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essential to an entrepreneur’s opportunity seeking
Entrepreneurial Mind Frame,
Heart Flame, and Gut Game
allows the entrepreneur to see things in a very positive and optimistic light in the midst of crisis or difficult situations.
entrepreneurial mind frame
also known as surging passion, refers to the entrepreneur’s fulfillment in the act and process of discovery.
entrepreneurial heart flame
also known as intuition, refers to the ability of the entrepreneur to sense without using the five senses.
entrepreneurial gut game
Macro Environmental Sources of Opportunities
- Socio-cultural Environment2. Political Environment3. Economic Environment4. Ecological Environment5. Technological Environment
Industry Sources of Opportunities
Participants in and industry include:
Rivals or competitors in a particular type of business. True rivals or competitors are those competing for the same or similar markets.
Suppliers of input to rivals as well as suppliers of machinery and equipment, suppliers of manpower and expertise, and supplies of merchandise.
Consumer market segments being served by rivals or competitors.
Substitute products or services, which customers shift or turn to.
All other support and enabling industries.
Micromarket
refers to the specific target market segment of a particular enterprise.
Consumer Preferences, Piques, and Perceptions
Consumer preferences refer to the tastes of particular groups of people. In contrast, consumer dislikes refer to the things that irritate customers. Either way, the entrepreneur can explore opportunities brought about by consumer preferences or dislikes.
Other Sources
Another potential source of opportunity is the entrepreneur’s own set of skills or expertise, or hobby.
New knowledge as well as new technology can be the source of highly innovative opportunities.
Customer preferences change over time.
People’s tastes in clothes, music, shoes, entertainment, dance, sports, hobbies, and even careers have evolved over the years.
What piques customers is a great source of opportunities.
Before the customer is won over, there is first a battle for the mind. Next, there is a battle for the heart. Finally, there is a battle for the wallet.
The longer the customer wants to use the product, the greater the chances of creating lasting loyalty.
Opportunities abound in shaping consumer perceptions or occupying spaces in their minds or places in their hearts that have not yet been filled.
New inventions, new systems and work processes, new insights about the human psyche, new applications for old knowledge, new revelations about how the physical world works, new interpretations, new combinations based on the convergence of previous technologies, new outlooks about how life should be led, and a host of other new things are tremendous sources of opportunities.
Determining personal preferences and competencies lay the foundation for a new business venture.
Unexpected occurrences in both the external and internal environment of the enterprise indicate that significant changes are happening and opportunities are sprouting.
Sources of Opportunities
Macro Environmental Sources of Opportunities
Industry Sources of Opportunities
Micromarket
Consumer Preferences, Piques, and Perceptions
Other Sources
The Personal Screen
In screening opportunities, the entrepreneur first has to consider his or her preferences and capabilities by asking three basic questions:
Do I have the drive to pursue this business opportunity to the end?
Will I spend all my time, effort, and money to make the business opportunity work?
Will I sacrifice my existing lifestyle, endure emotional hardship, and forego my usual comforts to succeed in this business opportunity?
If “YES” is your answer to all of the above, then you can begin your earnest pursuit of that opportunity.
Risk-Return Grid for
Screening Opportunities
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The 12 Rs of Opportunity Screening
Relevance Resonance Reinforcement Revenues Responsiveness Reach Range Revolutionary Impact Returns Relative Ease of Implementation Resources Required Risks
Relevance
to vision, mission, and objectives of the entrepreneur. The opportunity must be aligned with what you have as your personal vision, mission, and objectives for the enterprise you want to set up.
Resonance
to values. Other than vision, mission, and objectives, the opportunity must match the values and desired virtues that you have or wish to impart.
Reinforcement
of Entrepreneurial Interests. How does the opportunity resonate with the entrepreneur’s personal interests, talents, and skills?
Revenues
In any entrepreneurial endeavor, it is important to determine the sales potential of the products or services you want to offer. Is there a big enough market out there to grab and nurture for growth?
Responsiveness
to customer needs and wants. If the opportunity that you want to pursue addresses the unfulfilled or underserved needs and wants of customers, then you have a better chance of succeeding.
Reach
Opportunities that have good chances of expanding through branches, distributorships, dealerships, or franchise outlets in order to attain rapid growth are better opportunities.
Range
The opportunity can potentially lead to a wide range of possible product or service offerings, thus, tapping many market segments of the industry.
