Siya and Naomi started planning their business, Dila Hoya Lodge. They are planning to open 1 December 2020.
They are both looking forward to opportunities that the upcoming holiday season will
present to their business.
The following is a summary of their start up activities:
Siya and Naomi both bought furniture, cutlery, bedding and curtains after
application for license (3 weeks).
Siya arranged for security for the business (during the 1st week).
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During the first two weeks Siya applied for a business license with the
municipality
Siya and Naomi were both fully involved in recruiting of staff, Week 5 (2 weeks)
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Marketing of the business (2 weeks prior to opening) ( Outsourced to Cool
Marketing Consultancy)
ACTIVITY
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
WEEK 6
RESPONSI
BILITY

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position

Do a swot analysis for the business idea you chose in question 2 above. describe at least 2 strengths, 2 weaknesses, 2 opportunities, and 2 threats for that company idea.

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.