Entrepreneur Flashcards

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Define entrepreneurship.

A

The act of managing a business.

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Define entrepreneur.

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A person who undertakes the risks involved in establishing and running a business in the hope of making a profit.

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What are the functions of an entrepreneur?

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  • conceptualizing
  • plan
  • access funds
  • organize the business
  • operating the business
  • evaluate the performance of the business
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Define conceptualizing.

A

All the ideas related to the type of business you are going to open.

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Define plan.

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Creating a well structured plan setting your goals and objectives and the steps required to achieve them.

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Define access funds.

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Getting your money from either your savings, from others as a loan or as an investment.

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Define organize the business.

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Setting up the business. Hiring staff, getting products and services.

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Define operating the business.

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Running the business and looking for ways to improve.

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Define evaluate the performance of the business.

A

Examine how well the business is doing and making changes when necessary.

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10
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What is the acronym for the functions of an entrepreneur?

A

CPAOOE.

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11
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What are the roles of an entrepreneur in decision making?

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  • conceptualizing
  • planning
  • accessing funds
  • organizing
  • operate
  • evaluating
  • risk baring
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Conceptualizing.

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What products you’ll be making?
The prices of the products.
Find out what customers like.

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Planning.

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What needs to be done to achieve my goals?
What are my short/long term plans?

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Accessing Funds.

A

Where will you be getting the money?
How much money you will be getting/need.

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Organizing.

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Organizing the four factors of production:

  • land
  • labor
  • capital
  • enterprise
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Operate.

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Interacting with customers.
Maintaining quality goods.
Will I give feedback?

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Evaluating.

A

Do surveys.
How well are we doing?
What could we do better?

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Risk Baring.

A

Planning for unseen events such as new competitors so the risk should become more manageable.

19
Q

What is the acronym for the roles of an entrepreneur in decision making?

A

CPAOOER

20
Q

What are the roles of an entrepreneur in Economic development?

A
  • creating jobs
  • collaborating
  • provide goods and services
  • contributing to nation building
21
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What is creating jobs?

A

Offer up jobs and employment for the people of the country.

22
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What is collaborating?

A

This is when businesses work together, to get more for the country.

23
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What is provide goods and services?

A

Make it easier for the people of a country to get quality goods.

24
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What is contributing to nation building?

A

Ways businesses give back to society. Sponsorships, donations, charities.

25
Q

What are the steps in establishing a business?

A
  • conceptualizing
  • research
  • identify resources
  • creating a business plan
  • acquire funds
  • operation of business
26
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What is the acronym for steps in establishing a business?

A

CRICAO.