4-1
Chapter 4
Developing an
Effective Business
Model
Bruce R. Barringer
R. Duane Ireland
Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
4-2
Chapter Objectives
1. Describe business models and discuss their
importance.
2. Identify and describe the two general types of
business models—standard and disruptive business
models.
3. Explain the components of the Barringer/Ireland
Business Model Template that entrepreneurs can
use to develop a business model for their firm.
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4-3
Business Models
• Business Model
– A business model is a firm’s plan or recipe for how it
creates, delivers, and captures value for its stakeholders.
– The proper time to develop a business model is following
the feasibility analysis stage and prior to fleshing out the
operational details of the company.
– A firm’s business model is integral to its ability to succeed
both in the short and long term.
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General Categories of Business Models
1 of 6
• Standard Business Models
– The first category is standard business models.
– Standard business models depict existing plans or recipes
firms can use to determine how they will create, deliver,
and capture value.
– There are a number of standard or common business
models, which are shown on the next two slides.
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General Categories of Business Models
2 of 6
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Standard Business Models
Business Model Representative Companies
Advertising Business Model Google, Facebook
Auction Business Model eBay, uBid.com
Bricks and Clicks Business
Model
Apple, Barnes & Noble
Franchise Business Model Panera Bread, 24-Hour Fitness
Freemium Business Model Dropbox, Pandora
Low-Cost Business Model Southwest Airlines, Walmart
Manufacturer/Retailer
Business Model
Fitbit, Tesla Motors
Peer-to-Peer Business Model Airbnb, Uber
4-6
General Categories of Business Models
3 of 6
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Standard Business Models
Business Model Representative Companies
Razor and Blades Business
Model
Game Consoles and Games,
Printers and Ink Cartridges
Subscription Business Model Birchbox, Netflix
Traditional Retailer Business
Model
Amazon, Whole Foods
Markets
4-7
General Categories of Business Models
4 of 6
• Disruptive Business Models
– The second category is disruptive business models.
– Disruptive business models, which are rare, are ones that
do not fit the profile of a standard business model.
– They are impactful enough that they disrupt or change the
way business is conducted in an industry or an important
niche within an industry.
– The next slides depict four business models that were
disruptive when they were introduced.
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4-8
General Categories of Business Models
5 of 6
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Disruptive Business Models
Business Model Company or Companies That Introduced It
Direct-to-Consumer Computer Sales (which
allowed consumers to customize their
computers)
Dell
Online Text Ads on Search Engines (allowed
advertisers to place ads for products that
searchers were already searching for)
Yahoo, Google
Software as a Service (SaaS) (By moving
software to the cloud, allowed users to
access the software and their data from
anywhere there was an Internet connection)
Salesforce.com
4-9
General Categories of Business Models
6 of 6
Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
Disruptive Business Models
Business Model Company or Companies That Introduced It
Cloud-based Service to Connect Riders and
People Willing to Provide Rides (Provided
riders with an app that connects them with
the owners of private cars)
Uber, Lyft
4-10
Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template
1 of 2
• Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template
– Although not everyone agrees precisely on the components
of a business model, many agree that a successful business
model has a common set of attributes.
– These attributes can be laid out in a visual framework or
template so it is easy to see the individual parts and their
interrelationships.
– The Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template is shown
in the next slide.
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Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template
2 of 2
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Core Strategy
1 of 5
• Core Strategy
– The first component of the business model is core strategy.
– A core strategy describes how the firm plans to compete
relative to its competitors.
– The primary elements of core strategy are:
• Business Mission
• Basis of Differentiation
• Target Market
• Product/Market Scope
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Core Strategy
2 of 5
• Business Mission
– A business’s mission or mission statement describes why it
exists and what its business model is supposed to
accomplish.
– If carefully written and used properly, a mission statement
can articulate a business’s overarching priorities and act as
its financial and moral compass.
– A well-written mission statement is something that a
business can continually refer back to as it makes important
decisions in other elements of its business model.
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Core Strategy
3 of 5
• Basis of Differentiation
– It’s important that a business clearly articulate the points
that differentiate its product or service from competitors.
– A company’s basis of differentiation is what causes
consumers to pick one company’s products over another’s.
– It is what solves a problem or satisfies a customer need.
– It is best to limit a company’s basis of differentiation to two
to three key points.
– Make sure that your points of differentiation refer to
benefits rather than features.
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Core Strategy
4 of 5
• Target Market
– The identification of the target market in which the firm
will compete is extremely important.
– A target market is a place within a larger market segment
that represents a narrow group of customers with similar
interests.
– A firm’s target market should be made explicit in the
business model template.
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Core Strategy
5 of 5
• Product/Market Scope
– A company’s product/market scope defines the products
and markets on which it will concentrate.
