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Cafe Go Swot Analysis

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Introduction Before any business can improve, it needs a business strategy, and before any business strategy, a SWOT analysis is needed. The SWOT analysis is a critical step in the development of a business strategy and the business could fail if it tried to improve without one. The question everyone asks though, is what the SWOT analysis actually entails? In order to answer this question, a business will be introduced, with an explaining as to what specific customer needs it addresses, who its stakeholders are and what products it makes available to its customers. An explanation will follow as to what a SWOT analysis is. This will include the definition of a SWOT analysis, why it would be necessary to conduct one, the origin of the technique …show more content…

This includes the use of gluten free sandwiches, soya milk and “rai” beverages. All the stock of the business is bought at local suppliers, in order to support them and also improve the domestic economy. Fresh stock is received every day in the early morning before the business opens its doors to the customers. By doing this, customers know that they are receiving the best possible quality products. Café GO is limited to selling certain types of products, due to certain stipulations in the contract it has with the owners of the Neelsie student centre (Van der Poel, …show more content…

Pride, Hughes and Kapoor (2014:11) define stakeholders as the different people or groups of people that might possibly be affected by all of the different policies, decisions, and activities made by an organisation. There are two types of stakeholders, namely the internal and external stakeholders. The internal stakeholders of Café GO are made up of the owner and the employees of the business. The external stakeholders are thus the individuals outside of the business, yet still influenced by the business (Nieuwenhuizen & Oosthuizen, 2014:137). A few examples of these external stakeholders include the customers of Café GO, its suppliers, all the other businesses within the Neelsie student centre (in other words competitors), the general public and finally the different government departments which can affect the business, for example SARS and

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