A Business Management question

[★ Lynx]

I don't know how many of you study Business Management or Business Studies, but I was just wondering if I should put this into my SW/OT (Strengths, Weaknesses / Opportunities, Threats) analysis.

 

My business is a car wash, and I've put into my Opportunities section...

 

..."Due to higher immigration, I can expect more willing workers"

 

Think they might see that as taboo?

 

Regards...

[Smong]

If you put it in the opportunities section, then in the weaknesses section you can put customers might prefer a more "local" experience rather than the foreign touch. Cost vs presentation.

[★ Lynx]

Good idea, I needed another weakness.

 

Meh, anything else, as I'm now keeping the immigration opportunity...

 

 

Need one more opportunity and one more threat..

Edited April 15, 2008 by Lynx

[★ doc flabby]

They might not be more willing, they just might be willing to work for less money. Edited April 15, 2008 by doc flabby

[Smong]

Another opportunity could be that since summer is coming cars are more likely to get covered in dust, although this might not apply where you are. A threat could be due to economic conditions (pick something from the news) people want to save money so don't want to get their cars washed.

[★ Lynx]

Yeah, I covered the weather one, but I never covered the economic question, but I will even though it's not really a present threat in this country.

[🜲 Samapico]

In long term, the water will eventually become rare/expansive... and washing cars will drop in priority for many people. It will eventually be considered as a luxury . I wouldn't be surprised if there were already less people washing their cars (or washing less often) as people are becoming more conscious about the environment.

[rootbear75]

gas prices will lower the amount of people coming to your car wash

[★ Lynx]

Finished now guys, on PESTLE analysis now, and pretty much finished that too. But you can carry on if you want, might be able to add something more.

[🜲 Samapico]

By 2034, flying cars will require a whole new form of carwash technique. So your business will be obsolete.

 

...That is, if we get through 2012 alive...

[JDS]

In long term, the water will eventually become rare/expansive... and washing cars will drop in priority for many people. It will eventually be considered as a luxury . I wouldn't be surprised if there were already less people washing their cars (or washing less often) as people are becoming more conscious about the environment.

 

 

what? lol

 

once you use water to wash a car, it isnt wasted, its just recycled back to the treatment plant and sent out again. Wasting water would be spraying your driveway with a hose, or over-watering your lawn. These types of people are called water hogs :>

 

 

mind you i live surounded by mountains and lakes and streams.. mabey im just ignorant to the water problems in outher places , we use water up here like mother!@#$%^&*ers..

Edited April 21, 2008 by JDS

[★ Lynx]

No. Down here we don't even wash ourselves or drink water, due to the problems that rise from doing so. I plan on washing cars by just breathing on them and rubbing any dirt away, unfortunately, condensation is the only form or liquid us country folk can afford to have.

[🜲 Samapico]

[JDS]

water shouldnt cost anything in all honesty.

[rootbear75]

water shouldnt cost anything in all honesty.

the only thing that we pay for, is the equipment, and labor, and maintenance for the pumps, treatment, and collection of the water

[Incomplete]

A bottle of water here is like 60p

[★ Purge]

here it costs as much as a soft drink now... around $1.25.

[🜲 Samapico]

water shouldnt cost anything in all honesty.

In most places (other than Canada, cause we have a !@#$%^&*load), they have to put a price on water to prevent abuse. Some municipalities around here have water counters, like they have a counter for electricity. American companies come to Canada to get a !@#$%^&*load of water and bottle it and sell it... Canada will have to wake up and protect its water, cause it will eventually be a very important/valuable ressource.