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Chapter 1 - Enterprise Flashcards

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Definition of Business:

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Any organisation that uses resources to meet the
needs of customers by providing a product or
service they demand.

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Difference of Demand and Effective Demand

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Demand is the collective wanting of a particular good or service.
Effective Demand is being able and willing to pay for the product or service

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What do Businesses do?

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  1. Identify needs of consumers (firms
    are also consumers)
  2. The purchase resources (factors of
    production)
  3. Produce goods and services to
    satisfy wants and needs
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Consumer goods:

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Tangible goods sold to general public
Durable: Cars, equipment, machines
Non-Durable goods: Food, drinks, sweets

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Consumer services:

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NON-tangible goods sold to the public
Insurance, hotel accommodation

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Capital goods:

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Physical goods used by the industry to be used in the
production of other goods Machines and equipment

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Factors of Production

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LAND: Everything that occurs naturally and can
be seen in nature
LABOUR: Work provided by people. If you need
more people than machinery to complete a job it
is called labour-intensive
CAPITAL: That which is used to utilise the
resources
equipment and finances
ENTERPRISE: Ability and enthusiasm to
combine all FOP to create a business

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ADDED VALUE Definition

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The difference between the cost of purchasing raw materials and the price the finished goods are sold for
Examples:
Packaging, Advertising, Store decorations etc

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Value Added

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SELLING PRICE - COST OF SALES = PROFIT

SELLING PRICE - COST of RAW MATERIALS = VALUE ADDED

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Value Adding

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SELLING PRICE - COST of RAW MATERIALS= ADDED VALUE.

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How to add value

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  • Building a brand
  • Delivering excellent service
  • Product features and benefits
  • Offering convenience
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Local, National and international
Businesses

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Local: Operate in small and well-defined part of country no expansion objectives or requirements

National: Operate across most of the country, no attempt to operate in a different country

International : Operate in more than one country
called multinationals

Multinational: business organisation that has its
headquarters in one country, but with operating branches, factories and assembly plants in other
countries

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Entrepreneur Definition

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Someone who takes the financial risk of starting and managing a new venture

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Characteristics of a successful
Entrepreneur

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Innovation
Commitment and self motivation
Multi-skilled
Leadership skills
Self confidence
ability to bounce back
Risk Taking

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Challenges Entrepreneurs face

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1.Lack of a business opportunity
2.Obtaining sufficient capital
3.Cost of a good location
4.Competition
5.Lack of a customer base

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Challenge 1: Lack of a business
opportunity

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  • Need to identify Market Need or Market Gap
    -The gap has to offer sufficient demand to be profitable business venture

Ideas come from:
1. Own Skills or hobbies
2. Employment experience
3. Franchising conferences and Exhibitions
4. Small Budget Market research

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Challenge 2: Obtaining sufficient
capital

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Difficult to obtain finance because:
1. Lack of Own finance limited savings
2. Not aware of available grants or funds
3. Lack of any trading record to give banks confidence in loans
4. Poorly produced business plan no investors

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Challenge 3:Cost of a good location

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Need to take low costs into consideration (as a start-up but it leads to the following problems:
1. Away from market potential
2. No Status
3. May cause family tension
4. Difficult to separate private and working life

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Challenge 4: Competition

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  • Unless the business is so unique competition is a problem
  • More established businesses can compete on a different level
  • What can a new business offer its customers that is unusual? USP
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Challenge 5: Lack of a customer base

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Long term business success comes from customer base better services keeps
customers:
- Personal customer service and After (email customers, building relationships= will know customer preferences )
- Pre-and-after-sales service sales service (helping customer make decision on what to buy and helping them after purchase through installation, warranty support and addressing any concerns)
-Individual requests (customization)

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Difference between risk and
uncertainty

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Risk
- All business decisions involve risk
- You could reduce the risk through market research to avoid errors made by failed businesses
- Business planning reduces risk

Uncertainty
- Uncertainty cannot be foreseen, measured or calculated
- Plans made for the future will always be unforeseen and impossible to predict (covid is an excellent example)

22
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Impact of entrepreneurs on
Economy

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  1. Employment Creation
  2. Economic Growth
  3. Firms survival and growth
  4. Innovation and technological change
  5. Exports
  6. Personal development
  7. Increased Social Cohesion
23
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Intrapreneurship

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Term given to people who have some of the same qualities as
entrepreneurs and are encouraged to demonstrate the same skills as
entrepreneurs within an existing business

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Differences

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Entrepreneur:
Starting up a new business
RISK = Taken by the entrepreneur
REWARDS = To the entrepreneurs

Intrapreneur:
Developing innovative products and projects within an existing business
RISK = Taken by the business
REWARD = To the business

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Intrapreneurship
Benefits to existing business:

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  • Injecting creativity and innovation into the business
  • Developing new ways of doing business
  • Driving innovation and change within the business
  • Creating a competitive advantage
  • Encouraging original thinkers and innovators to stay in the business.
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Business plan:

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Written document that describes a business, its objectives, its strategies, the market it is in and its financial forecast

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A business plan includes

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  • Executive summary (overview of the strategies)
  • Description of the business plan (nature of the product, target market, and entrepreneurs skills and experience)
  • Marketing and sales strategy
  • Management team and personnel
  • Operations
  • Financial forecast
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Business Plans Benefits

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  • Forces owner to think about proposal strengths and weaknesses
  • Gives owners and managers a clear plan
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Business Plans Limitations

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  • Does not guarantee
    success = gives false sense of certainty = May lead to inflexibility
  • Must be supported by research = time + money

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