The word “assessment” can mean different things and conjure up different thoughts with every person.

I’m no psychologist, but I’m willing to say it may go back to grade school and the dreaded test day. No matter how much we were sure that we did our best on a test, we could’ve missed something and we might receive a disappointing grade.

It can be the same in business – if you keep doing the same things that you’ve always done, you’ll continue to get the same results. It’s easy to continue coasting along with that cozy illusion that we’re exactly where we think we are and need to be.

However, when it comes to our business, this tack of ‘looking in the mirror’ is counter to what we should be doing.

The reality is that when it comes to our business, tracking business performance is essential at any stage. As a company owner or an entrepreneur, you need to be aware of your business’s strengths and weaknesses.

As an analytical tool that provides a clear picture of your business—where it stands, where it is going—and the factors affecting your growth, a periodic assessment is essential to achieving your goals.

So, while many entrepreneurs think that assessments are simply used to point out the status of their business, client, or customer, a successful entrepreneur will use assessments to see opportunities for growth.

How Entrepreneurs Can Use Assessments To Manage Growth

How to Conduct Business Assessments

Every business assessment should consider 4 factors.

  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Opportunities
  • Threats

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats, or SWOT are the key ingredients that business owners should consider when analyzing the competition and planning effective strategies for the future. A SWOT analysis should be applied to the several departments integral to a company’s success.

We offer a set of pre-written Business and Entrepreneurship assessments that will help you understand where your business is today and identify areas that need improvement. The best part is that these assessments have already been written and are ready to go today!

An assessment is more than just taking the temperature of your business; rather, an effective assessment will help guide you toward the optimal track for growth. An effective assessment will enable you to translate your vision for your business into reality. Taking the same assessment every three to four months will show the gains you’ve made in striving for enhancing your business.

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Cindy Sideris

Cindy Sideris

Cindy Sideris is a NY-based writer passionate about engagement marketing and an expert on online assessment strategy.