– Most firms start with a narrow (or limited) product/market
scope, and pursue adjacent product and market
opportunities as the company grows and becomes more
financially secure.
– In completing the business model template, a company
should be very clear about its initial product/market scope
and project 3-5 years in the future in terms of anticipated
expansion.
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Resources
1 of 3
• Resources
– The second component of a business model is resources.
– Resources are the inputs a firm uses to produce, sell,
distribute, and service a product or service.
– A firm’s most important resources, both tangible and
intangible, must be both difficult to imitate and hard to find
a substitute for.
• This stipulation is necessary for an individual company’s business
model to be competitive over the long term.
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Resources
2 of 3
• Core Competencies
– A core competency is a specific factor or capability that
supports a firm’s business model and sets it apart from
rivals.
– A core competency can take on various forms, such as
technical know-how, an efficient process, a trusting
relationship with customers, expertise in product design,
and so forth.
– Most start-ups will list two to three core competencies in
their business model template.
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Resources
3 of 3
• Key Assets
– Key assets are the assets that a firm owns that enable its
business model to work. The assets can be physical,
financial, intellectual, or human.
• Physical assets include physical space, equipment, vehicles, and
distribution networks.
• Intellectual assets include resources such as patents, trademarks,
copyrights, and trade secrets, along with a company’s brand and its
reputation.
• Financial assets include cash, lines of credit, and commitments
from investors.
• Human assets include a company’s founder or founders, its key
employees, and its advisors.
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Financials
1 of 5
• Financials
– The third component of a firm’s business model focuses on
its financials.
– This is the only section of a firm’s business model that
describes how it earns money—thus, it is extremely
important.
– For most businesses, the manner in which it makes money
is one of the most fundamental aspects of its business
model.
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Financials
2 of 5
• Revenue Streams
– A firm’s revenue streams describe the ways in which it
makes money.
– Some businesses have a single revenue stream while others
have several.
– For example, most restaurants have a single revenue
stream. Their customers order a meal and pay for it. Other
restaurants may have several revenue streams—including
meals, a catering service, product sales (such as bottle
barbeque sauce for a barbeque restaurant), and apparel
products with the name of the restaurant on them.
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Financials
3 of 5
• Cost Structure
– A business’s cost structure describes the most important
costs incurred to support its business model.
– It costs money to establish a basis of differentiation,
develop core competencies, acquire and develop key assets,
and so forth.
– Generally, the goal for this box in a firm’s business model
template is threefold:
• Identify whether the business is a cost-driven or value-driven
business.
• Identify the nature of a business’s costs.
• Identify the business’s major cost categories.
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Financials
4 of 5
• Financing/Funding
– Many business models rely on a certain amount of
financing or funding to bring their business model to life.
– At the business model stage projections do not need to be
completed to determine the exact amount of money that is
needed. An approximation is sufficient.
– There are three categories of costs to consider:
• Capital costs.
• One-time expenses, such as building a Web site and training initial
employees.
• Provisions for ramp-up expenses (most businesses incur costs
before they earn revenues).
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Financials
5 of 5
• Financing/Funding (continued)
– Some entrepreneurs are able to draw from personal
resources to fund their business. In other cases, the
business may be simple enough that it is funded from its
own profits from day one.
– In many cases, however, an initial infusion of funding or
financing is needed.
– The business model template should indicate the
appropriate amount of funding that will be needed and
where the money will most likely come from.
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Operations
1 of 5
• Operations
– The final quadrant in a firm’s business model focuses on
operations.
– Operations are both integral to a firm’s overall business
model and represent the day-to-day heartbeat of a firm.
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Operations
2 of 5
• Product (or Service) Production
– This section focuses on how a firm’s products and/or
services are produced.
– For example, if a firm sells a physical product, the product
can be manufactured or produced in-house, by a contract
manufacturer, or via an outsource provider.
• This decision has a major impact on all aspects of a firm’s business
model.
– If a firm is producing a service rather than a physical
product, a brief description of how the service will be
produced should be provided.
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Operations
3 of 5
• Channels
– A company’s channels describe how it delivers its product
or service to its customers.
– Businesses either sell direct, through intermediaries (such
as distributors and wholesalers), or via a combination of
both.
– Some firms employ a sales force that calls on potential
customers to try to close sales. This is an expensive
strategy but necessary in some instances.
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Operations
4 of 5
• Key Partners
– The final element of a firm’s business model is key
partners.
– Start-ups, in particular, typically do not have sufficient
resources (or funding) to perform all the tasks necessary to
make their business models work, so they rely on key
partners to perform important roles.
– The table on the next slide identifies the most common
types of business partnerships.
