Enterprise Flashcards
What is the defenition of an enterprise
Formation of a new business or developement of a new good or service in a market
What is the primary sector
Production of raw materials. e.g farms
What is the secondary sector
Use of raw materials into a product. e.g. manufacture
What is the tertiary sector
Provider of good/service e.g. delivery business
Definitions of SMES
1.A business with less than 250 employees (less than 50=small business)
2.Less than 50 million turnover
3.99.9% of business population
Benefits of SMES
1.Create jobs
2.Creates demand
3.Pay tax
4.Innovation
5.Competiton- better quality lower prices
Drawbacks of SMES
1.Risky- most fail
2. Little access to funds so will have worse quality than big firms
Defenition of a entrepeneur
Someone who starts and runs a business
Charactoristics of a entrepeneur
1.Organisation
2.Risk taking
3.Decision making
4.Create employment
5.Innovation
Financial and non-financial motives of a entrepeneur
1.Earn profit
2.Turn hobby inot a business
3. Be your own boss
4.Take a ethical stance
5. Social enterprise