INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

Date Questions Response

1. What type of
business is this? E.g.
Sole proprietor, A
Partnership etc.

2. Who is in charge or
the owner of the
business?

2. How do you define

your target market?

3. How do you cater for

your customers?
 4. What are the business
financial projection
over a one year
period?

Strengths

1. What are some of the

strength your
business has that your
competitors do not
have?

2. Can the strength of

your business can
really count on the
beat your
competitors?

3. Are the strengths of

your business you
notice every day?
Weaknesses
1. What are some
weaknesses your
business deals with?

2. Are the business

weaknesses
noticeable?

3. Do your business
weakness attract least
customers?

4. Have you ever tried

getting rid or turning
the business
weakness into a
strength?

5. What factors can

result in the reduction
of sales?
Opportunities
1. What are good
opportunities that you
can identify for your
business?

2. Have there been any

good opportunity that
your business could
benefit from?

3. How often have you

notice opportunities
for your business?

4. Was there an
opportunity to
increase sales in the
business?.
Threats
1. How are threats the
business deals with
resolved?

2. What are some of the

biggest threats your
business had to deal
with?

3. Have a threat ever

affected your
business?

4. Did the business ever

suffer a threat that it
could not deal with?

5. What are some

obstacles the business
has faced?
What role the government play in financing their business

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