this Assignment is part 2 of the project i already did the first part and i will send now so you can continue using the same information

 Entrepreneurship and Small Business

ASSIGNMENT -2

Submission Date by students:Before the end of Week- 11th 

Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre 

Weight: 05 Marks

Learning Outcome: 

• Utilize strong analytical skills and tools to formulate an effective Bootstrap Marketing Plan on which a small business can build a competitive edge in the market place. (Lo 1.8).
• Deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and professional manner. (Lo 4.4).

Assignment Workload:

This assignment is an individual assignment.

Start-up Business Plan

Imagine you started a new business as an entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia (In Continuation to the Assignment -1).

Please, think and share information on the following items:

4. Marketing Plan

a. Market Research- Why? (1 Mark)

b. Market Research- How? Primary or Secondary Data? (1 Mark)

c. In your marketing plan, be as specific as possible; give statistics, numbers, and sources. The marketing plan will be the basis, later on, of the all?important sales projection. (3 Marks)

Product

• Describe the most important features. What is special about it? 
• Describe the benefits. That is, what will the product do for the customer?

Customer

• Identify your targeted customers or your ideal customer: How many of them are there? It’s important here to be specific.

• Demographics

• Customer relationships: How do customers want to interact with the business?

Competition

• What products and companies will compete with you?
• How will your products or services compare with the competition? Identify the organization’s competitors and their strategies, along with ways to counter competition and gain market share.
• How is your target market solving their problem today? Are there alternatives or substitutes in the market?
• Investors will want to know what advantages you have over the competition and how you plan on differentiating yourself.

Strategy

• Outline a marketing Strategy.

Promotion

• How will you promote your Product?
• What will be your promotional budget?

Distribution Channels

• How do you sell your products or services?
• What are the costs associated with distribution?