ACTIVITY 2: Formulate the SWOT/TOWS MATRIX of Uncle Tom’s Sukang Iloko
GROUP #3
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
Uncle Tom has Lack of product differentiation
experience in business
SWOT/TOWS MATRIX He has 16 years of Product is only centralized and
experience as a factory available in some places
worker
He has knowledge and Unregulated and unplanned
experience in making growth
condiments
Opportunity seeker Lack of Capital
OPPORTUNITIES S-O STRATEGIES W-O STRATEGIES
He recognize the potential of He can use his Lack of product differentiation can
sukang Iloco experience being a become an opportunity to seek
factory worker in and innovate new and unique
enhancing or improving product
the productivity of his
products
DOST Small Enterprise Upgrading He can use his The product being only available in
Program experience in running a some places can be an
business to further opportunity to expand the business
develop his business is other places
DOST Engineers helped him design Being a opportunity A fast growing business should have
equipment for the business seeker will be helpful in a plan for growth and innovation in
identifying opportunities the future
to improve his business
He talked with farmers in the town Having knowledge in He inquire to DOET’s Small
to revive sugarcane planting to be making condiments will enterprise upgrading program to
his source of raw materials. help to improve the help him establish his business
quality of his products
THREATS S-T STRATEGY W-T STRATEGY
Emerging other vinegar brands He can use his Product differentiation to other
experience in making emerging vinegar brands
condiments to
overcome other
competitors or other
emerging brands of
vinegar
Being consistent in business He can use his The product being available only in
experience in making some places can be a threat
ACTIVITY 2: Formulate the SWOT/TOWS MATRIX of Uncle Tom’s Sukang Iloko
GROUP #3
condiments to think of a because there are a lot of
new and unique competitors who are growing and
product of quality of expanding fast
vinegar to stay
consistent and win the
taste of his customers
Changing customer taste He can use his Having an unplanned and
experience in making unregulated growth can be a
condiments to keep up threat because of other emerging
to the changing taste of competitors
his customers
Increasing price of raw material like Having experience in Increasing price can lead to high
sugar cane operating a business will
supply and low demand
help his business in
overcoming threats