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Operations
5 of 5
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Barringer-Chapter4-Developing-an-effective-business-model.ppt

  • 1. 4-1 Chapter 4 Developing an Effective Business Model Bruce R. Barringer R. Duane Ireland Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 2. 4-2 Chapter Objectives 1. Describe business models and discuss their importance. 2. Identify and describe the two general types of business models—standard and disruptive business models. 3. Explain the components of the Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template that entrepreneurs can use to develop a business model for their firm. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 3. 4-3 Business Models • Business Model – A business model is a firm’s plan or recipe for how it creates, delivers, and captures value for its stakeholders. – The proper time to develop a business model is following the feasibility analysis stage and prior to fleshing out the operational details of the company. – A firm’s business model is integral to its ability to succeed both in the short and long term. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 4. 4-4 General Categories of Business Models 1 of 6 • Standard Business Models – The first category is standard business models. – Standard business models depict existing plans or recipes firms can use to determine how they will create, deliver, and capture value. – There are a number of standard or common business models, which are shown on the next two slides. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 5. 4-5 General Categories of Business Models 2 of 6 Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc. Standard Business Models Business Model Representative Companies Advertising Business Model Google, Facebook Auction Business Model eBay, uBid.com Bricks and Clicks Business Model Apple, Barnes & Noble Franchise Business Model Panera Bread, 24-Hour Fitness Freemium Business Model Dropbox, Pandora Low-Cost Business Model Southwest Airlines, Walmart Manufacturer/Retailer Business Model Fitbit, Tesla Motors Peer-to-Peer Business Model Airbnb, Uber
  • 6. 4-6 General Categories of Business Models 3 of 6 Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc. Standard Business Models Business Model Representative Companies Razor and Blades Business Model Game Consoles and Games, Printers and Ink Cartridges Subscription Business Model Birchbox, Netflix Traditional Retailer Business Model Amazon, Whole Foods Markets
  • 7. 4-7 General Categories of Business Models 4 of 6 • Disruptive Business Models – The second category is disruptive business models. – Disruptive business models, which are rare, are ones that do not fit the profile of a standard business model. – They are impactful enough that they disrupt or change the way business is conducted in an industry or an important niche within an industry. – The next slides depict four business models that were disruptive when they were introduced. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 8. 4-8 General Categories of Business Models 5 of 6 Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc. Disruptive Business Models Business Model Company or Companies That Introduced It Direct-to-Consumer Computer Sales (which allowed consumers to customize their computers) Dell Online Text Ads on Search Engines (allowed advertisers to place ads for products that searchers were already searching for) Yahoo, Google Software as a Service (SaaS) (By moving software to the cloud, allowed users to access the software and their data from anywhere there was an Internet connection) Salesforce.com
  • 9. 4-9 General Categories of Business Models 6 of 6 Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc. Disruptive Business Models Business Model Company or Companies That Introduced It Cloud-based Service to Connect Riders and People Willing to Provide Rides (Provided riders with an app that connects them with the owners of private cars) Uber, Lyft
  • 10. 4-10 Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template 1 of 2 • Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template – Although not everyone agrees precisely on the components of a business model, many agree that a successful business model has a common set of attributes. – These attributes can be laid out in a visual framework or template so it is easy to see the individual parts and their interrelationships. – The Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template is shown in the next slide. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 11. 4-11 Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template 2 of 2 Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 12. 4-12 Core Strategy 1 of 5 • Core Strategy – The first component of the business model is core strategy. – A core strategy describes how the firm plans to compete relative to its competitors. – The primary elements of core strategy are: • Business Mission • Basis of Differentiation • Target Market • Product/Market Scope Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 13. 4-13 Core Strategy 2 of 5 • Business Mission – A business’s mission or mission statement describes why it exists and what its business model is supposed to accomplish. – If carefully written and used properly, a mission statement can articulate a business’s overarching priorities and act as its financial and moral compass. – A well-written mission statement is something that a business can continually refer back to as it makes important decisions in other elements of its business model. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 14. 4-14 Core Strategy 3 of 5 • Basis of Differentiation – It’s important that a business clearly articulate the points that differentiate its product or service from competitors. – A company’s basis of differentiation is what causes consumers to pick one company’s products over another’s. – It is what solves a problem or satisfies a customer need. – It is best to limit a company’s basis of differentiation to two to three key points. – Make sure that your points of differentiation refer to benefits rather than features. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 15. 4-15 Core Strategy 4 of 5 • Target Market – The identification of the target market in which the firm will compete is extremely important. – A target market is a place within a larger market segment that represents a narrow group of customers with similar interests. – A firm’s target market should be made explicit in the business model template. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 16. 