second part Flashcards
an internet phenomenon where strangers learn about a business online and then decided whether or not to make an investment crowdfunding investors are typically fans of an owner but they do expect a return on investment
- Crowdfunding
the amount an insurance company makes a policyholder pay as part of any claim
- Deductible
failure to repay a loan
- Default
the commitment to get something done
- Determination
distinguishing a product or service different than anything else attracting customers generating sales and serving as the foundation for a thriving business
- Differentiated offering
money paid by a company to a person who owns stock in that company dividends are optional many companies do not pay dividends. Dividends are typically paid every three months
- Dividend
clear concise and compelling way to describe a business or new business concept in 30 seconds a differentiating vision to encourage potential investors or employees to learn more.
- Elevator speech
questions open ended questions that promote more than a yes or no answer.
- Engaging questions
contributed by investors to a business investors contribute capital to a business because they expect a significant return on their investment when the business succeeds
- Equality or capital funds
understanding how individuals and business earn money and what they spend money on
- Financial literacy
the 12-month period a company uses to report financial results a financial. year can be the same as a calendar year or it can be any 12-month period that makes sense.
- Fiscal year
costs that don’t very based on the units sold by the enterprise
- Fixed cost
portal a computer portal offered by the Louisiana secretary of state that enables entrepreneurs to go to a single source to learn which forms they need to file the forms required by the secretary of state and to determine which other government agencies they may need to interact with
- Geaux BIZ portal
an individual’s self-commitment to overcome obstacles to achieve long term goals the ability to keep pursuing your dream despite challenges and defeats perseverance resilience and backbone
- Grit
a credit worthy individual or business with sufficient liquidity that promises to repay a loan in the event that the debt-holder can’t make a required payment
- Guarantor