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1.3 Putting a business idea into practice Flashcards

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  1. What is meant by a business objective?
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  1. A target a firm is trying to reach e.g. Make large profits. What a business wants to achieve - it’s aim.
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2 What does SMART stand for?

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  1. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound
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3 Why do objectives need to be SMART?

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  1. So that workers, managers and businesses are more likely to succeed in meeting the objective.
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4 Give 4 financial objectives a business may have.

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  1. Profit, survival, market share, sales, financial security
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5 Give 4 non-financial objectives a business may have?

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  1. Social objectives, personal satisfaction, challenge, independence and control
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6 Why do businesses need to have aims and objectives?

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  1. To provide direction to the business, its workers and managers; so the business can progress forward with its plans.
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7 Why might aims and objectives differ between businesses?

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  1. Each business is owned by different people who may have set up/want different elements from the business. Businesses may be different sizes which may cause objectives to differ. Businesses operate in different markets and have different influences.
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8 What is meant by survival?

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  1. This is when a business is able to continue operating on the market.
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9 What is meant by market share?

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  1. The proportion of sales one business has in comparison to the total sales for the market.
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10 What is meant by financial security?

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  1. When the owner of the business is able to gain a steady and stable income from the business.
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11 What is meant by social objectives?

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  1. A social objective is a statement that details a specific desired outcome of a project that is related to the interaction of the individuals, groups, and institutions within a society.
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12 What is meant by personal satisfaction?

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  1. This is the positive satisfaction that the entrepreneur gets from running the business.
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13 What is meant by challenge?

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  1. This is when the entrepreneur feels as though their skills and knowledge are pushed.
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14 What is meant by independence and control?

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  1. The entrepreneur has decision making power and choice over their working life.
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15 What is meant by revenue?

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  1. The total income from sales.
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16 What is the calculation for revenue?

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  1. Quantity Sold x Price
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17 How can a business increase revenue?

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  1. By increasing the quantity sold, and maintaining the same price. By increasing the price and maintaining the quantity sold. By decreasing the price and increasing the quantity sold.
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18 What is meant by fixed costs?

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  1. Costs that do not change with output.
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19 Give two examples of fixed costs?

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  1. Rent, insurance, salaries, advertising
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20 What is meant by variable costs?

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  1. Costs that do change with output
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21 Give two examples of variable costs

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  1. Raw materials, packaging costs, petrol
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22 How do you calculate total costs?

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  1. Total fixed costs + total variable costs.
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23 How do you calculate profit/loss?

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  1. Total revenue – total costs
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24 If revenue is higher than costs, is the business making a profit or loss?

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  1. A profit
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25 If costs are higher than revenue, is the business making a profit or loss?

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  1. A loss
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26 How do you calculate interest?

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  1. Total repayment – borrowed amount / borrowed amount x 100
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27 What is meant by interest?

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  1. The cost of borrowing or the reward for saving.
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28 What is meant by break even?

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  1. When total revenue is equal to total costs, neither a profit or a loss is being made.
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29 How do you calculate break even?

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  1. Fixed costs / contribution
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30 How do you calculate margin of safety?

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  1. Actual sales level – break even point
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31 What will happen to the breakeven point, if the price increases?

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  1. It will decrease
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32 What will happen to the breakeven point, if the price decreases?

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  1. It will increase
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33 What will happen to the breakeven point, if the cost increases?

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  1. It will increase
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34 What will happen to the breakeven point, if the cost decreases?

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  1. It will decrease
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35 What is meant by cash?

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  1. The physical money a business has
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36 Why is cash important to a business?

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  1. To pay suppliers, overheads and employees; to prevent business failure.
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37 What is a cash flow forecast?

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  1. A prediction of the inflows and outflows of a business.
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38 How do you calculate net cash flow?

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  1. Total inflows – total outflows
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39 How do you calculate opening balance?

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  1. Previous months closing balance
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40 How do you calculate closing balance?

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  1. Opening balance + Net cash flow
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41 What is meant by cash inflows?

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  1. Cash coming into the business
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42 What is meant by cash outflows?

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  1. Cash going out of the business
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43 Give two sources of short term finance?

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  1. Trade credit and overdraft
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44 Give six sources of long term finance

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  1. Personal savings, venture capital, share capital, loans, retained profit, crowdfunding.
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45 What is meant by an overdraft?

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  1. An extension of a current account, when you can spend more than what is in your bank account.
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46 What are the benefits of an overdraft?

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  1. Flexible in terms of payback and usage.
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47 What are the drawbacks of an overdraft?

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  1. High interest, have to pay it back.
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48 What is meant by trade credit?

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  1. When a business can pay for their supplies at a later date- usually 30, 60 or 90 days later.
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49 What are the benefits of trade credit?

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  1. Can improve cash flow as money doesn’t leave the business as quickly
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50 What are the drawbacks of trade credit?

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  1. Can be taken away with little notice.
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51 What is meant by personal savings?

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  1. The capital that an entrepreneur invests into the business from their own saving.
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52 What are the benefits of personal savings?

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  1. No interest to be paid, no debt, no repayments, easy to access
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53 What are the drawbacks of personal savings?

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  1. Limited in the amount, risk of financial loss
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54 What is meant by venture capital?

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  1. A combination of share capital and loan capital, provided by an investor willing to take a chance on the success of a business.
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55 What are the benefits of venture capital?

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  1. Gain the experience of the investor, can raise large sums of cash.
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56 What are the drawbacks of venture capital?

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  1. May have to give up some ownership of the business, may be difficult to obtain.
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57 What is meant by share capital?

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  1. Cash that is raised by the sale of shares (pieces of ownership of the business).
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58 What are the benefits of share capital?

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  1. No interest, cash doesn’t need to be paid back, can raise large sums.
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59 What are the drawbacks of share capital?

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  1. May have to pay dividends (bonus payments to shareholders), Shareholders will expect returns so focus of the business may have to be profit, loss of ownership.
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60 What two forms of business can raise share capital?

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  1. Public limited company (PLC) and a private limited company (LTD)
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61 What is meant by loans?

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  1. A sum of cash given which has to be repaid with interest.
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62 What are the benefits of loans?

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  1. Fixed repayments- can help a business plan cash flow, can raise large sums
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63 What are the drawbacks of loans?

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  1. Interest has to be paid, Cash has to be paid back, the business will be in debt.
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64 What is meant by retained profit?

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  1. Profit that the business has made in previous years which can be reinvested back into the firm.
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65 What are the benefits of retained profit?

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  1. No interest to be paid, no debt, no repayments.
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66 What are the drawbacks of retained profit?

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  1. Limited in amount, opportunity cost of using it.
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67 What is meant by crowdfunding?

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  1. Raising capital online from many small investors.
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68 What are the benefits of crowdfunding?

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  1. Can raise large amounts, business has choice over which rewards it offers
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69 What are the drawbacks of crowdfunding?

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  1. Can take time, if the business doesn’t reach the target amount they don’t get the cash.

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