Guides: Companies, Industries & Products: Business Analysis: SWOT, company & event start-ups

Analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of an industry or a company.

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (ProQuest)
Full-text academic journal articles, dissertations, working papers, and key newspapers for all business disciplines. Includes access to The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and The Economist. Also has country- and industry-focused reports and data.
For SWOT analysis, enter 'SWOT analysis' in the search box and select "Subject Heading" from the drop down list.
Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost)
Information on all aspects of business, includes scholarly journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles, and industry/product/country reports.
For SWOT analyses, select from "Browse" menu.
IBISWorld Australia Industry Reports (ANZSIC)
These industry research reports offer the very latest content on Australian industries. Industry reports include a SWOT analysis. Click the video icon in this database for tutorials on each section
How to use IBIS World Industry Reports for SWOT Analysis

Invest Wollongong
Investment, office market, and defense reports. Economic Development Strategy. Case Studies.
Business plans (business.gov.au)
Business Plans, Marketing Plans, Emergency Management Plans, Succession Plans, SWOT analysis, Financial Tools/Templates.

Small Business Benchmarks by Industry
Comparing at average costs/expenses to average turnover for a wide range of Australian small business. Australian Tax Office.
Start up costing
Includes a business start up cost template.