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Chapters 1, 4, 5 Flashcards

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1
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Business Goal

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Earn a profit

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Profit

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The difference between what it cost to make and sell a product and what a customer pays for it

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Non-profit Organization

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-Purpose isn’t to earn profits
-May provide goods or services
-Engage in fund raising
-Engage in management, marketing, and finance to reach goals

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Stakeholders

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Groups that have a stake in the success and outcomes of a business

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People & activities of business

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Management (Competition/social responsibility and ethics)- Involves the functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (employees)

Marketing (Legal, political, regulatory forces, and digital tech)- Focus of all marketing activities is satisfying customers (customers)

Finance (Economy)- Refers to all activities concerned with obtaining money and using it effectively (owners)

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Economics

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The study of how resources are distributed for the production of goods and services within a social system

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Factors of Production

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Land, labor, capital, and enterprise (Natural, human, and financial resources)

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Communism

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-Owned/operated by government
-Government controls competition/economy
-Excess income goes to gov. The gov supports social/economic institutions
-Consumers have limited choices of goods/services, prices are higher
-Little choice in career, most work for gov own industries or farms

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Socialism

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-Gov owns/operates some basic industries, individuals own small businesses
-Comp restricted in basic industries, encouraged in small businesses
-Small business profit may be reinvested into the business, profit in gov owned industries goes to gov
-Consumers have some choice of goods and services, prices determined by supply/demand
-More choice of career, many work gov jobs

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Capitalism (Free enterprise)

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-Individuals own and operate all businesses
- Comp Encouraged by market forces and gov regulations
-Individuals and businesses are free to keep profits after paying taxes
-Consumers have a wide choice of goods and services, prices determined by supply/demand
-Unlimited choice of careers

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Mixed market

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-No country has a pure form of communism, socialism, or capitalism
-Most nations operate with elements from more than one system

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Supply Vs Demand and price

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Supply- The number of products, goods, and services that businesses are willing to sell at different prices at a specific time

Demand- The number of goods and services that consumers are willing to buy at different prices at a specific time

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Equilibrium Price

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The price at which the number of products that businesses are willing to supply equals the amount of products that consumers are willing to buy at a specific time

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Pure Competition

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The market structure that exists when there are many small businesses selling one standardized product

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Monopolistic Competition

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The market structure that exists when there are fewer businesses that in a pure competition environment and the differences among the goods they sell are small

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Oligopoly

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The market structure that exists when there are very few businesses selling a product (Airlines)

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Monopoly

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The market structure that exists when there is only one business providing a product in a given market (Utilities)

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Economic expansion (inflation) Vs contraction

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Expansion- Occurs when an economy is growing and people are spending more money. Purchases stimulate production and employment

Contraction- Slowdown of the economy characterized by a decline in spending and during which businesses cut back and production and lay off workers

Inflation- A condition characterized by a continued rise in prices

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Recession Vs Depression

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Recession- A decline in production, employment, and income

Depression- A condition of the economy in which unemployment is very high, consumer spending is low, and businesses output is sharply reduced

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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The sum of all goods and services produced in a country during a year

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Budget deficit/surplus

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Deficit- The condition in which a nation spends more than it takes in from taxes

Surplus- Income or revenue exceeds expenditures

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Sole proprietorship (7 Adv V 6 Dis)

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Def- Businesses owned and operated by one individual

Adv- Ease/cost of formation, secrecy, distribution/use of profit, flexibility/control of the business, gov regulation, taxation, closing the business

Dis- Unlimited liability, limited source of funds, limited skills, lack of continuity, lack of qualified employees, taxation

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Partnership (5 Adv V 5 Dis and articles)

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Def- An association of two or more persons who carry on as co-owners of a business for profit

Adv- Ease of organization, availability of capital/credit, combined knowledge/skills, decision making, regulatory controls

Dis- Unlimited liability, Business responsibility, life of the partnership, distribution of profits, limited source of funds

Articles- legal documents that set forth the basic agreement between partners

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Corporation (5 Adv V 4 Dis)

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Def- A legal entity, created by the state, whose assets and liabilities are separate from its owners

Adv- Limited liability, Ease of transfer of ownership, perpetual life, external source of funds, expansion potential

Dis- Double taxation, forming a corporation, disclosure of information, employee-owner separation

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Dividends

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Profits of a corporation that are distributed in the form of cash payments to stockholders

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Public versus private corporation

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Public- a corporation whose stock anyone may buy, sell, or trade

Private- A corporation owned by just one or a few people who are closely involved in managing the business

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Preferred versus common stock

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Preferred- Owners not generally having a say in running the company, have a claim to profits before other stockholders

Common- Owners have voting rights in the corporation, yet do not receive preferential treatment regarding dividends

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IPO (initial public offering)

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Selling a corporation’s stock on public markets for the first time

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Non profit corporation

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Corporations that focus on providing a service rather than earning a profit but are not owned by a government entity

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Joint venture

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A partnership established for a specific project or for a limited time

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Mergers

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The combination of two companies to form a new company

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Acquisitions

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The purchase of one company by another, usually by buying its stock

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Entrepreneurship

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An individual who risks his or her wealth, time, and effort to develop for profit an innovative product or way of doing something

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Entrepreneurship V Social entrepreneurship V intraprenuerhsip

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Entrepreneurship- Process of creating and managing a business to achieve desired objectives (Profit)

Social- Individuals who use entrepreneurship to address social problems

Intra- Support from an existing organization

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Benefits of a small business in the economy

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Job creation, innovation,

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Small Business (Adv V Dis)

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Def- Any independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its competitive area and does not employ more then 500 people

Adv- Independence, costs, flexibility, focus, reputation

Dis- High stress level, high failure rate

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Primary small business industries

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Retailing, wholesale, services, manufacturing, technology, sharing economy

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Reasons small and new businesses fail (8)

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Underfunded, not understanding your competitive niche, lack of social media, bad prices, lack of plan, employees, legal responsibilities, lack of partners (Main problem is financial problems0

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Business plan (purposes/function)

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Purpose- Statement of the rationale for the business

Function- Step by step explanation of how to achieve goals

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Financial resources for small businesses (Equity V debut)

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Equity- Use of personal assets rather than borrowing funds, venture capitalist

Debt- Loans obtained from banks or the small business administration

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Franchise

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A license to sell another’s products or to use another’s name in business or both

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Franchiser

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The company that sells a franchise

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Franchisee

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The purchaser of a franchise

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Trends for small business focus

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Demographic, technological, economical,

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