Chapter 5&6 Flashcards

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Cooperative

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A business owned and cotrolled by the people who use it, for mutual gain

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2
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Why people take the entrepreneurial challenge (4)

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1opportunity
2 profits
3 independence
4 challenge

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3
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What does it take to be ab entrepreneur? (5)

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1 self-directed, comfy of being your own boss and responsibility for failure and success

2 self-nurturing, believing in you own ideas

3 action-oriented

4 highly energetic, work hard

5 tolerant of uncertainty, take risk

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4
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Challenges of working at home (5)

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  • getting new customers, difficult if you don’t have a retail storefront
  • managing time
  • keeping work and family task separate
  • abiding by city ordinances, can attract a lot of traffic in neighborhood
  • managing risk, risk homeowners insurance policy
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5
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Affiliate marketing

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Internet-based marketing strategy in which a business rewards individuals of businesses (affiliate) for each visitor or customer the affiliate sends to its website

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6
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Angel investors

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Private individuals who invest their own money in potentially hot new companies before they go public

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7
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Acquisition

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One company’s purchase of the property and obligations of another company

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