small business management Flashcards

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functions of management

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  • planning
  • organizing
  • leading
  • controlling/evaluating
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manufacturing

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business or company that makes or manufacturers a product

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merchandising

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company that buys products from another business and sells it to its customer

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service

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business that provides a particular service to its customers

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5
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service-merchandising

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provides products and services

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small business

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a business that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field operation

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quantitative small business

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  • # of employees 25-300
  • average annual revenue = less than 6 million
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qualitative small business

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  • actively managed by its owners
  • highly personalized
  • largely local in its area of operation
  • largely dependent on internal sources of capital to finance its growth
  • nota major force in their industry
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entrepreneur

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one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk or a business firm or venture (seeking wealth, not just in one business)

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sole proprietorship

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an individual conducting a business as an individual and sole owner. the owner is held personally responsible for all those of the employees

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advantages of sole proprietorship

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  • ease of starting
  • low cost of organization
  • freedom of management
  • profit incentive
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disadvantages of sole proprietorship

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  • unlimited risk
  • limited size
  • limited life
  • limited management ability
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partnership (general)

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  • an association of 2 or more persons who conduct business as co owners. personally liable for the obligations of the business
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partnership (limited)

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general partners and partners with limited interest (money or experience). put up capital, have a limited interest in the profits, and their liability is limited to the amount of their capital

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advantages of partnerships

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  • combined management, talent, and capital
  • ease of formation
  • efficiency of labor
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disadvantages of partnership

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  • lack of continuity
  • decisions binding on both parties
  • unlimited liability
  • frozen assets
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C corporations

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legal entities established under law

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advantages of C corps

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  • continuity of existence
  • ease of ownership
  • limited liability
  • large financial capability
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disadvantages of C corps

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  • legal restrictions on activities
  • separation of ownership/control
  • lack of personal interest
    double taxation of earnings
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S corporation

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special type of corporation that has the protection of limited liability and elects to have a pass of income and losses like the treatment of a partnership

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advantages of S corp

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  • independent legal entity
  • only shareholder taxed
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disadvantages of S corp

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  • if not properly structured can be taxed as a C corp
  • limited shareholders
  • must have limited life
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limited liability corporation (LLC)

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taxed like a partnership, but shields liability like a corp

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advantages of LLC

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  • limited personal liability
  • flexibility of partnership
  • no significant requirements
  • members report taxes
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disadvantages of LLC

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  • if not properly structured can be taxed as C corp
  • must have limited life
26
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you should have these things before starting business

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  • sales tax ID #
  • state and local required permits and licenses
  • federal employer identification number (EIN)
  • build a team of advisors
  • open a business checking account
  • arrange for a business phone line to be installed
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capital - circulating

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money for day to day operations

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capital - working

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difference between current assets (less than 1 year) and current liabilities

29
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capital - fixed capital

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long term capital invested in the business

30
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capital - sources of fund

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  • personal, equity capital
  • debt equity
  • trade credit
  • venture capitalist
31
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valuation

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estimate the worth or price of a company

32
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book value

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the cost of a __ asset less accumulated depreciation

33
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liquidation value

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the anticipated value of an asset that would be realized in case of liquidation of the business

34
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replacement value

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an insurance concept in which the fair market price to purchase similar products in similar condition is used to settle claims (difficult to determine at any given time)

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market value

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an approach used in business valuation which determines value based upon previous sales of similar business

36
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goodwill

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an intangible asset such as the name of a funeral home; also an intangible asset which enables a business to earn a profit in excess of an normal rate of profit earned by businesses of the same kind

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copyrights

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the registered right of creator to reproduce, publish, and sell the work which is the product of the intelligence and skill of that person

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patent

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the registered right of an inventor to make, use, and sell and invention

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trademarks

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distinct name, sign, or symbol that the federal government grants exclusive rights to use for specific time

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cash

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money from private sources or personal assets used for purchase

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owner finance

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usually 10% down, then payments go to former owner, rather than financial institution

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third part financing

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bank, financial institution or private party finance the operation

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cash flow

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must meet business expenses, owners draw, and all payments from the earnings of the business. done with a cash flow projection

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fixed expenses

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a cost that, for a given period and range of activity called the “relevant range”, does not change in total, but becomes progressively smaller on the per unit basis as volume increases

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variable expenses

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a cost which is uniform per unit but fluctuates in total in direct proportion to change in the related activity or volume

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