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Entrepreneurship
Grade 12 STEM ABM
Selecting the Best Product or Service that Will Meet the Market Need SWOT Analysis One method people often use to decide which the most suitable business idea is the SWOT Analysis. It helps you focus on possible problem areas and potential advantages of each idea. Inside the business To analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a business an entrepreneur should look inside the planned businesses. What will be good at and what are its weaknesses? 1. Strengths are the specific positive aspects, which will give your proposed business an advantage over similar business ventures competitors. It could be that you have a better product feature than your competitor, or you can deliver the product faster than others because of the location near the customers. 2. Weaknesses on the other hand are specific aspects that your business will not be good at. Perhaps your costs will be high because your location is far from suppliers and you will pay more for the transport. Outside the business To analyze the opportunities and strengths of your proposed business an entrepreneur must look outside the business or the external environment. What aspects of the external environment will benefit the business and what aspects will negatively affect the business. 3. Opportunities are on-going potential developments around you that will be good for your business. It could be that the demand for the product you are proposing will increase because of the influx of tourists. 4. Threats are probable events that may effect your business negatively. For example the business idea could be so simple that other people may start similar businesses in your area and reduce your share of the market. Identifying where products or services are in their lifecycle is central to your profitability. Product Development - at this point your product or service is only an idea.
You're investing heavily in research and development.
1.1 Idea Generation Methods: a. Brainstorming – sharing ideas ,comments, suggestions of members b. Analyzing Existing products- learn how market is captured successfully c. Visiting suppliers’ facilities – suppliers’ raw materials can be used as a method to innovate and modify existing product. d. Surveys – get feedback from customers and potential market. e. Reading trade publications – inspirational story of successful 1.2 Idea Screening Ideas which are unsuitable, unacceptable or poor must be junked. Ideas with attributes are rated on the basis of a rating form, rated 1-10 in categories: general, marketing and production characteristics. 1.3 Concept Testing. Ideas which passed screening stage will require feedback from consumer. Measures consumer enthusiasm by asking reactions in pictures, and oral description of product. 1.4 Business Analysis – a review of market factors, revenues, cost and trends 1.5 Product Development - ideas are converted into visible form 1.6 Test Marketing-
involves selling a fully developed
product in selected area and observing the actual or on the spot performance. Depending on the result, decision as to go ahead, modify the product or services, modify marketing plan or cancel the product. 1.7 Commercialization – involves actual marketing of the product in the target market. REVIEW |