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Entrepreneurship. Mr. Bernstein Learning to Recognize Opportunity, pp 50-56 March 4, 2014. Entrepreneurship Mr. Bernstein. Describe a product you or your family wanted but could not find, or a product in which you were dissatisfied and felt your needs could have been better met.
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Entrepreneurship Mr. Bernstein Learning to Recognize Opportunity, pp 50-56 March 4, 2014
EntrepreneurshipMr. Bernstein Describe a product you or your family wanted but could not find, or a product in which you were dissatisfied and felt your needs could have been better met. Is this an opportunity for an entrepreneur to investigate?
EntrepreneurshipMr. Bernstein Creativity leads to Innovation • Finding new ways of doing things • Products which better meet customer needs • More efficient ways of producing products
EntrepreneurshipMr. Bernstein Finding Opportunities by Understanding Industries • Industry is a grouping of businesses with a common purpose • Markets within an industry are always changing, due to competition and innovation • Creative observers of an industry identify product and efficiency innovations which may be opportunities • Innovation usually comes from within an industry
EntrepreneurshipMr. Bernstein Sources of Creative Ideas • Demographics – characteristics describing segments of a population • Changing government regulations • Technological advances • Be an avid reader, even outside your field