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Business Activity Flashcards

1
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What is business activity?

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anything to do with an organisation providing a service.

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What are the risks of starting your own business?

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financial, strained relations, mental health issues

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What are the rewards of starting your own business?

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financial, independence, self praise

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What are aims in a business?

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overall goal of a business.

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What are business objectives?

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the measurable targets of how to achieve aims

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what is profit satisficing?

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to make enough profit to keep owners happy.

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What is a business plan?

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these set out how the business intend to achieve objectives.

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What is included in a business plan?

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  1. the idea
  2. the people running the business
  3. market research
  4. finance
  5. objectives
  6. target market
  7. competition
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What are advantages to a business plan?

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  1. helps to raise finance
  2. measures performance
  3. staying organised/on task
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What are disadvantages of business plans?

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  1. plans need updating
  2. time to make the plans
  3. business plans don’t guarantee success
  4. plans are only as good as owners.
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why are start up businesses risky?

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  1. not much profit
  2. lack of knowledge
  3. competition
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What is a sole trader?

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a business controlled and owned by ONE person.

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What are the advantages of a sole trader?

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  1. keep all profits
  2. control over business
  3. easy to set up
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what is a partnership?

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a business owned by TWO or MORE people.

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What is unlimited liability?

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being responsible for all your debt

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What is limited liability?

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all debts are limited to what you have already put into business

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What liability does a partnership have?

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Unlimited Liability / limited liability partnership

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what are shares?

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a unit of ownership in a limited ltd (private limited company)

19
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What is a shareholder?

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the owner of private and public companies.

20
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what is a public limited company?

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a business that is legally allowed to sell its shares to the public.

21
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What is a private limited company?

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a business that is run by its shareholders.

22
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Who can be a shareholder in a private limited company?

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friends and family

23
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What is a dividend?

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an annual payment paid from profits to shareholders.

24
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what is divorce of ownership and control?

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when directors and shareholders disagree.

25
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What is maximisation?

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increase revenue and decrease cost.

26
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What are benefits of business object?

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  1. gives direction
  2. focus and motivation for employee
  3. a measurement for success.
27
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What are internal reasons for a business objective changing?

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  1. an objective has been completed
  2. a change in views and needs of shareholders
  3. may want more ambitious objectives.
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What are external reasons for a business objective changing?

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  1. new competitors arriving
  2. a change in economic environment
29
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what is a stake holder?

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any person interested in business.

30
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What are examples of stake holders?

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  1. staff
  2. competitors
  3. suppliers
  4. customers
  5. the media
31
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What is a merger?

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two or more firms join to create new business.

32
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What is a takeover?

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when a business buys another business.

33
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What is external growth?

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focusing on the areas you don’t have direct control over

34
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What is internal growth?

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occurs when a business expand it’s own activities by launching new products/entering new markets

35
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What are advantages of external growth?

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  1. cost effective
  2. gain new customers
  3. eliminate competition
  4. more ideas.
36
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What are the four types of external growth?

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  1. horizontal
  2. backwards
  3. forwards
  4. diversification
37
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What is horizontal integration?

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a business joins another at same stage

38
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What is backwards integration?

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a business joins at a previous stage.

39
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What is forward integration?

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a business joins another at the next stage?

40
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what is diversification?

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a business joins another at another stage.

41
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What is the primary sector?

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taking materials from the earth (natural source)

42
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What is the secondary sector?

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secondary stage of production. they use raw materials

43
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what is the ternary sector?

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condensed with providing a service.

44
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What is Organic Growth?

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When a business expands inside the business

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