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Susan: Research helps you to understand your business situation clearly. It is called
Situation Analysis.
Susan: There are two methods that you can use a 3C Analysis and a SWOT Analysis.
Susan: Yeah. You can understand your business situation very well by using 3C
Analysis and SWOT Analysis.
2-2: 3C Analysis
Susan: First, let’s analyze the Customer of your café. What kind of customers are there
at your café?
Erik: Well, there are a lot of business people as my customers, because my café is
located in the business district.
Susan: I see. After that, let’s analyze the competitor of your café.
Erik: My competitors would be the new café and the fast-food shop.
Susan: I see. After that, let’s analyze the company. Company means your café. What
kind of special features does your café have?
Erik: Well, my café has a relaxed atmosphere and my customer can drink good tasting
coffee.
Susan: Yeah. You can use a SWOT Analysis to understand your business situation very
well.
Susan: First, let’s analyze the strengths of your café. What are the strengths of your
café?
Erik: The strengths of my café are a relaxed atmosphere and good-tasting coffee.
Susan: Excellent! Next, let’s analyze the weaknesses of your café! What are the
weaknesses of your café?
Erik: Well, the price of the coffee is expensive. This is the weakness of my café.
Susan: I see. The analysis of strengths and weaknesses is called Internal Analysis.
Susan: Yeah. It is so called because strengths and weaknesses are internal factors.
Susan: After that, let’s analyze the opportunities of your café. What are the
opportunities of your café?
Erik: Opportunities? Well, the customers who work with mobile PC have increased at
our café.
Susan: Excellent! After that, let’s analyze the threats of your café! What are the threats
of your café?
Erik: The new café opened near my café. The customers of the new café have increased,
and the customers of my café have decreased.
Susan: Yeah. What kind of special features does new café have?
Erik: Because the new café has stylish atmosphere and many kinds of desert menu for
young people, the new café is popular with young people.
Erik: The fast-food shop can supply food and drink at low price.
Susan: I see. The analysis of opportunities and threats is called External Analysis.
Susan: How can you use your strengths to take advantage of the opportunities?
Erik: Well, if I could supply the business people with the services to work comfortably at
my café, I could satisfy them with my services.
Erik: I can understand business situation of my café very well using a SWOT Analysis.
Thank you, Susan!