Strategic Planning in the Small Business

HO 2-4 (cootinued) Unit 2 25-44-year-old age group. This group is important beciuse they are more likely to take on remodeling p ...

Unit 2 HO 2-4 (continued) The replacement parts business should maintain its mod­ erate, long-range demand growth trend, and its ...

Unit 2 HO 2-4 (continued) Table 1-5 Competitive Profile Analysis IScale from 1-5; 1 (very poor), 2 (below overage), 3 (average), ...

Unit 2 HO 2-4 (continued) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Why is an ETOP important? How do you determine if a piece of information is ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 Intern, Analysis Objectives After reading this chapter you should be able to Determine which areas of a business ...

HO 2-5 (continued) Unit 2 The environmental analysis has provided a series of im­ portant insights into the firm's external situ ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) Capsule 2-1 Tannert Video Tonnert Video, a small television shop specializing inquality mer­ chondise, ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) effectively. The process revealed a significant market oppor­ tunity. The owners were excited about th ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) aggressively entered with their products. To counter, Osborne developed a new portable computer, the O ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) business in realizing its objectives and strategies, capitalizing on its opportunities, or defending a ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) Table 2-1 Internal Profile Analysis lito l Rasoua __ _ __ FINANCIAL. _ S"rog okres Slight Neutal YAwaw ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) to advertising efforts have been gathered. Therefore, judg­ mental approaches are often utilized. Of c ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) the evaluation process. These statements rely on historical data and thus, are pictures of past behav ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) Tools to Aid the Analysis of FinancialResources The information contained on the firm's income stateme ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) Comparative Financial Summaries First, consider the balance sheets (Table 2-2) and income statements ( ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) Table 2-4 Comparative Balance Sheet Percentages (Vertical Analysis) Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year I % % % ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) Table 2-5 Comparative Income Statement Percentages (Vertical Analysis) Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year I ...

HO 2-5 (continued) Unit 2 Liquidity Ratios Financial ratios are computed to provide a more specific picture of the business. Ini ...

Unit 2 HO 2-5 (continued) very strong. In fact, the firm should now consider some more productive use of cash and/or some distri ...

HO 2-5 (continued) Unit 2 Table 2-8 Inventory (Finished Goods) Turnover Rates Cost of Goods Sold Average Inventory* Year 4 Year ...