1 Enterprise Flashcards
Entrepreneur
An individual who has the idea for a new business starts it up and carries most of the risk but benefits from the reward.
Customer
An individual consumer or organisation that purchases goods or services from a business.
Consumer
An individual who purchases goods and services for personal use.
Consumer goods
The physical and tangible goods sold to consumers are not intended for resale.
Factors of production
The resources needed by businesses to produce goods or services.
Capital goods
The physical goods used by industry to aid the production of other goods and services such as machines and commercial vehicles.
Enterprise
The action of showing initiative to take the risk to set up a business.
Adding value
Increasing the difference between the cost of bough-in inputs (materials) and the selling price of the finished goods.
Added value
The difference between the cost of purchasing bough-in inputs (materials) and the selling price of the finished goods.
Branding
The process of differentiating a product by developing a symbol, name, image, or trademark for it.
Opportunity cost
The next most desired option that is given up.
Intrapreneur
A business employee who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable new product or business venture.
Business plan
A written document that describes a business, its objectives, its strategies, the market it is in and the financial forecasts.