Business revision cards Flashcards

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Name 2 external sources of finance

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Bank loan
Overdraft
Trade credit
Crowdfunding

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Define an entrepreneur

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Spots an opportunity, Prepared to take a risk, Invests in the buisness

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What is a human Resource?

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People that deal with finances in a business

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Characteristics of an entrepreneur

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Risk taker
Creative
Motivated
Problem solver
Leadership
Management skills
Good with people
Negotiation

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True or false if you increase the time on a bank loan the monthly cost will decrease but you will pay more interest

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True

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What is a bank loan?

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Money that you borrow from a bank paying them back monthly

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What is an overdraft?

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To take out more money than you own (going into negatives)

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What is trade credit?

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Where two businesses help each other by allowing them to buy things and pay later

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What is retained profit?

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Retained profit is where you save up profits you have earnt

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What is sale of assets?

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When you sell assets of your company e.g. stocks, a computer, a tractor….

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What does owners capital mean?

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Its what the owner invests in the business out of there own money

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What is New partners capital?

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Its to bring in a new business partner this could be to bring in finance and use their expertise

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What’s a share issue?

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To share money to friends and family

If its a private limited company- it can issue shares to family and friends of the owners only

As if its a public limited company- They can float the share on the stock market and sell to anyone

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Name 2 internal sources of Finance

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Retained Profit
Sale of assets
Owners capital

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What source of finance is Money is raised by a business by inviting sponsors to contribute money, provide a loan or buy equity in the business.

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Crowd funding.

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What is an advantage with using crowd funding

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Access to large number of investors without losing much control.

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Which source of finance may need you to provide security?

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What is most suitable for needing immediate cash flow

Bank loan
Retained profit
Trade credit
Share issue

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Trade credit

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What is the formula for Total Cost?

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Total Cost (TC) = Fixed Cost (FC) + Variable cost (VC)

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What is the formula for Trade credit?

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(TR)= P (PRICE) X Q (QUANITIY)

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What is the formula for Gross profit

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(GP)= (SR) sales revenue - (VC) variable cost

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Chain of Command definition

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Giving someone a task and them they give the next person a task.

The flow of information threw a business

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Span of Control definition

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Is the number of staff who report directly to manager.

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Subordinate definition

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Are the employers that a line manager is responsible for

People below you in a business.

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Delegation definition
Is the process of giving a manager authority to a subordinate to make decisions for which manager is responsible. Giving someone below you tasks.
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Authority definition
The power of one person that has control POWER IN A BUSINESS
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Full time work hours
35 or more hours
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Part time work hours
Less than 35 hours
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What does it mean to work flexible hours
Where you choose your hours
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Induction training Definition
A training that happens when someone starts working for new business
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On the job training Definition
Training while your working
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Off the job training definition
Training at home or doing courses at Company training centres
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Turnover of Labor definition
The number of staff who leave a company each year and need replacing
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Internal Recruitment definition
Filled by employing someone from inside the business