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Introductory Message
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can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions,
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What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master concepts of analyzing market needs. The scope of this module permits it to
be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the
diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the
standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be
changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
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What I Know
Direction: Read each item very carefully and write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following reasons could be the best option why we need to
recognize a potential market?
a. To earn money
b. To established business name in the market
c. To satisfy the on-going needs of an individual
d. To attract more demand from the market
2. This new product service helps an entrepreneur suggest and market new
product.
a. The consumer
b. Distribution channels
c. The establish products and services in the market
d. Research and Development
3. Which of the following is a very good way for generating and screening ideas
and concepts?
a. Problem Inventory System c. Focus Group Discussion
b. Brainstorming d. Case study analysis
4. Which of the following tools an entrepreneur can use to help him decide
what most suitable business idea he could introduce in the market?
a. PESTLE c. SWOT Analysis
b. Environmental Scanning d. Product Survey
5. Which of the following combination may be creating a big advantage for your
proposed business?
a. Strengths and Opportunities c. Weaknesses and Threats
b. Strengths and Weaknesses d. Weaknesses and Opportunities
6. “I love the business. This is my passion. I love doing it every day”. The
statement is an example of?
a. Strengths c. Opportunities
b. Weaknesses d. Threats
7. “The business is easily copied. I might lose my market share. The statement
is an example of?
a. Strengths c. Opportunities
b. Weaknesses d. Threats
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9. This is a specific group of people you want to reach with your marketing
message.
a. A marketer c. An Entrepreneur
b. A target market d. An Investor
10. Which of the following talks about the questions that need to be evaluated
such as: how often do you buy this product; how much do you buy the
product; etc.?
a. Market value c. Market potential
b. Market share d. Market size
11. Which of the following talks about the amount of money spent on the
particular product each month or year?
a. Market value c. Market potential
b. Market share d. Market size
12. If the entrepreneur has an area where he/she can focus on, the effective
development of idea can occur. What way of generating new
products/services is being talked about?
a. Focus group discussion c. Problem inventory analysis
b. Brainstorming d. Market survey
13. This new product/service source helps you understand who are going to
patronize the product.
a. The consumer
b. The established products and services in the market
c. The distribution channels
d. The government
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Lesson
Recognize a Potential Market:
1 Analyze market needs
Entrepreneurs need to have an innovative mindset in order to stand-out in the
market. Moreover, recognizing a potential market could help entrepreneurs identify
feasible and profitable products/services to offer in the marketplace.
Recognizing a potential market and analyze the needs of it is a good starting point
for the entrepreneur to know and understand exactly what has to be the new
products to offer in the marketplace. This will lead them to satisfy the ongoing
needs of the individual, it may also help entrepreneur identify the trend to adjust
and follow it to become more reliable in offering products to the customers.
What’s In
Which do you prefer; one of the Entrepreneurial careers mentioned from the
previous lesson or having an identified product to offer in the market? Explain your
thought.
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What’s New
The activity below is a kind of survey which will analyze how much you understand
about conducting idea generation.
SURVEY FORM
Name of respondent:__________________________________________________________
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Rubrics (to be use in grading activity 1)
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What is It
In this portion, you may be able to do survey to understand market needs. This will
be properly conducted to know what customers’ prefer to buy and before an
entrepreneur operate a business.
Always keep in mind that getting the type of information in advance is very crucial
in the success of the new product/service to offer in the market.
1. The Consumer
✓ Understand the needs and wants of the people who are going to
patronize the product. Submit potential ideas in accordance to the
needs of the consumer.
2. The established Products and Services in the Market
✓ Also, monitoring the existing products and services in the market
place could help your product idea generation become even more
credible in what product/service to offer in the market.
3. The Distribution Channels
✓ It will help you suggest and market new product
4. The Government (Government Regulations)
✓ Records from the Patent office can give you idea what to offer in the
market
5. Research and Development
✓ Research for a particular product/service (feasibility study is highly
recommended) it will help you understand the needs of the market.
