EBV 2013 second presentation

ENTREPRENEURIAL BOOTCAMPFOR VETERANS

THE PARRISH LIBRARY AS YOUR RESOURCE

Ilana BarnesBusiness Information Specialist Parrish Library

YOUR PARRISH LIBRARY ACCOUNT• AVAILABLE FOR ONE

YEAR• INCLUDES LIMITED

PRINTING• INCLUDES BOOK

CHECKOUT• INCLUDES DATABASES

(ON AND OFF CAMPUS)

• INCLUDES LIBRARY HELP (CHAT, PHONE, IN PERSON)

WHAT MAKES YOUR IDEA DIFFERENT?

PROVE IT.

WAYS TO PROVE IT

• Find a similar company that has been successful

• Find a new trend• Find a niche in a larger

market• Find where the customer

is• Find an article about an

emerging business practice

• Show that people are invested in the industry

• Find a growing industry• Find an industry without

much competition• Find an industry with weak

competition• Find a new market for an

existing product• Find areas where the

industry is not serving• Create a completely new

market by combining markets

UNDERSTANDING THE MARKETWho is going to buy this?

UNDERSTANDING THE MARKETWho is going to buy this?

UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET• Where are consumers spending

their money?• What is influencing their

behavior?• Do they have preferences?• Are there buying habit trends?

UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET

• Primary Research• Secondary Research

LEXISNEXIS COMPANY DOSSIER

REFERENCE USA

BUSINESS PLAN RESOURCES

BIZMINER

WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU!