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Business activity Flashcards

1
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What are the characteristics of an entrepreneur

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Creativity
risk-taking
determination
confidence

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Rewards for risk-taking

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Financial
independence
self-satisfaction
changing customer habits

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3
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Drawbacks for risk taking

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Financial
health
strained relationships

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4
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Purpose of business planning

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Reduce risk
help a business succeed

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5
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Contents of a business plan

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Business idea
people running the business
market research
finance
objectives of the business
target market
competitors

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6
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Role of a business plan

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Identify market
help obtain finance
identify resources that a business needs to operate
achieve aims and objectives

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7
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What is a sole trader

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Owned by one person

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Advantages of a sole trader

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Easy to set up
requires little finance
private financial information
owner has complete control 

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9
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Disadvantages of a sole trader

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Unlimited liability
skills shortage
long hours
continuity

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10
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What is a partnership

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A business owned by two or more people

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Advantages of a partnership

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Easier to raise capital as there are multiple owners 
Shared workload
more skills
private financial information

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Disadvantages of a partnership

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Shared profit
unlimited liability 

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13
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Deed of partnership

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Document stating how the business operates which includes the roles of each partner and how much capital each partner has contributed

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14
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Sleeping partner 

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They provide capital for the business but take no part in running the business

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15
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Limited liability partnerships

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The liability for the debts of a partnership is limited to the amount of money they put into the business

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16
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Private limited companies

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Shareholders are chosen by owners and can’t be sold to the general public

17
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Advantages of private limited companies

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Limited liability
continuity

18
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Disadvantages of private limited companies

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Dividends
sale of shares is restricted

19
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Public limited companies

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Shares can be brought by public on the stock exchange

20
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Advantages of public limited companies

A

Easy to raise large amounts of capital
Limited liability

21
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Disadvantages of public limited companies

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Possibility of takeover
public financial information

22
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Potential aims and objectives for a business

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Profit
growth
market share
survival

23
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Aims and objectives during the start-up

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Survival
establish name

24
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Aims and objectives as a business involves

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Profit
growth
market share
becoming an LTD or plc 

25
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Stakeholders

A

People who have an interest in a business

26
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What are examples of stakeholders

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Owners
employees
customers
community
suppliers

27
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What are internal stakeholders 

A

People who work in the business

28
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What are external stakeholders

A

People outside of the business

29
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Why do the government have an interest in a business

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They affect:
changing taxation levels
they provide grants to businesses

30
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What are the two methods of growth

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Organic growth
external growth 

31
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What is organic growth

A

Increasing the sales of products and services

32
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Methods of organic growth

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Increasing output
gaining new customers
developing new products
increasing market share

33
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Methods of external growth

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Merger
takeover

34
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Merger

A

Two businesses joined together

35
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Takeover

A

A business buys control of another business

36
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Horizontal take over

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Taking over a business in the same market

37
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Vertical take over

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Takeover of a supplier or who a business supplied to 

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