Proposal for improvement strategies based on SWOT analysis in small businesses in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico

Authors

  • Fabiola Guadalupe Arriaga López
  • David Ávalos Cueva
  • Edgardo Martínez Orozco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35197/rx.13.03.2017.25.fa

Keywords:

small business, SWOT, strategy, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats

Abstract

The initial objective of the research was to understand the different problems that small businesses in the municipality of Arandas face in order to survive in a competitive and changing market; for which a convenient sample was selected that met the characteristics of a “small business” in Mexico.

It is important to point out that most of the companies aligned with the small business model present similarities in terms of their administration, constitution, financing and decision management; hence the importance and relevance to describe uncertainties currently exhibited.

General strategies were designed that allow small businesses to be guided to overcome problems they currently present, they were analyzed and focused on based on their positive and negative aspects, which created areas of opportunity; for this, the SWOT technique was used, which allows the identification of internal and external factors that affect the performance of organizations, using their strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats, from a group perspective.

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Published

2017-12-31

How to Cite

Arriaga López, F. G., Ávalos Cueva, D., & Martínez Orozco, E. (2017). Proposal for improvement strategies based on SWOT analysis in small businesses in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico. Revista Ra Ximhai , 13(3 Especial), 417–424. https://doi.org/10.35197/rx.13.03.2017.25.fa

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