The document outlines five micro-market sources for new business ideas: 1) Consumer preferences, interests, and perceptions to understand current trends and customer wants. 2) Competitors' marketing strategies to position your business competitively. 3) Personal talents, hobbies, skills, and expertise. 4) Irritants in the marketplace like problems or delays that can be solved. 5) Location of the business. It also describes doing an opportunity assessment activity at a local high school to identify potential business opportunities.
The document outlines five micro-market sources for new business ideas: 1) Consumer preferences, interests, and perceptions to understand current trends and customer wants. 2) Competitors' marketing strategies to position your business competitively. 3) Personal talents, hobbies, skills, and expertise. 4) Irritants in the marketplace like problems or delays that can be solved. 5) Location of the business. It also describes doing an opportunity assessment activity at a local high school to identify potential business opportunities.
The document outlines five micro-market sources for new business ideas: 1) Consumer preferences, interests, and perceptions to understand current trends and customer wants. 2) Competitors' marketing strategies to position your business competitively. 3) Personal talents, hobbies, skills, and expertise. 4) Irritants in the marketplace like problems or delays that can be solved. 5) Location of the business. It also describes doing an opportunity assessment activity at a local high school to identify potential business opportunities.
• Consumer preferences, interests, and perception –
current trends and wants of potential customers. • Competitors – the 4Ps of marketing will be competitively positioned if the entrepreneur is familiar with his/her competitors. • Talents, hobbies, skills, and expertise • Irritants in the marketplace such as deterrents, problems, complaints, and delays. • Location Group Activity: (25 minutes) • Do an opportunity spotting and assessment activity in Froilan D. Lopez High School. Identify the potential opportunities. Checkpoint: • What are the five micro-market sources of new ideas?