MidTerm Flashcards
what are the pillars
Human Ressources
Strategy(+1 year)
Operations(-1 year)
Marketing
Finance
SME
Small Medium Enterprise
Less than 500 employees
98.5% of busns
how many BUSNS are smalll
98%
What percent of busns provide services
80%
What percent of busns provide goods
20%
What is a busns
Anything that provides goods or services for profit
What is NFP
A non for profit is an org that focuses on a cause and doesn’t pocket profits
profits
revenue - expenses
!!! Can a NFP have profits?
Yes it shows good mgmnt just can’t keep them for yourself
Producing goods is ___ intensive
capital
Producing services is ___ intensive
labour
Why is the service sector growing
- more disposable income
- Changing demographics and lifestyles
- Complex goods such as tech
- Need for professional advice
- Low barrier to entry
!!! Entrepreneur
Someone who risks money time and other resources to start and manage a BUSNS
Businesses drive up ____ which contributes to _____
standard of living & quality of life
4 Factors of production
1 Capital
2 natural Resources
3 Human Ressources
4 Entrepreneurship (most important
5 environmental factors contributing to BUSN
Economic env.
Social env.
Competitive env.
Global env.
Tech env.
Reasons for being an entrepreneur
Freedom, money, challenge, idea, survival
Funding options for SE
- personal ressources
- Loans
- angel investor
- Venture Capital
- Love money ( family, friends, partner)
more than ___% of entrepreneurs have no interest in growth
25%
Opportunities for SE
-Market Niches
-Personal Customer Service
-Lower overhead cost
-Tech
Threats for SE
-High risk of failure
-Lack of knowledge and experience
-Little money
-Bigger regulation burden
Survival Rates of SE
Less than a year: 92.9%
1-3 years: 72.3%
4-5 years: 54.4%
6-10 years: 30.7%
!!! 3 launch options
Starting from scratch
buying an established busns
buying a franchise
Pro of Starting from Scratch
All you (concept ,decisions)
Don’t deal with previous owners bad decisions)
cons of starting from Scratch
lots of pressure
hard to get credit
challenging logistics
takes time money and effort
Pros of buying a BUSNS
Everything in place
Established relations
Financing is less challenging
Cons of of buying a BUSNS
Work with someone else idea
May inherit old mistakes
Pros of buying a franchise
-Partnering with established brands
-Assistance possible
Cons of buying a Franchise
Less creative control
Tied to brand’s mistake
Purchase price and royalties can be steep
Tools for success when becoming an entrepreneur
-Gain expérience.
-learn from others
-Educate Yourself
-Access Ressources
-Develop a business plan
Societal benefits of SE
-create jobs
-fuels innovation
-creates opportunities for women
5 eras of busns
-Industrial Revolutions
-Entrepreneurship Era
-Production Era
-Marketing Era
-Relationship Era
What can you market
People
Products
Services
Organizations (jobs)
Properties (stocks, real estate)
Experiences
Events
Places
Ideas
Informations (top 10 schools)
Revenue:
Sales
Entrepreneurial characteristics:
Vision
Self reliance
Energy
Confidence
Tolerance of uncertainty
Tolerance of failure
Marketing:
The activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchaning offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners and society at large (core goal: long term profitability)
Utility
The ability of goods and services to satisfy consumer wants
!!! *The scope of marketing (other than goods and services)
People marketing (Oprah)
Event Marketing (Osheaga)
Place Marketing (Cancun)
Idea Marketing (Political)
!!! USP
Unique Selling Perspective
Marketing segmentation:
The first step in planning your marketing strategy. Who will buy the product and divide market into demographics and segments to target.
Scope of Marketing
– People marketing
– Place marketing
– Event marketing
– Idea marketing
Unmatched value:
being able to provide this to customers is the only way to long-term profitability.
Customer Relationship
Management (CRM)
– Value
– Customer satisfaction
– Customer loyalty
When promising smt to a customer don’t ____ or ______
Overpromise or Underpromise
A well-chosen target market
considers:
-Size
-Profitability
-Accessibility
-Limited Competition
B2C market segmentation
Demographic
Geography
Psychographic (tough but rich data)
Behavioral