Strategy frameworks & analysis · Working
Threat of new entrants
Also called: entry threat
ELI5
How easy it is for new competitors to arrive.
Used in conversation
“Regulation lowers the threat of new entrants but raises compliance cost.”
Definition
The likelihood that new competitors can enter and challenge incumbents.
Here “Threat of new entrants” means: The likelihood that new competitors can enter and challenge incumbents.
Pitch context
You will see “Threat of new entrants” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches strategy frameworks & analysis.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret strategy frameworks & analysis without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16