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Red Hub – Business Ideas and Opportunities
Introduction to Business Ideas and Opportunities
CHAPTER 1: GENERATION OF BUSINESS IDEAS
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1.1 Role of ideas
1.2. Business ideas and creativity
1.3 Generating business ideas
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1.3 Generating business ideas
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1.3.1 Generation of ideas from the entrepreneur’s skills, expertise and aptitudes
1.3.2 Generation of ideas from common needs
1.3.3 Generation of ideas from existing problems
1.3.4 Generation of ideas from everyday activities
1.3.5 Generation of ideas from other sources
1.3.6 Generation of ideas through brainstorming
1.4. Ideas you can think about
1.5. Important points regarding business ideas
1.6 CONCLUSION
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1.6 CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER 2: SCREENING TECHNIQUES FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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2.1 Introduction
2.2. Ideas versus Opportunities
2.3 Characteristics of an opportunity
2.4 Where to look for opportunities
2.5 Evaluating business opportunities using screening techniques
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2.5 Evaluating business opportunities using screening techniques
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2.5.1 Market issues
2.5.2 The competitive situation
2.5.3 Economics
2.5.4 Harvest issues
2.5.5 Management team issues
2.5.6 Fatal flaws
2.5.7 Personal criteria
2.5.8 Other strategic criteria
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CHAPTER 3: FEASIBILITY AND VIABILITY STUDIES
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3.1 Introduction
3.2 The development of your small business idea
3.3 Conclusion
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3.3 Conclusion
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Red Hub – Business Ideas and Opportunities
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Upon completion of this chapter
The learner should be able to:
Explain the role of ideas
Understand the main sources of creativity
Understand the model used for the generation of ideas
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