Business

Opportunities in
Various Economic
Sectors
 AGRIBUSINESS
• The business sector encompassing farming
and farming-related commercial activities.
Agribusiness involves all the steps required
to send an agricultural good to market:
production, processing, and distribution. It
is an important component of countries
with our able land, since agricultural
products can be exported.
 AGRIBUSINESS
STRENGTHS
• Vast tracts of land for agriculture .
• Large coastlines and municipal water resources
for commercial fishing .
• Competitive edge in the production of
commercial crops and tropical fruits.
• Use of modern technology in large scale farm
production.
• Competitive edge in niche products from organic
farming.
 AGRIBUSINESS
WEAKNESSES
• High cost of fertilizers and farm inputs.
• Low productivity of farmers .
• High cost in rice production.
• High cost due to post-harvest wastage.
• Inadequate irrigation facilities .
• Limited extension services.
• Narrow investments in research and
development .
 AGRIBUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
• Shifting demand for organic produce.
• Increasing income of consumer.
• Increasing population .
• Government support in agriculture.
• Changing taste of consumers.
• Further processing of farm produce.
• Farm implements can be rented or shared.
• ASEAN economic integration.
 AGRIBUSINESS
THREATS
• Low cost rice producers in the region .
• Agricultural produce as inputs for bio-fuel.
• ASEAN economic integration and the
liberalization of rice imports.
• Utilization of less productive marginal
uplands.
• Rapid population growth.
AGRIBUSINESS example
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS
• A manufacturing business is any
business that uses components, parts
or raw materials to make a finished
good. These finished goods can be
sold directly to consumers or to other
manufacturing businesses that use
them for making a different product.
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS
• Manufacturing businesses in
today's world are normally
comprised of machines, robots,
computers and humans that all
work in a specific manner to
create a product.
Example of Manufacturing Business
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS
STRENGTHS
• Variety of commodities that can be
manufactured.
• Variety of processes that can be undertaken.
• Industries can be scaled into micro , small,
medium, and large enterprise.
• Availability of skilled laborers.
• Some industries are participants in global
production networks.
• Small enterprises are opening doors to inclusive
growth.
• Availability of raw materials.
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS
WEAKNESSES
• Low productivity in labor intensive
manufacturing
• .Insufficient investment in equipment and
physical capital.
• High cost of electricity and power.
• Poor infrastructure.
• Limited research and development.
• Slow adaption of modern techniques of
production.
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
• ASEAN economic integration
• Favorable investment climate in the country.
• Liberalization measures.
• Increasing population .
• Changing tastes for manufacturers and niche
products .
• Increasing inflow of foreign investment .
MANUFUCTURING BUSINESS
THREATS
• Climate change.
• ASEAN economic integration .
• Increasing labor cost.
• Weak demand internationally.
• High cost of electricity.
• Weak infrastructure.
• Cheap manufactures from China.
• Migration of skilled workers .
 RETAIL AND SERVICES
• Retail businesses sell finished goods to
consumers in exchange for money. As of
April 2010, total monthly retail sales were
nearly $367 billion in the United States,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau at
census.gov. Retail goods can be sold
through stores, kiosks, or even by mail or
the Internet.
 RETAIL AND SERVICES
• Retail businesses can include grocery,
drug department and convenient
stores. Service related businesses
such as beauty salons and rental
places are also considered retail
businesses
RETAIL AND SERVICES
 RETAIL AND SERVICES
STRENGTHS
• Biggest sector of the economy.
• Provides the biggest employment in the
economy.
• Services are embedded in agricultural and
industrial production.
• Major source of economic growth.
• Internationally competitive BPO.
• Variety of modes of supply.
 RETAIL AND SERVICES
WEAKNESSES
• Weak infrastructure.
• Low productivity.
• Huge informal sector.
• Variability of quality services
 RETAIL AND SERVICES
OPPORTUNITIES
• Liberalization and expansion of trade in services.
• Government program in expanding and
improving infrastructure .
• Public-private partnership.
• Liberalization in trade in services.
• ASEAN economic integration.
• Educational reform including K to 12.
• Addressing the weaknesses
• Serves as the link of economic sectors.
 RETAIL AND SERVICES
THREATS
• Liberalization in trade in services.
• ASEAN economic integration.
• Migration of skilled workers.
• Increasing competitiveness of services in
the region.