Entrep Quiz 2 Flashcards
are your
market’s stated or silent problems
which refer to existing
inefficiencies, awkward workflows
or non-optimal solutions.
Market Problems
People who have already purchased your
product.
Existing customers
People who have not yet purchased your product but are
considering it.
Prospects
People in your target market who are not
currently looking for a solution.
Target market users:
are explicit statements from your market
that declare, “I want a product to do X.” While stated
needs are important
Stated needs
which are problems with yet undefined
solutions.
Silent needs
Once you identify a problem that applies to the market,
ensure that potential and existing customers actually care
about the problem. Is the perceived problem actually
urgent? Will customers care if the problem is not solved?
Do they have another way to solve this problem?
Is the market problem urgent?
Determine if the identified market problem applies to a significant
percentage of your target market. Use quantitative research to
collect the data
Is the market problem pervasive?
If the problem is significantly urgent and pervasive, chances are
good that customers would agree to pay for a solution. The next
step would be to understand how much they would be willing to
pay for a solution to this problem.
Will your buyers pay to have this problem solved?
ESSENTIALS IN ENTREPRENEUR’S
OPPORTUNITY SEEKING
Entrepreneurial mind frame
Entrepreneurial heart flame
Entrepreneurial gut game
This allows the entrepreneur to see things in a
very positive and optimistic way in the midst of difficult situation. Being a risk
- taker, an entrepreneur can find solutions when problems arise
Entrepreneurial mind frame
Entrepreneurs are driven by passion; they are
attracted to discover satisfaction in the act and process of discovery. Passion
is the great desire of an entrepreneur to achieve his/her goals.
Entrepreneurial heart flame
This refers to the ability of the entrepreneur of
being intuitive. This also known as intuition.
Entrepreneurial gut game
SOURCES OF
OPPORTUNITY
CHANGES IN THE
ENVIRONMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL DISCOVERY AND ADVANCEMENT
GOVERMENT’S THRUST, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES
PEOPLE’S INTEREST
PAST EXPERIENCE
A person with
entrepreneurial interest sees
possibility of business
opportunities in any new
discovery or because of the use
of latest technology.
TECHNOLOGICAL
DISCOVERY AND
ADVANCEMENT
Entrepreneurial ideas arise when
changes happen in the external
environment. A person with an
entrepreneurial drive views
these changes positively.
CHANGES IN
THE
ENVIRONMENT
The priorities, projects, programs,
and policies of the government are
also good sources of ideas.
GOVERNMENT’S THRUST, PROGRAMS, AND
POLICIES
The interest, hobbies, and
preferences of people are rich
sources of entrepreneurial
ideas, like the increasing
number of Internet Cafés at
present could lead to the
strong attachment of young
people to computers.
PEOPLE’S
INTEREST
The expertise and skills
developed by a person who has
worked in a particularfield may
lead to the opening of a related
business enterprise.
PAST EXPERIENCE
*Is the rivalry between
companies selling similar
products and services with the
goal of achieving revenue,
profit and market share growth
COMPETITION
refers to the immediate
industry in which your
company is doing
business.
COMPETITIVE
ENVIRONMENT
*Process of collecting
information about the external
marketing environment to
identify and interpret potential
trends
ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING
THREE TYPES OF COMPETITORS
DIRECT COMPETITORS
INDIRECT COMPETITORS
REPLACEMENT COMPETITORS
is someone
that offers the same products.
Direct competitors create profit
all in the same way.
DIRECT COMPETITOR
offer the
same products but have
different goals. They do get
revenue the same way.
INDIRECT COMPETITORS
offer
substitute products. Usually, the
substitute products are of a different
price or quality than the dominant
product in the market.
REPLACEMENT COMPETITORS
PORTER’S MODEL OF FIVE STRATEGIC
FORCES AFFECTING INDUSTRY
COMPETITION
Industry Competitors
New Entrants
Buyers
Suppliers
Substitutes
intensity of rivalry
among firms in the industry.
Industry competitors
threats of new competitors
entering the market.
New entrants
*Something unique to offer, has
tremendous strength
RIVALRY AMONG EXISTING COMPETITORS
The firm’s own suppliers can pose a threat
as well if the firm is too dependent on these
suppliers and the suppliers know it. The
suppliers can decide to increase their prices
or to even become potential entrants to the
industry as well.
BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
*If barriers are low, new competitors are
bound to enter the market. New
competitors weaken your market. In the
case where there are very minimal
requirements in opening a business, anyone
who have what it takes can always join the
competition.
THREAT OF NEW ENTRAN
Customers drive down prices, handful buyers
dictate the prices. If the firm is too dependent on its buyers, the buyers
may sense this. They might band together and
threaten the firm through additional demands. Buyers
may also become potential entrants into the industry
if they feel that entering the industry is a simple
matter after all.
BARGAINING POWER OF CUSTOMERS
In an industry where
substitution easy and
inexpensive competitive
power is weak.
THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES