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____ start their own business and work for themselves
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entrapanures
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____ reorganize opportunities to start businesses that other people may not notice
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entrapaneures
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entrapaneures shift economic resources from an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield. by doing this they _____
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add value to scarce resources
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____ is based on voluntary exchange
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free enterprise
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___is a trade between two parties who agree to trade money for a product or survice
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voluntary exchange
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both parties agree to the exchange because both ___ from the trade
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benifit
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_____ encourages entrapaneures who use resources efficiently to satisfy consumer needs by rewarding them with profit
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free enterprize
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___ is the sign that an entrapaneur has added value to the scarce resources he or she is using.
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profit
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not making a profit is a sign that the entrapaneure is not using ____ very well and is not adding ___ to them
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resources
value |
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what are the 5 roots of opportunity?
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1.problems that your business can solve
2.changes in laws, situations, or trends 3.inventions of totally new products or services 4.competition 5.technology and advances |
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a business opportunity is and idea + what 3 characteristics?
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1.it is attractive to customers
2.it will work in your business enviroment 3.it can be executed in the window of opportynity that exists |
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____ is the process of compairing costs and benifits in order to make a good decision
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cost/benifit analysis
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____ can be inaccurate without including opportunity cost
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cost/benifit analysis
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what is the cost of "your next-best investment?
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opportunity cost
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what is SWOT analysis stand for?
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1.strengths
2.weaknesses 3.opportunities 4.threats |
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all of the capabilities and positive points that an entrepneur has, from experience to contacts
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strengths
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all of the negatives that the entrapanure faces, like leak of capital or tranning or falure to set up a workable accounting system
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weakness
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lucky breaks or creative insights that can help the entrapaneur get ahead of the competition
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opportunities
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things that can jepordize the existance of the business intimidate the entrapaneur, from competition to legal issues
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threats
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why do entrepneures write business plans?
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1. to organize their thoughts before starting a business, and to help guide the operation of the business.
2. to use to raise money from investores. bankers and other potential investors will refusse to see an entrapaneur who does not have a business plan |
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___ is a document that throughly explains a business idea and how it will be carried out
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business plan
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___ is the exchange of valueable information and contacts with other business people
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networking
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____ opportunity that comes from a hobbie
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internal
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___ opportunity that comes from an outside circumstance that you notice
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external
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___ is the information you store on your computer
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data
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___ is an idea that is based on what consumers need or want
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opportunity
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___ is science that has been applied to to industry or commerce
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technology
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what do benifits include?
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1. independence
2. satisfaction 3. financial reward 4. self-esteem |
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what do costs include?
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1. business falure
2. obsticles 3. loneliness 4. financial insecurity 5. long hours/hard work |
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__ is the money and time you will have to invest
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costs
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the money you will earn, and the knowledge and experience you will gain
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benifits
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a fixed payment made at regular intervals, such as every week or every month. no matter how much time you put in the salary remains the same
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salary
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fixed payment per hour
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wage
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a share of the company's profit as the owner you can pay yourself a portion of the businesses profit this is called a ___
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dividend
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when you give up one thing for another
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trade off
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the amout of money comming in must be greater than the money going out to pay the bills is called a ___
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profit
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the money used to start a business is called __
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capital
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__ is a trade between two parties who agree to trade money for a product or survice
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volentary trade
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___ is something of value that can be used to make something eles or fill an need
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scarce resource
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___ is the buying and selling of of products or survices in order to make money.
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business
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___ is something that exists in nature or is made by human bings. it is tangible
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product
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__ is work that provides time, skills, or expertise in exchange for money
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service
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someone who earns a living by working for someone elses business is ___
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employee
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group of people who may be interested in buying a given product or survice
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market
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___ business that makes a product from beginning to end
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manufacturing
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makes a tangible product
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manufacturing
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buys in bulk from the manufacturer and sells smaller quantities to the retailer
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wholesale
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sells one pice at a time to consumers
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retail
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sells an intangible product to consumers
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service
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what are the 4 basic types of business?
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1. manufactoring
2. wholesale 3. retail 4. service |
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____ is whatever you can do better than the competition that will attract customers to your business
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competitive advantage
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how do you find your competitive advantage?
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1. look at what customers in your market need
2. unique knowledge of your market |
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combines your business definition with your competitive advantage
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competitive strategy
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plan for outperforming the competition
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strategy
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ways in which you will carry out your strategy
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tactics
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the beliefs you will use to guide your business are called what ___
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core beliefs
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business function that identifies customer's needs and wants
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marketing
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____ is composed of consumers who have a similar response to a certain type of marketing
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market segment
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what are the 4 types of segmentation methods?
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1. geographic
2. demographic 3. psychographic 4. behavioral |
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dividing a population by location
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geographic segmentation
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dividing a population based on variable like age gender income or education
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demographic segmentation
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dividing a population by psychological differences such as openion or lifestyle
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psychographic segmentation
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dividing the market by purrchase behaviors that have been observed, such as brand loyalty or responsiveness
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behavioral segmentation
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___ is the process of finding out who your potential customers are
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market research
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what are the different types of market research?
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1. survey
2. general 3. statistical 4. industry |
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the goal of ___ is to distinguish your product or service from others being offered to make segments you have targeted
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market positioning
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what are the 4 p's
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product
price place promotion |
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___ is the use of advertising and publicity to get your marketing message out to your customer
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promotion
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___ is free mention of your business in news papers or magizines or on the radio
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publicity
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___ is a paid announcement that a product or service is for sale
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advertisement
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___ tells the person reading why he or she should be interested in your business
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pitch letter
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____ the giving of money time or advice to charities in an effort to help solve a social or enviromental problem
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philanthropy
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___ are qualities a product or service has
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features
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___ are what the product or service can do to fill a need for a customer
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benifits
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___ is a formal written agreement between 2 or more parties
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contract
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owned by one person who may be the only employee
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sole proprietorship
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___ consists of 2 or more owners who make the decisions for the business together and share the profit and losses
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partnership
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___ is a legal (entity) composed of stock holders under a common name
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corporation
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___limits the number of stockholders to 75. offers most limited liability protection of the corp but income is only taxed once as the personal income of the owners
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subchapter S corporation
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is set up with a specific mission to improve society
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nonprofit corporation
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combines the best features of partnerships and coperations and is an excellent choice for many small businesses
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limited liability company LLC
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what are the mark up formulas?
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wholesale costXmarkup%=markup
markup/wholesalecost X100=markup% |