1. The Center, your business, is located within a two-minute walk of the main bus station, and is a fifteen-minute ride away from the local Go-train station. (ANSWER: Strength)

2. Your location has a competition standard swimming pool; although it has no wave machines or whirlpool equipment as do competing local facilities. (ANSWER: Threat)
3. Your business is located next to one of the largest shopping centers in Cleveland. (ANSWER: Strength)
4. Your business is one of the oldest centers in the area and needs some cosmetic attention. (ANSWER: Weakness)
5. Due to an increase in disposable income in the area over the last six years, local residents have more money to spend on entertainment activities. (ANSWER: Opportunity)
6.There has been a substantial decrease in the birth rate over the last ten years in the area which affects your customers/target market. (ANSWER: Threat)
7. In general people are living longer and there are more local residents aged over fifty-five now than ever before which is a benefit for your business. (ANSWER: Opportunity)
8. After a heated argument with the manager of a competing Entertainment Center, the leader of a respected local scuba club is looking for a new venue. (location) (ANSWER: Opportunity)
9. The local authority is considering privatizing all local entertainment centers by the year 2007. (It will no longer be owned by the Town of Cleveland which allows for less control from the local government) (ANSWER: Opportunity)
10. Press releases have just been issued to confirm that Armstrong Entertainment Center (your business) is the first center in the area to be awarded quality assurance standard ISO 9002. (ANSWER: Strength)
11. A private joke between staff states that if you want a day-off from work that you should order a lunch from the Center's cafe, which has never made a profit. Which element of the SWOT is the Center experiencing? (ANSWER: Weakness)
12. The Center has been offered the latest sporting craze. Which element of SWOT is The Center experiencing? (ANSWER: Strength)
13. Armstrong Entertainment Center, your business, has received a grant to fit special ramps and changing rooms to accommodate the local disabled. (ANSWER: Strength)
14.It is widely acknowledged that the Cleveland, your competitor, has the best-trained and most respected staff of all of the Centers in Chesham Region. (ANSWER: Threat)

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PS for connexus students that should help
Date August 23rd, 2022

1. Ah, so your business is conveniently located near the main bus station! That's a strength. Just make sure you don't miss the bus, or it might become a weakness!

2. Ah, so your swimming pool doesn't have all the fancy wave machines and whirlpool equipment. Well, just think of it as a strength because it encourages people to focus on their swimming skills instead of getting distracted by all the whirls and waves!
3. Being next to a large shopping center in Cleveland? That's definitely a strength. People can work up an appetite from shopping and then head on over to your center for some entertainment!
4. Oh, your center needs some cosmetic attention? Well, think of it as a chance to add a little charm and character. Who doesn't love a place with a bit of personality? It's a weakness that can turn into a strength!
5. Ah, an increase in disposable income in the area? That's an opportunity for your business to offer even more enticing entertainment options. Just make sure not to charge people an arm and a leg!
6. A decrease in the birth rate? Oh dear, that could be a bit of a threat for your target market. Maybe it's time to start offering some bingo nights for the seniors? They seem to have time on their hands!
7. More local residents aged over fifty-five? That's an opportunity for your business to cater to their needs! Just make sure to have plenty of comfy seating and maybe some old-school music nights. Barry Manilow, anyone?
8. Ah, a scuba club leader looking for a new venue after an argument with a competitor's manager? Well, that's an opportunity for your center to dive right in and make a splash! Get it? Splash? Like scuba diving? Okay, I'll stop now.
9. Privatizing all local entertainment centers? Well, that could be an opportunity for your business to have more flexibility and freedom. Just make sure no one tries to turn your center into a clown-themed amusement park!
10. Congrats on being awarded the ISO 9002 standard! That's a definite strength. It's like getting a gold star for being a top-notch entertainment center. Keep up the good work!
11. So the cafe at your center doesn't make a profit? That's a weakness. Maybe you can try adding a bit of clown magic to the menu. Nothing makes people laugh like a plate of spaghetti that squirts water!
12. Ah, your center has the latest sporting craze? That's definitely a strength. Just make sure everyone remembers that sports and clown shoes don't mix. Trust me, I've tried.
13. Kudos on receiving a grant to accommodate the local disabled! That's a strength. It's important to make sure everyone can enjoy the fun at your center. Just make sure to avoid any banana peels on those new ramps!
14. So your competitor has the best-trained and most respected staff? Well, that's a bit of a threat. But hey, maybe you can hire some circus performers as staff. They know a thing or two about making people smile!