a distinctive atmosphere.
Strong management: We have assembled a
team that embraces different disciplines with
expertise in all areas of the business.
Lack of capital: All start up funds will come
from loans and investors.
Lack of reputation: We haven’t established
ourselves as a reputable meat pie provider yet.
Opportunities Threats
Area growth: Yubtchatown is growing by 8.5%
annually.
Working families with children: This is the
growing population, both in numbers and in their
choice of convenient foods.Two-income families
have less time to prepare a meal.
Competition: One competitor sells similar pies,
and has loyal customers as well as relationship
with businesses that regularly buy from them.
Being unprepared for opening numbers:
Initial poor service or product quality could
discourage customers from returning.
UPER CRUST
PIES
Potential Strategies for Growth:
UPer Crust Pies needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital.
Funding a new business can take time, and the sooner UPer Crust Pies
gets started on this process, the better.
Because UPer Crust Pies wants to implement such a specific marketing
strategy—targeting working families by emphasizing that their dinner
option is both healthy and convenient—the company should develop a
marketing plan. A key piece of that marketing plan will be the store’s
grand opening, and the promotional strategies necessary to get UPer
Crust Pies’ target market in the door. A strong grand opening will help
establish the store’s reputation, so it is essential that the UPer Crust Pies
team feels ready for its first day. If the management team feels unprepared
for the potential large crowds, a “soft” opening (such as an invite-only
trial opening that offers free meals in exchange for feedback) may be a
smart choice.
About the Company:
NovOculi, Inc. is a startup company that has
designed—and plans to develop and market
ophthalmological surgical tools and a unique
method of incisionless refractive correction
dubbed NICS (Non-Invasive Corneal Sculpting).
Current refractive techniques, like LASIK,
require destruction of a portion of the
protective epithelial layer overlying the cornea
of the eye and are accompanied by
complications resulting from this loss of
protection. NovOculi employs a method
involving iontophoresis, an ionic dye, and a
wavelength-specific laser to accomplish
effective refraction without the troublesome
destruction of epithelium.
NOVOCULI
Strengths Weaknesses
Patented technology: We have patents on
NonInvasive Corneal Sculpting (NICS) and two
novel devices.
FDA approval: No need to wait for FDA
approval.
Principal expertise: Our principals have
extensive experience with refractive correction
techniques.
Lack of funding: We require equity investments
in order to fund the first two years of operation.
Lack of strategic relationships: We don’t
have relationships with the close-knit group of
medical device distributors.
High costs: The refractive laser required for
NICS procedures is expensive and difficult to
obtain.
Opportunities Threats
Untapped market: Only 0.6% of the available
market has had laser refractive surgery.
Fast growth: The demand for laser refractive
surgery has been doubling each year.
R&D: Several potential partners, including
Stanford Univesity, have expressed strong
interest in conducting research with us.
Competition: External visual aids (contacts
and eye glasses), LASIK, and non-surgical
procedures are strong competitors to the
market.
Price erosion: The premium we can charge is
based on the price of existing surgery options.
NOVOCULI
Potential Strategies for Growth:
NovOculi needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital.
Specifically, because NovOculi is seeking equity investments, the
company needs to look into venture capital funding and angel
investments.
A weakness that may deter investors is NovOculi’s lack of
relationship with the medical device distribution community. A great
idea is worth nothing if it can’t be implemented well, and a key to
implementation in this case is a strong sales and distribution
channel. NovOculi is going to have to figure out how to build
relationships with medical device distributors, whether that means
attending expensive industry conferences, leveraging research
relationships with institutions like Stanford University, or developing
incentives for the distributors.
About the Company:
Haley’s Vintage Hats is an online-only
business that sells unique and
affordable replicas of vintage
designer hats. Although the business
is new, owner Haley Truit has been a
milliner for many years.
She operates Haley’s Vintage Hats
through an Etsy storefront and hopes
that it will become successful enough
that she can quit her other job and
run her dream company full-time.
HALEY’S
VINTAGE
HATS
Strengths Weaknesses
Expertise: Founder has 15 years experience
selling and creating hats.
Low capital requirements: Low overhead to
start an Etsy store, and high customer reach.
Stock: Founder owns a collection of rare
vintage hats to replicate.
Time: Right now it’s just the founder doing
everything.
Marketing: Founder does not have a marketing
background.
Opportunities Threats
Etsy partnership: Co-promote with other Etsy
vintage fashion sellers.
