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Who is an Entrepreneur?
Innovation
Process - bringing an invention to market and users Innovation is planned - does not happen by chance Requires team work and cooperation inventors and researchers process, product and design engineers lawyers and marketing specialists financial and production managers sales, advertising and distribution specialists entrepreneurs
Innovation Process
Translation of Creative Idea into Useful Application
Commercial Application To Provide Value to Customers Rewards to Employee Revenue to Investors Satisfaction of Founders
Types of innovation
Incremental Innovation Continuous Innovation Breakthrough Innovation
Obstacles to Innovation
Innovation idea
Analyze market, customers and environment; Analyze your existing business
Evaluation level
Implementation
Results
Preliminary screening
Compatibility with the promoter Consistency with governmental priorities Availability of inputs Adequacy of market Reasonableness of cost Acceptability of risk level
Feasibility Analysis
INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
IDEA COLLECTION
New product development
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Feasibility Study
MARKET APPRAISAL 1. Demand 2. Supply 3. Competition 4. Cost 5. Import & Export 6. Consumer Behavior
TECHNICAL APPRAISAL 1. INPUTS 2. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY 3. PRODUCTIVITY 4. EQUIPMENT CHOICE 5. LOCATION & SITE 6. LAYOUT 7. WORK SCHEDULE
FINANCIAL APPRAISAL 1. Investment 2. Financial 3. Cost 4. Profitability 5. Breakeven 6. Cash flow 7. Investment Worthiness
Economic Appraisal 1. Cost & Benefit 2. Impact on Society 3. Self sufficiency 4. Employment
7. Distribution Channels