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Ways of Generating New Product/Service
1. Focus Group Discussion
This is a very good way for generating and screening ideas and
concepts. It will teach entrepreneur to be more creative in developing
what product/service to offer.
2. Brainstorming
If the entrepreneurs have an area where he/she can focus on, the
effective development of idea can occur. This is through the help of
brainstorming.
3. Problem Inventory Analysis
It’s a kind of researching product/service that has weak points in the
market. Identifying those products/services will lead you to business
opportunity.
Internal Factors
- Strengths- are the specific positive aspects which will give your
proposed business an advantage over similar business ventures and
the competitors.
- Weaknesses- are the things that your business will not do as well as
other businesses.
External Factors
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If you already identified your SWOT, try matching your strengths and
opportunities to ascertain whether or not they will give your business an
advantage.
For example:
SWOT Analysis
BUINESS IDEA: Car Wash Business
Strengths Weaknesses
• I have some work experience in car • I do not have an available spot for
wash business the business
• I love seeing different car • I do not have many source of
• I enjoy meeting people materials needed in the business
• I am good in car washing • I have no experience managing staff
Opportunities Threats
• There is no other car wash business • The business is easily copied I might
shop in the town lose my market share
• Other shop are expensive • The cost of renting the shop space is
• People in the community has a car high
for daily transportation
• Number of people who wants to have
a car are continuously increasing
A target market is the specific group of people you want to reach with your
marketing message. They are the people who are most likely to buy your products
or services, and they are united by some common characteristics, like
demographics and behaviors. (https://blog.hootsuite.com/target-market/)
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A marketer is one who is responsible in defining the target market. It’s the
foundation of all elements of your marketing strategy, starting from how you
develop and name your products or services right through to the marketing
channels you use to promote them.
Survey of Market Size (To recognize a potential market for a particular product)
It is also possible to collect data and information about the types of people
who buy a particular product/service and where they buy it. (May help also, the
entrepreneur to identify his target market)
Competitors
Competitors are very important to the success or failure of a new business.
The entrepreneur should recognize that there are different types of competitors.
✓ General competitors
✓ Type competitors
✓ Brand competitors
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Sample questionnaire about market size and value
Questions Answers
About the market size:
1. How often do you buy this product? Daily Weekly Monthly
2. Do you buy different amounts at different Yes No
times of the year?
3. When are the times that you buy the
most?
4. How much do you buy each time? _______pc
5. When are the times you buy the least?
6. What is the amount of food in the pack? P______per_____pc.
About the market value:
7. How much do you pay for a pack of food? P
8. What is the price difference for larger or P
smaller packs?
9. Does the price change at different times of Yes No
the year?
10. When is the price highest?
11. When is the price lowest?
12. Would you say that you have a low, medium or high income in your
household? Low Medium High
13. To which age group do you belong? (check only one)
1-20
21-40
41-60
Male/Female M F
About Sales outlets:
14. Where do you usually buy this food: (check one only)
Food store
Local shop
Kiosk
Supermarket
Others Write answer
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Sample questionnaire for a new product (Tomato Jam)
Question Answers
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What’s More
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Activity 3: Let’s do SWOT Analysis
Direction: Prepare a SWOT Analysis of the product you wanted to introduce in the
market. Also, prepare a SWOT analysis for the competitors for the comparison. Use
the template below.
My proposed
Competitor A Competitor B
product/service
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
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Activity 4: Let’s Recognize a Potential Market
Directions: Prepare a survey questionnaire for the following concerned topics:
For your reference, use the sample survey questionnaires from the last topic
discussed by this module.
Required:
You may post your completed survey questionnaire on your social media
account and collect or find at least 20 respondents to answer the questions.
Weight
Descriptions
5 4 3 2 1
The learners provided a well-developed survey
questionnaires about the market size
The learners provided a well-developed survey
questionnaires about the market value
The learners provided a well-developed survey
questionnaires about the customers
The learners provided a well-developed survey
questionnaires about the sales outlet
The learners provided a well-developed survey
questionnaires about the new product/service
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What I Have Learned
At this point, we will see how much you understand from the lesson discussed and
the activities you have done.