Interns: Hire an apprentice milliner.
Education network: Maximize partnership
with alma mater, the Art Institute of Philadelphia.
Server error: Etsy store could crash.
Supplier-dependent: Fabric supplier of unique
vintage fabric could go out of business/stop
supplying.
Potential competition: A competitor could
knock us off the market.
HALEY’S
VINTAGE HATS
Potential Strategies for Growth:
Haley’s Vintage Hats should take full advantage of the opportunities
available to it as an Etsy seller; those opportunities are part of what
the company is paying Etsy to provide. Partnering with other vintage
fashion vendors on Etsy could help Haley address her lack of a
marketing background, which she’s identified as a major company
weakness—she could piggyback on partners’ marketing efforts, or
learn from a partner who is willing to mentor her.
Haley can also teach herself by exploring free online marketing
resources on Etsy, Bplans, and elsewhere. Haley’s expertise as a
milliner makes her a great candidate for hiring an apprentice, or
intern, and developing an apprenticeship program could help the
company cheaply expand its production capacity and support the
increase in sales that would come with its expanded marketing efforts.
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6 SWOT Analysis Examples to Help You Write Your Own

  • 2. Even if you already know what a SWOT analysis is and what it’s used for, it can be tough to translate that information into something you can action. It can also be hard to examine your own business with a critical eye if you’re not entirely sure what you should be examining.
  • 3. Reading an example SWOT analysis for a business that is either in your industry or based on a comparable business model can help get you started. All of our SWOT analysis examples are based on real businesses that we’ve featured in our gallery of free sample business plans on bplans.com
  • 4. The following 6 examples are broken into three parts: 1. A quick introduction to the company. 2. The company’s SWOT analysis. 3. Some potential growth strategies for the company based on what’s revealed by the SWOT analysis.
  • 5. SEDIBENG BREWERIES About the Company: Sedibeng Breweries is a medium-scale brewery located in the growing industrial centre of Selebi Phikwe, Botswana. Their product is traditionally-brewed craft beer, targeted at white collar and working class Botswanans alike. Sedibeng’s primary market advantages are their company culture, consistent “quality” branding, traditional brew recipes, and commitment to rural distribution.
  • 6. Strengths Weaknesses Capital stock: We’ve established and maintained a strong capital base. Marketing: Aggressive and focused marketing campaign with clear goals and strategies. Management team: Together have wide experience in product and business know-how. Not tech-savvy: Establishing a reputation on the internet will be challenging. Quick expansion: There are a lot of new hires to train and organizational structures to learn. New: Don’t have the reputation or money for big breweries. Opportunities Threats Packaging: New generation of consumers appreciate high-end bottling and labels. Craft beer niche: There is a growing community of craft beers appreciators in Botswana. Government programs: Promotions of and initiatives to support Botswana exports. Vertical integration: Major breweries are establishing control of supply and distribution channels to corner the market. Price fluctuation: Huge fluctuations in prices of supplies may occur. Competitor market: Competition could develop expensive new marketing campaigns.
  • 7. Potential Strategies for Growth: The “weaknesses” column identifies two important things for Sedibeng Breweries to focus on in the coming year: building and learning how to manage an informational website, and developing an efficient employee onboarding process and training program. Use of the internet is only growing, so ignoring this weakness for too long could have disastrous consequences. A potential business opportunity for Sedibeng Breweries is a government-subsidized export operation, ideally to target markets in neighboring countries that are very similar to Sedibeng’s target markets in Botswana, so that Sedibeng’s strong marketing campaign can remain consistent. This is one area in which being a small, local firm could be a major advantage for Sedibeng, but international market research and more information about the government export initiatives are required. SEDIBENG BREWERIES
  • 8. About the Company: Replay Plastics recycles plastic waste into commercially viable products, using environmentally-friendly methods. The company wants to capitalize on one of the recycling industry’s highest-growth products —polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is found in post-consumer beverage and water bottles—by establishing the Western United States’ first PET recycling plant. The recycled material from the PET plant will then be channeled into a brand-new Replay Plastics Packaging Division, which will produce extruded sheet plastic to sell to manufacturers. REPLAY PLASTICS
  • 9. Strengths Weaknesses Experiences: Our execs have decades of experience with plastics, engineering, and successful startups. Relationships: The company has excellent relationships with firms that collect and distribute PET bottles. Location: There are no other PET recyclers in Western U.S.Area. Suppliers have expressed that they would rather work with a local recycler than continue to export to China. High startup costs: The very high costs of opening a PET plant will require investments and loans. Construction time: The recycling and extrusion facility must be built before we can begin processing plastic. Opportunities Threats Major facility expansion: The initial PET recycling facility will have a capacity of 46 million pounds, but the current annual stock of recyclable bottle material in California, Oregon, and Washington is more than 200 million pouunds. R&D: Potential for other uses of PET-recycling by-product. Environment protection standards: Whenever the government regulations are updated, we need to develop technically and economically feasible recycling solutions that meet the standards. Material scarcity: Our business model is PET- dependent. If use of PET bottles declines or becomes obsolete, we will lose our supply
  • 10. REPLAY PLASTICS Potential Strategies for Growth Replay Plastics needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital. Funding a new venture can take time, and because it’s step one of the long road to revenue—they must secure funding before they begin construction, and they must complete construction before they can begin revenue-generating recycling operations and packaging material production—time is of the essence. Luckily, they have already written their business plan, which is often required by prospective lenders and investors. Replay Plastics may want to consider adding a Research and Development team to investigate new product possibilities, and keep the company’s operations well prepared for any changes in state or federal environmental regulations. Government export initiatives are required.
