1.2 Spotting a business opportunity Key Terms

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Convenience
A product or service’s ability to fit in well with a customer’s lifestyle or routine, the ease with which it can be used and/or its easy to reach location
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Trade Association
Organisation founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
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Viable
Able to work properly or successfully
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Analysis
The process of looking at data to identify patterns or trends
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Incentive
Something such as a payment or gift that encourages someone to do something
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Focus Group
A group of people who discuss their views on a product, service advertisement or idea, either face-to-face or online
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Valid
Having a solid or accurate basis of facts
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Target Market
A particular group of consumers at which a business aims its products and services
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Segmentation
The process of breaking something into smaller parts
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Sample
A portion of the population asked for their opinions in order to draw conclusions about the behaviour of the whole population
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Generation Y
The people born shortly before the 21st century, usually defined as born between 1980 and 2000
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Demographics
Relating to the structure of a population
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Axes
The reference lines on a graph
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SWOT Analysis
A study undertaken by a business to identify the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats
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Biased
Unbalanced or inclined to agree with a particular judgement or ideas rather than presenting the evidence fairly
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Chamber of commerce
A local association that promotes the interest of businesses in a county or region
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Source
A place, person or thing, such as a book or report, that can provide information
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