business management exam Flashcards

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External professionals

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highly skilled individuals that businesses hire to provide expertise in a particular area of operation.

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Types of external professionals

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-legal advisors
-accountants
-ict specialists
- marketing advisors
-legal advisors
-finacial advisors

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Accountant

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a professional who manages, updates and analyses a businesses financial information.

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role of accountants

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-create financial reports
-ensure legal compliance
-create budgeted reports

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financial advisors

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a professional who provides expert advice to individuals and business in relation to momentary matters.

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The role of financial advisors

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-manage business personal finances
-analyse and assit management with business expenses
-analyse feasibility of business financial goals and recommend possible investment oppurtunities

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ict spealists

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a professional who develops and maintains technological systems that’re used by businesses to store and retrive data.

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The role of ict specialists

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-set up and maintain a website or customer data base.
-ensure legal compliance related to data managment
-provides training to employees regarding privacy and security policies.

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legal advisors

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a professional who provides expert advice to business regarding their responsibilities

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role of legal advisors

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-provide relating advice to drafting contracts
-protect a businesses trademarks and patents
-provide in house counsel for conflicts between stakeholders

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marketing advisers

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a professional who provides expert advice to businesses in relation to promoting and selling their products.

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role of marketing advisers

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-develop advertising stratergies
-provide branding/design assistance
-develop digital and social media marketing stratergies

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legal requirements for establishing a business

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at the establishment stage of a business its crutial that business owners are aware of their legal requirments and that these upheld.

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requirements for establishing a business

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-registering a business name
-registering a website domain
-trade practices legislation
-business tax compliance
-worksafe insurance

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business name

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the title that a business operates under and what customers use to identify the business

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website domain

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website address that identifies a businesses online site.

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17
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trade practices legislation

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law that governs how a business interacts with customers and competitiors

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18
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trade practices legislation obligations

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-commit to gurantess and warranties
-do not collude
-do not false advertise

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19
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tax compliance

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the extent to which individuals or business meet tax obligations

20
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tax obligations include

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-goods and services tax (GST)
-income tax
-pay as you go (PAYG)

21
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work safe insurance

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compulsory insurance that assists employers to meet their obligation or financially compensating and supporting those who are injured or ill due to work.

22
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financial considerations

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At the establishement of a business, there are many financial requirements managers must consider.

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Bank accounts

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Arrangements made with a bank where a business or individual can deposit and withdraw money.

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Importance of establishing a bank account

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-enables business to seperate business and personal spending
-Enables a business to properly calculate its bank balance
-enables business to accurately lodge tax returns

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financial control systems

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processes and procedures used to direct and monitior a businesses finances.

26
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Importance of establishing financial control systems avoids:

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-large financial losses
-fraud
-financial missmanagement
-low cash flow

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the importance of budgeting

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-avoid financial loss
-helps detect fraud
-avoid financial missmanagement
-avoids low cash flow

28
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The importance of auditing

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-avoids large financial loss
-helps prevent fraud
-avoid financial missmanagement

29
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Record keeping stratergies

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methods used to keep track of the financial transactions of a business over a period of time

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importance of record keeping stratergies

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-enables a business to accurately keep track of financial transactions
-enables a business to prove financial transactions that need to be reported when lodging tax returns to ATO.
-Enables a business to conduct valid audits
-Enables a business to form accurate business reports

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The importance of maintaining cash books

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-keeps track of financial transactions
-proves financial transactions that need to be reported for tax returns
-Enables a business to conduct valid audits
-Enables a business to form accurate business report

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The importance of choosing appropriate suppliers

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at their establishement, its important that business owners select appropriate suppliers

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inputs

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resources used by a business to produce goods and services

34
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outputs

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the final goods or services produced as a result of a businesses operations, given to delivered or provided to customers.

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importance of. choosing appropriate suppliers

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-price
-quality
-reliability
-location
-socially responsible suppliers

36
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price

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business must consider how much suppliers charge for their resources and delivery.

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quality

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customer satisfaction has a direct correlation with the goods or service quality

38
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negative impacts of low quality inputs

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-less satisfied customers
-lowered business reputation
-decreased sales

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reliability

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business should opt for suppliers that can deliver required inputs at the required time.

40
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unreliable suppliers are more likely to

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-make errors
-be late with deliveries
-cause delays in production

41
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location

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important for business to consider where suppliers are located

42
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nearby suppliers

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-reduce cost in transportation
-minimises carbon emissions
-enhances wellbeing of local community

43
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long distnace suppliers

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-cheaper resources
-increased transport costs
-increased likelihood of late or damaged inputs

44
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CSR

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the ethical conduct of a businesses beyond legal obligations, considering social, economic and environmental impacts.

45
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socially responsible suppliers

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important for business to review CSR objectives when choosing suppliers