  • 11. About the Company: Botanical Bounty is an Oregon- based perennial farm that grows a variety of botanical, medicinal plants. This family owned farm has been in existence for two years, initially operating as a hobby for the owners—who have training in plant biology—rather than as a profit-producing business. BOTANICAL BOUNTY
  • 12. Strengths Weaknesses Consistent quality: We consistently produce plants with high active botanical percentages. Saleable plants: We produce a high ratio of healthy (saleable) plants. Experience: Co-owners have a strong combination of business development and horticulture experience. Lack of funding: We will need to borrow $100,000 in funds for the first year. No reputation yet: We haven’t established ourselves as reputable grower in the botanicals market yet. Opportunities Threats Customer loyalty: Customers are looking for an ongoing relationship with one botanicals vendor. Growing market: The market for supplements is huge and growing. Weather: A poor growing season due to the changes in weather can seriously affect production. Pests: Pests are a threat to our ability to provide healthy plants. Similar-sized farms: Some similar sized farms have been in business longer.
  • 13. BOTANICAL BOUNTY Potential Strategies for Growth: Botanical Bounty needs to establish its reputation as a highly-efficient, high-potency medicinal herb grower and one effective and inexpensive way to do that would be to lean on loyal customer testimonials in the company’s marketing strategy. Botanical Bounty also needs to establish a strong sales channel with herbal supplement manufacturers. They should invest plenty of energy into building those relationships and establishing Botanical Bounty as a reliable vendor.
  • 14. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CONDUCTING A SWOT ANALYSIS CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW »
  • 15. About the Company: UPer Crust Pies is a specialty meat and fruit pie cafe in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that sells hot, ready-to-go pies and frozen takehome options, as well as an assortment of fresh salads and beverages. The company is planning to open its first location in downtown Yubetchatown, and is very focused on developing a business model that will make it easy to expand quickly and that opens up the possibility of franchising. UPER CRUST PIES
  • 16. Strengths Weaknesses Location: Our first location downtown will draw in visitors and downtown shoppers. Uniqueness: We stand out as a unique alternative to fast food and we offer constantly high-quality food in a distinctive atmosphere. Strong management: We have assembled a team that embraces different disciplines with expertise in all areas of the business. Lack of capital: All start up funds will come from loans and investors. Lack of reputation: We haven’t established ourselves as a reputable meat pie provider yet. Opportunities Threats Area growth: Yubtchatown is growing by 8.5% annually. Working families with children: This is the growing population, both in numbers and in their choice of convenient foods.Two-income families have less time to prepare a meal. Competition: One competitor sells similar pies, and has loyal customers as well as relationship with businesses that regularly buy from them. Being unprepared for opening numbers: Initial poor service or product quality could discourage customers from returning.
