D Communication Guide Nov. 2013 | Page 5

For that reason you need to consider your business idea in a global perspective and down to the smallest detail. This issue’s tutorial will guide you through the process concerning strategy development but you will still need to define your business in terms of internal and external factors. As it is a very important strategic tool SWOT analysis tutorial will be included in one of next issues of D Communication Guide magazine but until then there are some basic guidelines which you should follow in order to succeed in developing your business idea. In practice this means that you need to define your idea: branch, specialization, core competences, demand, legal requirements. The product or service you would like to market needs to be placed in the context of your business environment. As it was mentioned before, research should be one of the first steps in establishing a startup. In most cases you will not be the only one offering a service or a product and for that reason you need to come up with something unique or something more to your offer if you are to attract customers. You should do a careful SWOT analysis. SWOT is an abbreviation of Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats. A SWOT analysis is one of the basics of strategic management. 5