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ALOCALFARMWHICHSELLSPRODUCECANALSOOFFERAVEGETABLEDELIVERYSERVICEFORAFREEWHATBUSINESSIDEASCANYOUDEVELOPALONGTHESELINESFOCUSONWHATPRODUCTSYOUMIGHTBUY,ANDWHATYOUMIGHTDOTOTHEMORWITHTHEMTOCREATEAPROFITABLEBUSINESSSOMEPEOPLEHAVEANOTHERWAYOFMAKINGPROFITTHEYIMPROVEANEXISTINGPRODUCTSORSERVICEWEALLKNOWTHATTHEPERSONWHOCANBUILDABETTERMOUSETRAPWILLMAKEALOTOFMONEYTHATPERSONCOULDBEYOUALOCALENTREPRENEURHASCREATEDANIMPROVEDVERSIONOFTHEHULAHOOPITSBIGGERANDHEAVIER,SOHULAHOOPERSCANCONTROLITMOREEASILYANDDOMORETRICKSHOWDIDSHECOMEUPWITHTHISBUSINESSIDEASHETHOUGHTHULAHOOPINGWOULDBEAFUNTHINGTODOWITHHERDAUGHTER,BUTFOUNDTHECOMMERCIALLYAVAILABLEPRODUCTTOOFLIMSYTHEREAREVERYFEWPRODUCTSORSERVICESTHATCANTBEIMPROVEDSTARTGENERATINGBUSINESSIDEASBYLOOKINGATTHEPRODUCTSANDSERVICESYOUUSEANDBRAINSTORMINGIDEASASTOHOWTHEYCOULDBEBETTER的经营理念都围绕着你。许多的经营理念来自上所作的仔细分析市场和消费需求。如果你有兴趣在做生意,但不知道你可能出售产品或服务,这里有一些方法可以帮助你找到一个。首先,你应该学会如何对现有的产品价值。不同木材原料及成品木制品是一个很好的例子,把产品通过额外的过程,增加了它的价值。但其它进程并不是唯一的价值能够补充说。你也可能增加的服务,或者将产品与其他产品。比如,一个当地的农场生产销售也可以为SERVICEFOR蔬菜免费送货。什么你能发展经营理念沿着这条思路吗集中于自己的产品,你就买什么,你会对他们或跟他们一起创造一个有利可图的事业。有些人有盈利的另一种表达方式。他们改善现有的产品或服务。我们都知道这个人可以建设一个更好的捕鼠器能赚到更多的钱。那个人会是你吗当地企业家创造了一种改进型的呼拉圈。这是越来越大、越来越重,所以HULAHOOPERS能控制它更容易做更多的动作。她是怎么想出这个业务的想法吗她想玩呼啦圈会是一个有趣的东西都戴上呼拉圈与她的女儿,但却发现市面上买得到的产品太脆弱。很少有产品或服务,不能得到改善。开始生成的经营理念通过看你的产品和服务使用和献策思路,如何将它们更好。1WHATISTHEFIRSTWAYTHESPEAKERMENTIONSTHATHELPSYOUPRODUCEABUSINESSIDEA2WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGMETHODSDOESTHESPEAKERNOTMENTION3WHYDOESTHESPEAKERMENTIONTHEMOUSETRAP4WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISTRUEACCORDINGTOTHEPASSAGE5WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGCANBETHEBESTTITLEFORTHEPASSAGEKEYS1C2B3B4A5DTASK2WHATDOYOUKNOWABOUTBUSINESSSCRIPTHISTORICALLY,THETERMBUSINESSREFERREDTOACTIVITIESORINTERESTSBYEXTENSION,THEWORDBECAME,ASRECENTLYASTHE18THCENTURY,SYNONYMOUSWITH“ANINDIVIDUALCOMMERCIALENTERPRISE”WHENREFERRINGTOACTIVITIES,THETERMSBUSINESSANDINDUSTRYSOMETIMESAPPEARINTERCHANGEABLETHUSAFISHERMANMIGHTSAYEITHERTHATHEISINTHE“FISHINGBUSINESS”,WHICHISABITCOLLOQUIALORTHATHEWORKSINTHE“FISHINGINDUSTRY”,WHICHSOUNDSSOMEWHATFORMALTHEWORD“TRADE”MAYSERVEASANEQUIVALENTOFBOTH“BUSINESS”AND“INDUSTRY”PEOPLEESTABLISHBUSINESSINORDERTOPERFORMECONOMICACTIVITIESWITHSOMEEXCEPTIONS,SUCHASNONPROFITORGANIZATIONSANDINSTITUTIONSOFTHEGOVERNMENT,BUSINESSESEXISTTOPRODUCTPROFITINOTHERWORDS,THEOWNERSANDOPERATORSOFABUSINESSHAVERECEIVINGORGENERATINGAFINANCIALRETURNFORTHEIRTIME,EFFORTANDCAPITALASONEOFTHEIRMAINOBJECTIVESONECANCLASSIFYBUSINESSESINMANYDIFFERENTWAYSINRECENTYEARS,SERVICEBUSINESSESHAVEBECOMEINCREASINGLYPOPULARTHEYOFFERINTANGIBLEPRODUCTSANDTYPICALLYHAVEDIFFERENT,USUALLYSMALLER,CAPITALREQUIREMENTSTHANMANUFACTURERSDISTRIBUTORSNEEDSMALLERFUNDSTHANMANUFACTURERSMOSTLAWSSPECIFYTHEFORMSTHATABUSINESSCANTAKE,ANDABODYOFCOMMERCIALLAWHASBEENDEVELOPEDFOREACHTYPESOMECOMMONTYPESINCLUDEPARTNERSHIPS,CORPORATIONS,ALSOCALLEDLIMITEDLIABILITYCOMPANIES,ANDSOLEOWNERSHIPSTASK3ANOFFICEBOYORABILLIONAIREAJOBLESSMANAPPLIEDFORTHEPOSITIONOF“OFFICEBOY”ATMICROSOFT