1.1 The Role Of Business Enterprise Amd Entrepreneurship Flashcards
What is a business?
A business is an organisation which makes goods or provides a service
What are business goods?
Tangible products produced by a business
What are business services?
Intangible goods produced by business
What are basic needs?
Food, warmth, shelter, water
What are wants?
Luxury items, phones, laptops
What are the 4 factors of production?
Land, labour, capital and enterprise
What is land in the factors if business?
Natural resources
What is labour in the factors of business?
All mental and physical human effort
What is capital in the factors of business?
Manufactured goods/service and money
What is enterprise in the factors of business?
An entrepreneur is someone who organises the other 3 factors of production
What is the private sector?
Businesses that are owned and co trolled privately and aim to make a profit
What is the public sector?
-An organisation owned and controlled by the government and don’t make a profit
- Their main aim is to provide a good service and they are paid through taxes
What are the four main characteristics of an entrepreneur?
Creativity, risk taking, determination and courage
What is an entrepreneur?
Someone who runs, owns, and controls their own business.
Financial drawback for risk taking?
Life savings that are put into the business can be lost