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What exactly does this stock market crisis mean for me?
We rent, have no retirement or investments, hubby is a salesman for a local beer distributor, we have a checking and modest savings account through a credit union. I have one low limit credit card. How will this mess affect us? Are we looking at a serious change in lifestyle? Hubby feels his job is very secure because he’s the best at what he does but everyone seems to be panicking and I am clueless about this stuff.
Since you have no retirement plan or investments, you’ll probably only be affected through the employment end of things. For instance, some companies run on credit, and may fold if the credit situation doesn’t improve. I doubt that the beer business is in that category, so all-in-all you’re fairly bulletproof.
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I am a fellow at the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Paige, School of Business at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Each semester, students work on a Capstone course focus on writing a business plan. Approval of this course is a prerequisite for graduation.
Students are generally committed, bright, concerned for their future and want to graduate with the best GPA. At the beginning of each semester, I give a conference to try to help and guide students in choosing an idea business, service or product used as a base for his team presented the business plan. I always ask the same rhetorical question. It still offer the same wrong answer.
My question is this: Take any product category, we chose the beverage supply. Do you want your product as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, 7-Up or Dr. Pepper for space, promotion, exhibition or the final distribution of the CAP? The answer he receives, often in unison, it is not.
The correct answer is yes.
The general, who seemed invincible and invulnerable, multi-national beverage companies as are all large companies. They are slow to ossify in creativity, management and systems and are highly sensitive to the strongest business agile. We see this same behavior in all sectors mature. Cars, retail communications, media, cosmetics, food, equipment, technology, transportation and clothing are just some Examples of categories constantly caused by the failure, improvisation and novelty.
Explaining the people in the beverage industry for entrepreneurs in this case, my students, is an important example of niche identification. Each year, new products and beverages to fill the spaces unanswered employers to identify opportunities to meet consumer preferences, offering new features and benefits of the drinks. Arizona Iced Tea, Monster, Red Bull, Vitamin Water Gatorade, Snapple and dozens of styles of bottled tea water are just some examples of success into a category matures very busy.
The Coca-Cola and Pepsi has been stagnant market share in recent years. They have become very greedy, buying more of these start-ups and add to their ranks. It is now widely recognized it is cheaper to buy innovation to maintain internally in most cases.
Chrysler and General Motors have venerable music franchise, which has a success worldwide and admiration until recently. Fell short and hard. Lack of vision flaccidity of management, the bulk of the Union, reputation of poor quality and lack of style and value have condemned its enterprise value. Meanwhile, foreign manufacturers in China and Korea have evolved to wrest market share and to fill the gaps left vacated by the Chrysler and General Motors. The same type of industry development is in each product category.
In particular, Steve and Barry's, Bombay Company, Linens and Things and Circuit City are just some examples of the former headquarters of national chains that have disappeared. H & M, Zara, Aeropostiale and Sephora on the other hand, have developed new marketing options that excite consumers and drive growth.
This destruction creative and turnover represents an excellent opportunity for companies, inventors and entrepreneurs with truly innovative concepts, new services and products. Do not leave that the appearance of giant off the instinct to compete with houses big brands. "As more fall," says the old adage. It has never been true.
Identifying a niche in a mature industry. A product engineer or an opportunity to fill the niche identified by a better mousetrap, which provides functions for consumption and / or benefits that consumers interests. This is the surest path to commercial success and rhythms size in each sales channel.
Geoff Ficke has been a serial entrepreneur for almost 50 years. As a small boy, earning his spending money doing odd jobs in the neighborhood, he learned the value of selling himself, offering service and value for money.
After putting himself through the University of Kentucky (B.A. Broadcast Journalism, 1969) and serving in the United States Marine Corp, Mr. Ficke commenced a career in the cosmetic industry. After rising to National Sales Manager for Vidal Sassoon Hair Care at age 28, he then launched a number of ventures, including Rubigo Cosmetics, Parfums Pierre Wulff Paris, Le Bain Couture and Fashion Fragrance.
Geoff Ficke and his consulting firm, Duquesa Marketing, Inc. (http://www.duquesamarketing.com) has assisted businesses large and small, domestic and international, entrepreneurs, inventors and students in new product development, capital formation, licensing, marketing, sales and business plans and successful implementation of his customized strategies. He is a Senior Fellow at the Page Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Business School, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