4-16 Core Strategy 5 of 5 • Product/Market Scope – A company’s product/market scope defines the products and markets on which it will concentrate. – Most firms start with a narrow (or limited) product/market scope, and pursue adjacent product and market opportunities as the company grows and becomes more financially secure. – In completing the business model template, a company should be very clear about its initial product/market scope and project 3-5 years in the future in terms of anticipated expansion. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 17. 4-17 Resources 1 of 3 • Resources – The second component of a business model is resources. – Resources are the inputs a firm uses to produce, sell, distribute, and service a product or service. – A firm’s most important resources, both tangible and intangible, must be both difficult to imitate and hard to find a substitute for. • This stipulation is necessary for an individual company’s business model to be competitive over the long term. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 18. 4-18 Resources 2 of 3 • Core Competencies – A core competency is a specific factor or capability that supports a firm’s business model and sets it apart from rivals. – A core competency can take on various forms, such as technical know-how, an efficient process, a trusting relationship with customers, expertise in product design, and so forth. – Most start-ups will list two to three core competencies in their business model template. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 19. 4-19 Resources 3 of 3 • Key Assets – Key assets are the assets that a firm owns that enable its business model to work. The assets can be physical, financial, intellectual, or human. • Physical assets include physical space, equipment, vehicles, and distribution networks. • Intellectual assets include resources such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, along with a company’s brand and its reputation. • Financial assets include cash, lines of credit, and commitments from investors. • Human assets include a company’s founder or founders, its key employees, and its advisors. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 20. 4-20 Financials 1 of 5 • Financials – The third component of a firm’s business model focuses on its financials. – This is the only section of a firm’s business model that describes how it earns money—thus, it is extremely important. – For most businesses, the manner in which it makes money is one of the most fundamental aspects of its business model. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 21. 4-21 Financials 2 of 5 • Revenue Streams – A firm’s revenue streams describe the ways in which it makes money. – Some businesses have a single revenue stream while others have several. – For example, most restaurants have a single revenue stream. Their customers order a meal and pay for it. Other restaurants may have several revenue streams—including meals, a catering service, product sales (such as bottle barbeque sauce for a barbeque restaurant), and apparel products with the name of the restaurant on them. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 22. 4-22 Financials 3 of 5 • Cost Structure – A business’s cost structure describes the most important costs incurred to support its business model. – It costs money to establish a basis of differentiation, develop core competencies, acquire and develop key assets, and so forth. – Generally, the goal for this box in a firm’s business model template is threefold: • Identify whether the business is a cost-driven or value-driven business. • Identify the nature of a business’s costs. • Identify the business’s major cost categories. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 23. 4-23 Financials 4 of 5 • Financing/Funding – Many business models rely on a certain amount of financing or funding to bring their business model to life. – At the business model stage projections do not need to be completed to determine the exact amount of money that is needed. An approximation is sufficient. – There are three categories of costs to consider: • Capital costs. • One-time expenses, such as building a Web site and training initial employees. • Provisions for ramp-up expenses (most businesses incur costs before they earn revenues). Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 24. 4-24 Financials 5 of 5 • Financing/Funding (continued) – Some entrepreneurs are able to draw from personal resources to fund their business. In other cases, the business may be simple enough that it is funded from its own profits from day one. – In many cases, however, an initial infusion of funding or financing is needed. – The business model template should indicate the appropriate amount of funding that will be needed and where the money will most likely come from. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 25. 4-25 Operations 1 of 5 • Operations – The final quadrant in a firm’s business model focuses on operations. – Operations are both integral to a firm’s overall business model and represent the day-to-day heartbeat of a firm. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 26. 4-26 Operations 2 of 5 • Product (or Service) Production – This section focuses on how a firm’s products and/or services are produced. – For example, if a firm sells a physical product, the product can be manufactured or produced in-house, by a contract manufacturer, or via an outsource provider. • This decision has a major impact on all aspects of a firm’s business model. – If a firm is producing a service rather than a physical product, a brief description of how the service will be produced should be provided. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 27. 4-27 Operations 3 of 5 • Channels – A company’s channels describe how it delivers its product or service to its customers. – Businesses either sell direct, through intermediaries (such as distributors and wholesalers), or via a combination of both. – Some firms employ a sales force that calls on potential customers to try to close sales. This is an expensive strategy but necessary in some instances. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 28. 4-28 Operations 4 of 5 • Key Partners – The final element of a firm’s business model is key partners. – Start-ups, in particular, typically do not have sufficient resources (or funding) to perform all the tasks necessary to make their business models work, so they rely on key partners to perform important roles. – The table on the next slide identifies the most common types of business partnerships. Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
  • 29. 4-29 Operations 5 of 5 Copyright ©2016 Pearson Education, Inc.