Starting a business Flashcards

1
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What is a needs analysis?

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is market research to find out what customers want and need

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What are some of the needs of people and communities

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  • need for fun
  • relaxation
  • need for transport from their homes to work
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What is the first step in starting a business?

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find an idea for a product or service that consumers want

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What is another very important factor when starting a business?

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the price consumers are prepared to pay for the product or service is enough to cover the costs of producing the product or service, and to make a satisfactory profit.

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5
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What are Examples of items that can be recycled ?

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  • glass
  • paper
  • metal
  • plastic
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What are Examples of items that can be recycled ?

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  • glass
  • paper
  • metal
  • plastic
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Give examples of for metal that can be recycled?

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Metals Aluminum cans (such as cool drink cans) can be reused in cars and for building purposes.

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Give examples of for plastic that can be recycled?

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Plastic can be melted down and made into new products, such as milk bottles and even dirt bins and rulers.

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Give examples of for glass that can be recycled?

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Glass is long lasting and can be recycled over and over again. For example, a glass bottle can be smashed and remade.

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Give examples of for paper that can be recycled?

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Paper can be recycled a number of times before it becomes useless.

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What is a Swot Analysis?

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A SWOT analysis would be done to decide whether the business idea has the ability to be successful.

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What does SWOT stand for?

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SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

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What does SWOT stand for and give detail.

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SWOT analysis

  • S: stands for strengths – positive things found within the business
  • W: stands for weaknesses – negative things also found within the business
  • O: stands for opportunities – external things that can have a positive effect on the business
  • T: stands for threats – external things that can have a negative effect on the business
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14
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What is a goal?

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are targets that you set and hope to achieve by a certain time

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15
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Why should one set goals?

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  • Setting goals helps people build their self-confidence

- gives them a sense of purpose.

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16
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What type of goals do you get?

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  • Long term – longer than a year
  • Medium term – within a number of months
  • Short term – within a number of weeks.
17
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What should you always do when setting goals?

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You should always set a date by when you want to have achieved your goal

18
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What must you do once you have set your goals?

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-refer back to them to make sure that you are going in the right direction to achieve them

19
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What must you do once you have achieved your goals?

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ask yourself:

  • Was the goal reached in time?
  • Was the target realistic?
  • Do I need to change any of my goals?
20
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What does Marketing mean?

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developing ways to increase the number of sales for a product.

21
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Marketing looks at 4 P’s, what are they?

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  • Product
  • Price
  • Place
  • Promotion
22
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Marketing looks at 4 P’s, what are they? and explain

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  • Product – what are you going to do that makes your product unique? What can you do to make people want to buy your product (packaging, ingredients)?
  • Price – how does the price compare to that of the competitors?
  • Place – where is the best place to sell the product?
  • Promotion – where is the best place to inform people about the product or service. For example, running a competition or advertising on the television.
23
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What is one of the main tools used in marketing?

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Advertising

24
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What is media

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The places where adverts appear are called the media, for example, magazines, newspapers, radio, television, banners, posters, etc.

25
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Advertisements need to reach the target market, so they need to be?

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  • placed in the correct place, for example, it would not be a good idea to advertise farming products in a ladies fashion magazine.
  • at the correct time, for example, it would not be a good idea to advertise shorts in winter.
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Advertisements need to reach the target market, so they need to be?

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  • placed in the correct place, for example, it would not be a good idea to advertise farming products in a ladies fashion magazine.
  • at the correct time, for example, it would not be a good idea to advertise shorts in winter.
27
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Name the three main categories of media?

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  • Print media – newspapers, pamphlets
  • Broadcasting media – radio and television
  • Internet – web pages, social networking
28
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Name the advantages and disadvantages of Print media

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  • Advantages – cheap, a large number of people can be reached
  • Disadvantages – newspapers are in black and white, still pictures, limited space
29
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Name the advantages and disadvantages of Broadcasting media

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  • Advantages – a large number of people can be reached

- Disadvantages – very expensive

30
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Name the advantages and disadvantages of Internet

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  • Advantages – new place that people are exploring

- Disadvantage – limited market because not everyone has access.

31
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What are the principles of advertising. (the criteria for a good advertisement)

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  • Attention
  • Interest
  • Desire
  • Action
  • *call these the AIDA principles
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What are the principles of advertising. (the criteria for a good advertisement), give detail

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  • Attention – the advertising medium needs to attract the target market’s attention.
  • Interest – once the attention has been caught, the advertisement needs to keep the target market interested.
  • Desire – the advertisement needs to create a desire for the product; it must make the target market want the product.
  • Action – the advertisement must lead the customer to take action and buy the product.
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What is the principles of advertising called?

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AIDA