A business tool, particularly common in strategic planning and marketing, which is used to assess Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. It can be applied to the organisation as a whole, to specific products or services, or to competitor organisations and their products and services. A SWOT Analysis helps a business to be objective about its own strengths and shortcomings, as well as those of its competitors – and to plan accordingly.

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