  • 17. UPER CRUST PIES Potential Strategies for Growth: UPer Crust Pies needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital. Funding a new business can take time, and the sooner UPer Crust Pies gets started on this process, the better. Because UPer Crust Pies wants to implement such a specific marketing strategy—targeting working families by emphasizing that their dinner option is both healthy and convenient—the company should develop a marketing plan. A key piece of that marketing plan will be the store’s grand opening, and the promotional strategies necessary to get UPer Crust Pies’ target market in the door. A strong grand opening will help establish the store’s reputation, so it is essential that the UPer Crust Pies team feels ready for its first day. If the management team feels unprepared for the potential large crowds, a “soft” opening (such as an invite-only trial opening that offers free meals in exchange for feedback) may be a smart choice.
  • 18. About the Company: NovOculi, Inc. is a startup company that has designed—and plans to develop and market ophthalmological surgical tools and a unique method of incisionless refractive correction dubbed NICS (Non-Invasive Corneal Sculpting). Current refractive techniques, like LASIK, require destruction of a portion of the protective epithelial layer overlying the cornea of the eye and are accompanied by complications resulting from this loss of protection. NovOculi employs a method involving iontophoresis, an ionic dye, and a wavelength-specific laser to accomplish effective refraction without the troublesome destruction of epithelium. NOVOCULI
  • 19. Strengths Weaknesses Patented technology: We have patents on NonInvasive Corneal Sculpting (NICS) and two novel devices. FDA approval: No need to wait for FDA approval. Principal expertise: Our principals have extensive experience with refractive correction techniques. Lack of funding: We require equity investments in order to fund the first two years of operation. Lack of strategic relationships: We don’t have relationships with the close-knit group of medical device distributors. High costs: The refractive laser required for NICS procedures is expensive and difficult to obtain. Opportunities Threats Untapped market: Only 0.6% of the available market has had laser refractive surgery. Fast growth: The demand for laser refractive surgery has been doubling each year. R&D: Several potential partners, including Stanford Univesity, have expressed strong interest in conducting research with us. Competition: External visual aids (contacts and eye glasses), LASIK, and non-surgical procedures are strong competitors to the market. Price erosion: The premium we can charge is based on the price of existing surgery options.
  • 20. NOVOCULI Potential Strategies for Growth: NovOculi needs to investigate its options for obtaining capital. Specifically, because NovOculi is seeking equity investments, the company needs to look into venture capital funding and angel investments. A weakness that may deter investors is NovOculi’s lack of relationship with the medical device distribution community. A great idea is worth nothing if it can’t be implemented well, and a key to implementation in this case is a strong sales and distribution channel. NovOculi is going to have to figure out how to build relationships with medical device distributors, whether that means attending expensive industry conferences, leveraging research relationships with institutions like Stanford University, or developing incentives for the distributors.
  • 21. About the Company: Haley’s Vintage Hats is an online-only business that sells unique and affordable replicas of vintage designer hats. Although the business is new, owner Haley Truit has been a milliner for many years. She operates Haley’s Vintage Hats through an Etsy storefront and hopes that it will become successful enough that she can quit her other job and run her dream company full-time. HALEY’S VINTAGE HATS
  • 22. Strengths Weaknesses Expertise: Founder has 15 years experience selling and creating hats. Low capital requirements: Low overhead to start an Etsy store, and high customer reach. Stock: Founder owns a collection of rare vintage hats to replicate. Time: Right now it’s just the founder doing everything. Marketing: Founder does not have a marketing background. Opportunities Threats Etsy partnership: Co-promote with other Etsy vintage fashion sellers. Interns: Hire an apprentice milliner. Education network: Maximize partnership with alma mater, the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Server error: Etsy store could crash. Supplier-dependent: Fabric supplier of unique vintage fabric could go out of business/stop supplying. Potential competition: A competitor could knock us off the market.
  • 23. HALEY’S VINTAGE HATS Potential Strategies for Growth: Haley’s Vintage Hats should take full advantage of the opportunities available to it as an Etsy seller; those opportunities are part of what the company is paying Etsy to provide. Partnering with other vintage fashion vendors on Etsy could help Haley address her lack of a marketing background, which she’s identified as a major company weakness—she could piggyback on partners’ marketing efforts, or learn from a partner who is willing to mentor her. Haley can also teach herself by exploring free online marketing resources on Etsy, Bplans, and elsewhere. Haley’s expertise as a milliner makes her a great candidate for hiring an apprentice, or intern, and developing an apprenticeship program could help the company cheaply expand its production capacity and support the increase in sales that would come with its expanded marketing efforts.
  • 24. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CONDUCTING A SWOT ANALYSIS CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW »
  • 25. HELPING ENTREPRENEURS START AND RUN BETTER BUSINESSES