Target Company - How can the company be described?
Organization?
History?
Mission, vision, slogan?
Products and services?
External environment?
Annual Reports
Annual reports from incorporated (public) companies are distributed to shareholders and, generally speaking, required by regulations. Typically annual reports include audited financial statements and information on the company's performance.
Sources for Annual Reports:
TIP: Company's official websites often contain annual reports.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions' portal to public company filings.
SWOT analysis
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis are important tools for auditing the overall strategic position of a business and its environment.
To access SWOT information for a company, use one of the databases below.
TIP Not all companies will be in these databases and not all of the companies in the databases will have a SWOT analysis.
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