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How Feasible is My Business?
Term | Definition |
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business concept | clear and concise description of a business opportunity. |
features | distinctive aspects, qualities , or characteristics of a product or service. |
benefits | things that promote or enhance the value of a product or a service to the customer. |
feasibility analysis | process that tests a business concept; allows the entrepreneur to decide whether a new business concept has potential. |
industry | group of businesses with a common interest. |
target customer | people most likely to buy a business's products and services. |
prototype | working model used by entrepreneurs to determine what it takes to develop their products or services. |
competitive grid | tool for organizing important information about a business venture's competition. |
business model | description of how entrepreneurs plan to make money with their business concepts |
value chain | the distribution channel through which a product or service flows from the producer to the consumer. |
business plan | document that describes a new business and strategy to launch that business. |
executive summary | brief recounting of the key points contained in a business plan. |
spin-off | additional products or services that you might do later, when the business is more established. |
vision statement | declaration of the scope and purpose of a company. |
mission statement | declaration of the specific aspirations of a company, the major goals for which it will strive. |
distribution channel | the means by which a product or service is delivered to the customer. |
direct channel | the means of delivering a service or product directly to the customer, such as via a web site. |
indirect channel | the means of delivering a service or product indirectly to the customer, such as through a wholesaler or retail store. |
small business administration | the federal agency that provides services to small businesses and new entrepreneurs, including counseling, publications, and financial aid. |
trade association | an organization made up of individuals and businesses in a specific industry that works to promote that industry. |