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Bizinnovator Unit 3
Opportunity Recognition and Intellectual Property
Term | Definition |
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Patent | Gives one the exclusive right to make, sell, and use your invention for a specific time period. |
Categories of Patents | Process, Machine, An Article of Manufacturer, Composition of Matter |
Design Patents | Ornamental design of a manufactured item |
Utility Patent | Functional features of an invention |
Types of Copyrights | Literary, musical, dramatic, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works, motion pictures, and sound recordings |
Trademarks | Any words, name symbols or pictures or device, that a company uses to distinguish themselves |
Trade Secrets | Data and information that is specific to an industry, that gives a business an advantage |
Examples of trade secrets | Formulas, Manufacturing techniques, Customer Lists, Software |
Plagiarism | Copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own. |
Fair Use | A set of legal exceptions to copyright. Allows certain ways of using copyrighted materials. |
Idea | Has potential to make money |
Opportunity | Passed the test of planning, has potential, can be implemented |
Good Opportunities | Market-Driven, Entrepreneur and availability of a good team, and adequate resources |
Criteria for Successful Ideas | Market, Innovative/Unique, Clear Focus, Timing, Profitability |
SWOT | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats |
Entrepreneur Characteristics | Competence, Passion, Adaptability, Personnel and team, Tolereance |
Competence | Resource and skills available |
Passion | Willing to put in the long hours? |
Adaptability | Opportunity meets the customer's need |
Personnel and Team | Who adds other key resources and skills |
Tolerance | Risk/Reward/Stress |
Adequate Resources | Business Plan, Market Demand, Target Market, Market Structure and Size, Margin Analysis |
Business Plan | Blueprint or Roadmap- Opportunity meets Resources |
Market Demand | Willing and able to buy |
Target Market | Who are those most willing to buy |
Market Structure and Size | How many competitors are there |
Margin Analysis | Must have financial resources |
Bootstrapping | Start a company with little capital (barter and borrow) |
Demographic | Age, gender, location, income level, education level, marital/ family status, occupation |
Sycographics | Personality, attitudes, values, interests/hobbies, lifestyles, behavior |
Return On Investment | Most used profitability ratio due to flexibility |
ROI Formula | (Gains-Costs) Divided by (Costs) |
Break Even | Analyze costs and level of sales needed to cover costs |
Venture Opportunities | Create/ add significant value to a customer (Customer is key) |