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ENTREP - Module 2.2
ENTREP - Module 2.2
Applied Subject
Directions: Try to answer the situations given and think of possible business ventures you can go into.
Mineral Water 1. People in this neighborhood do not drink water straight from the tap.
Bike Store 2. Residents in this community have to walk a good distance to get access to
transportation.
Grocery store 3. People in this neighborhood have to take a long trip to the mall to buy
their groceries.
Laundry shop 4. Professionals are lining up to the neighborhood laundrywoman to have their
clothes washed.
Junk shop 5. Old newspapers and plastic bottles are piling up in the homes of their
neighborhood.
Cafeteria 6. Students in this neighboring university have no place to hang out and do their
school projects.
Sari – sari store 7. Children in this school have to buy their snacks from street peddlers.
Nanny 8. In this neighborhood, working mothers have to leave their young kids with
Housekeeping service 9. Household helps are needed in the homes of this neighborhood.
Tutoring 10. Schoolchildren need a little help with their homework.
Are good opportunities always spotted quickly or are they often left unrecognized? Search the Internet
for evidence that will support your answer.
Do you believe that opportunity comes from the most unexpected places? Justify your answer.
It depends because what is happening to us is different, just like others who are planning to have a
business so they have a strategy where is the best places to sell those products and it affects the
physical environment since its surroundings will either enhance its beauty or give a bad image to its
location.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Applied Subject
V. CONCEPT:
Here’s a look at each of the categories and some of the things you should consider when rating them:
Your skills.
• Do you have skills/expertise that are unique to that business?
Rating: 1 - limited skills
2 - some skills
3 - extensive skills Business Idea Selection Checklist
Ease of entry.
• Ease to enter the business despite the cost and competitive barriers that might
exist.
Rating: 1 - limited entry available
2 - mix of large and small competitors
Uniqueness.
• Does not necessarily mean that literally, no one else is providing the same
product or service; it can mean that no one else is providing that product or
service in your area.
Rating: 1 - a few to several others offering your product or service
2 - only one or two others
3 - no others providing your product or service
(1) In the far left-hand column, list the business ideas you’re considering by order of interest. So, in
the top left-hand blank space, put the idea you think you’re most interested in. Underneath it put the
next idea and so forth until you’ve listed all of your possible ideas down the left side of the chart.
(2) Now take each idea and rate it on a scale of 1-3 in each of the areas listed. Use the following
rating system: 1-below average, 2-average, and 3-above average.
Example:
1 Coin Purse 3 2 2 3 3 13
2 Bracelet 3 3 3 3 2 14
3 Pencil case 3 3 3 3 3 15
(3) Now total up the numbers. Here are some tips for making sense of the numbers
and for narrowing your list of business possibilities:
• eliminate any of your ideas that scored less than a total of 10
• eliminate any idea that did not score at least a 2 in every category
• eliminate any idea that did not score at least a 3 in the uniqueness category
Example:
1 Coin Purse 3 2 2 3 3 13
2 Bracelet 1 2 2 3 1 9
3 Pencil case 3 3 2 3 2 15
Why do is a checklist important in the selection process of business ideas? Justify your answer.
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