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Describe what your business will be selling; Describe the products and/or services (name 3–4 main ones) and the value proposition. Based on your research of the competition, describe the competition’s product/service and provide the price. Then describe the pricing strategy you will use and how the competition’s prices have affected your competitiveness in the marketplace. Pricing Strategies Penetration Pricing = Pricing below normal, long-term price to gain market share. Skimming Pricing =Pricing an item high in the short term to capture the prestige market?helps torecover start-up costs. Variable Pricing/Dynamic Pricing Strategy =Lower pricing for certain customers based on their abilityto pay. (Amazon uses this type) Price Lining =Different quality level product of a certain type are priced by category. Ex: Women’shandbags?Designer bags $300, name brand $200 and all other $100. Market Pricing =pricing based on the market- what people are willing to pay only works if there is verylittle or no competitors.