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Opportunities

By F. John Reh, About.com

Definition: A company's opportunities are the gains it has the potential to realize. It may have the potential to gain market share, the ability to raise cash by divesting of less-profitable units, etc. Opportunities are also part of a SWOT analysis, the abbreviation for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Examples: Company C has an opportunity to gain significant market share because its product is less expensive to produce than any other in the market.
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