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What I Can Do
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Assessment
Directions: Read each item very carefully and write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following tools an entrepreneur can use to help him decide
what most suitable business idea he could introduce in the market?
a. PESTLE c. SWOT Analysis
b. Environmental Scanning d. Product Survey
2. This new product/service source helps you understand who are going to
patronize the product.
a. The consumer
b. The established products and services in the market
c. The distribution channels
d. The government
3. Which of the following talks about the questions that need to be evaluated
such as; how often do you buy this product; how much do you buy the
product; etc.?
a. Market value c. Market potential
b. Market share d. Market size
4. Which of the following is a very good way for generating and screening ideas
and concepts?
a. Problem Inventory System c. Focus Group Discussion
b. Brainstorming d. Case study analysis
5. This is a specific group of people you want to reach with your marketing
message.
a. A marketer c. An Entrepreneur
b. A target market d. An Investor
7. If the entrepreneur has an area where he/she can focus on, the effective
development of idea can occur. What ways of generating new
products/services is being talked about?
a. Focus group discussion c. Problem inventory analysis
b. Brainstorming d. Market survey
8. “I love the business. This is my passion. I love doing it every day”. The
statement is an example of?
a. Strengths c. Opportunities
b. Weaknesses d. Threats
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9. Which of the following reasons could be the best option why we need to
recognize a potential market?
a. To earn money
b. To established business name in the market
c. To satisfy the on-going needs of an individual
d. To attract more demand from the market
10. “The business is easily copied. I might lose my market share. The statement
is an example of?
a. Strengths c. Opportunities
b. Weaknesses d. Threats
11. This new product service helps an entrepreneur suggest and market new
product.
a. The consumer
b. Distribution channels
c. The establish products and services in the market
d. Research and Development
12. Which of the following combination may be creating a big advantage for your
proposed business?
a. Strengths and Opportunities c. Weaknesses and Threats
b. Strengths and Weaknesses d. Weaknesses and Opportunities
13. “The number of people who wants to have a car is continuously increasing.
The statement is an example of?
a. Strengths c. Opportunities
b. Weaknesses d. Threats
14. Which of the following talks about the amount of money spent on the
particular product each month or year?
a. Market value c. Market potential
b. Market share d. Market size
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Additional Activities
Let us reinforce the skills/knowledge that you have gained from this lesson by
doing the next activity.
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Rubrics (to be use in grading activity 7)
4 Very
The work is of high quality and is presented very well.
Good
2 Fair The work is below acceptable average and the concept of work
done is confused or vague.
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Knowledge Test
What I know This will not be graded and recorded by the teacher.
1. C 9. B This is an activity where the learners measures
2. B 10. D what knowledge the learners had about the content
3. C 11. A of the module.
4. C 12. B
5. A 13. A
6. A 14. C Activity 1
7. D 15. D Learners’ answers might vary. Please see the
8. C rubrics prepared to grade the assessment
Activity 2
Learners’ answers might vary. Please see the rubrics prepared to grade the
assessment
Activity 3
Learners’ answers might vary. Please see the rubrics prepared to grade the
assessment
Activity 4
Activity 5
Learners’ answer might vary.
1. Central, key points
Refer to the Rubrics for the
2. The consumer; The established products
scoring
and services in the market; The distribution
channels; The government (Government
Regulations) and Research and development
3. Focus group discussion Assessment
4. Brainstorming
1. C 9. C
5. SWOT
2. C 10. D
6. Strengths; Weaknesses; Opportunities; 3. D 11. A
Threats 4. C 12. A
7. Strengths 5. B 13. C
8. Opportunities 6. D 14. A
9. Threats 7. B 15. C
10. Weaknesses 8. A
Activity 6 Activity 7
Learners’ answers might vary. Please Learners’ answer might vary. Refer to
see the rubrics prepared to grade the the Rubrics for the scoring
assessment
Answer Key
References
Edralin, Divina M. Entrepreneurship. Philippines: Vibal Group, Inc, 2016.
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