Revolutionary Impact
If you think that the opportunity will most likely be the “next big thing” or even a game-changer that will revolutionize the industry, then there is a big potential for the chosen opportunity.
Returns
It is a fact that products with low costs of production and operations but are sold at higher prices will definitely yield the highest returns on investments. Returns can also be intangible; meaning, they come in the form of high profile recognition or image projection.
Relative Ease of Implementation
Will the opportunity be relatively easy to implement for the entrepreneur or will there be a lot of obstacles and competency gaps to overcome?
Resources Required
Opportunities requiring fewer resources from the entrepreneur may be more favored than those requiring more resources.
Risks
In an entrepreneurial endeavor, there will always be risks. However, some opportunities carry more risks than others, such as those with high technological, market, financial, and people risks.
Opportunity Screening Matrix
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Factors That Are Contained in a Pre-feasibility Study
Market potential and prospects
Availability and appropriateness of technology
Project investment and detailed cost estimates
Financial forecast and determination of financial feasibility
Things to Consider in Writing the Feasibility Study
A more in-depth study of market potential to ensure that the business proposal will reach the forecasted sales figures
Proof that the product or services being offered has the right design, attributes, specifications and preferred features
Proof that the entrepreneur and his or her team have the necessary experience, skills, and capabilities to maximize the venture’s chances of success
Legal visibility
More detailed costing on the different assets and more justification for the production and operating expenses
More thorough analysis of the technology and its sustainability
The question for the entrepreneur in Opportunity Seizing is…
“Will I be able to manage, to my advantage, the critical success factors and avoid the critical failure factors?”
Key Points in Going about the “Questioning” to Craft a Positioning Statement
What are the main customer segments?
What are the different product attributes and features of each of the competitors?
What are the existing marketing practices of the various competitors?
What are the market preferences of consumers when it comes to the products being offered?
Options or Directions in Coming up with a Product/Service Concept
The first is to create a concept similar to the winning products in the marketplace and ride with the obvious market trends
The second is to find a market niche that has not been filled by the competitors.
The third is to conceptualize a product in a positioning category where the participants are rather weak.
The fourth is to conceptualize a product that would change the way customers think, behave, and buy, thus making existing products “obsolete” and “old-fashioned.”
Designing, Prototyping, and Testing the Product
Designing means that the entrepreneur must render the concept and translate it into its very physical and very real dimensions (measurement). This entails building a prototype of the product that will be ready for actual testing by the entrepreneur and then, later on, subject to testing by potential customers through focus group discussions (FGD), surveys, product demonstration sessions, and the like.
Market Research Methodologies
Sales Data Mining
Focus Group Discussion
Observation Technique
Survey Research
can be used to address substantive issues such as:
understanding consumers’ perceptions, preferences, and behavior concerning a product category;
obtaining impressions on new product concepts;
generating new ideas about older products;
developing creative concepts and copy material for advertisements;
securing price impressions; and
obtaining preliminary consumer reaction to specific marketing programs.
Focus Group Discussion
Lasting for an hour and a half up to three hours, the FGD is an interview by a facilitator of a small group of people who are selected because of their knowledge about the topic.
Focus Group Discussion
There are four key decisions to be made in an FGD: (1) respondent selection; (2) sample size; (3) data gathering; and (4) data analysis.
Focus Group Discussion
Respondent selection includes: (1) the definition of the respondents; (2) the classification of the respondents; and (3) the screening of respondents.
Focus Group Discussion
Data gathering methods in FGD involve: (1) the selection and preparation of the venue and equipment; (2) the formulation of the discussion agenda; and (3) a facilitator who is very skilled in moderating and possesses the ability to draw out significant insights from the participants.
Focus Group Discussion
Data analysis includes: (1) the integration of the information gathered; (2) some observations on respondent behavior; and (3) listing of recommendations and report writing.
Focus Group Discussion
Nine steps in conducting a focus group discussion:
- Develop the research objectives. What is the research all about?
- Determine the participants’ profile. Who are the most knowledgeable or most relevant participants?
- Determine the appropriate token or “compensation” for the participants.
- Develop a participant screener questionnaire.
- Recruit the participants.
- Select a good facilitator. The key qualities of a good facilitator are:
• kindness with firmness
• involvement and encouragement
• complete understanding
• flexibility
• sensitivity - Develop a facilitator’s discussion guide.
- Arrange for the venue and logistics.
- Analyze the results of the focus group discussion.
The observations conducted must be documented and tallied for proper analysis later on.
Observation Technique