Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every business plan should include market analysis. This is one of the first and most important reasons to do a business plan. And ...

A market analysis is critical to a business plan. It helps you understand the buying habits of your target market. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

A SWOT analysis can help entrepreneurs to develop company strategy by picking apart the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats a business faces from internal and external sources. Each ...

Trying to make the right decision in every aspect of your business can be impossible unless you have structured input to add to your thought process. Situational analysis – where you use market ...

Weibull analysis can be used to examine a myriad of failures and problems, including equipment breakdowns. By better understanding why and when breakdowns happen, companies can better tailor their ...

The following sample plan of study fulfills the M.S. degree in Computational Operations Research, pending final approval from the State Council on Higher Education in Virginia, with an emphasis on ...

The Competitive Analysis section of your business plan is devoted to analyzing your competition–both your current competition and potential competitors who might enter your market. Every business has ...

Changing a clinical trial’s statistical analysis plan on the cusp of a readout? That’s exactly what Alnylam just did for a closely watched study of its next-generation RNA interference therapy ...

Numbers tell the story. Bottom line results indicate the success or failure of any business. Financial projections and estimates help entrepreneurs, lenders, and investors or lenders objectively ...