AOS 3 Flashcards
Business Resources
Things people/objects needed for a business to function properly - natural, labor and capital
Natural Resources
Come from the earth/natural environment, e.g. land/raw minerals
Labor Resources
People that provide their skills, effort and knowledge
Capital resources
Tools and machinery used to produce goods or services
Business Locations
Shopping centers, Online, retail shopping strips, home-based businesses
Factors affecting business location
Cost, visibility, proximity to customers, competitors and suppliers, complementary businesses
Sources of finance
Internal and external
Internal funds
Owners personal funds
External funds
Long (bank overdraft, loan) and short (mortgage, lease) term debt
Factors to consider for sources of finance
Terms of finance, business structure, overall cost, flexibility, level of control
Terms of finance
Sources relevant to business needs
the business structure - finance
Large business have more opportunities for equity capital than smaller businesses
Bank overdraft
When a bank allows a company or individual to overdraw their account up to an agreeable limit to help overcome a temporary cash shortfall
Types of legal business structures
Sole trader, partnership, company
Types of business models
Online, bricks and mortar, bricks and clicks, social enterprise, franchise, importer exporter
Business support services
Legal advice, technological advice, community based services, formal networks, informal networks
The business structure - terms of finance
Large business have more opportunities for equity capital than smaller businesses
Planning tools
Market research, SWOT
Market research
Assessing market, competitors and customers
SWOT
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
Business plan
Executive summary, operations plan, financial plan, marketing plan
Corporate social responsibility management
The way in which a company treats people/environment
Types of corporate social responsibility management
Environmental issues, customer issues, staffing issues
+ of shopping centres
parking for several hundred cars, public transport, undercover, close to lots of other shops
- of shopping centres
expensive, longer opening hours, may need to rely on center for renewing lease