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What is the role of a business?
What is the role of a business?
The role of a business is to meet the needs and wants of individuals or organizations by producing crops, extracting raw materials, creating a product, or providing a service. They focus on one or more of these, which can be related or different.
Which of the following are examples of resource inputs used in business?
Which of the following are examples of resource inputs used in business?
Which type of production process relies heavily on machinery and technology?
Which type of production process relies heavily on machinery and technology?
What are the two main categories of product outputs from a business?
What are the two main categories of product outputs from a business?
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Which of the following is NOT a core business function?
Which of the following is NOT a core business function?
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What is a key challenge for businesses to adapt to in the marketplace?
What is a key challenge for businesses to adapt to in the marketplace?
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Which of the following is NOT a reason for starting a business?
Which of the following is NOT a reason for starting a business?
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What are the two essential features involved in starting a business?
What are the two essential features involved in starting a business?
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What is one of the key steps involved in the process of starting a business?
What is one of the key steps involved in the process of starting a business?
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Study Notes
Business Management Overview
- Ian Michel Guillen Ortega is the instructor
- The image shows a green light, signifying "go"
- The starting point is defining a business.
What is a Business?
- Businesses meet the needs and wants of individuals or organizations
- This involves producing crops or extracting raw materials
- Businesses create products or provide services
Input-Output
- The input-output model shows that businesses take several forms of resources as input
- These include human, physical, and financial inputs
- These inputs are processed to produce goods and services as output
Resources for Production
- Human: Employees, labor, workers
- Physical: Buildings, land, machines, tools, raw materials
- Financial: Capital, money, investments
- Enterprise: Business idea, organization, leadership
Business Functions
- Human Resources: Management of personnel
- Marketing: Sales, customer relations, promotion
- Finance and Accounting: Budgeting, financial reporting, investments
- Operations management and production: Production processes, efficiency, quality
Types of Production
- Capital-intensive: Heavy reliance on machinery and technology.
- Labor-intensive: Heavy reliance on human labor.
Product Outputs
- Goods: Tangible items from primary or secondary sectors
- Services: Intangible activities
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, & Quaternary Sectors
- Primary: Raw materials extraction (e.g., farming, fishing, mining)
- Secondary: Manufacturing of goods
- Tertiary: Services related to distribution or sale of goods or providing services
- Quaternary: Knowledge-based services (e.g., education, IT)
Reasons for Starting a Business
- Rewards (financial gain)
- Independence (freedom from employers)
- Necessity (need to provide for oneself),
- Challenge (pursuing a goal),
- Interest (passion for the business),
- Finding a gap (identifying a need),
- Sharing an idea (creating something new)
Steps for Start-Ups
- Organize the basics: Establish a foundation, legal structure
- Research the market: Investigate the target market, competitors.
- Plan the business: Design the business structure, processes, and strategies .
- Establish legal requirements: Obtain permits, licenses, and comply with regulations.
- Raise finance: Seek capital from investors or loans.
- Test the market: Introduce the product or service to customers, gather feedback, and make adjustments to the product or service to meet customer expectations
Factors that Determine Business Success or Failure
- Organization: Location, business structure, operations.
- Market research: Target market, competitors, market demands
- Business plan: Goals, resource allocation strategies.
- Legal requirements: Compliance, registration, regulations.
- Finance: Capital needs, cash flow.
- The market: Consumer demands, competitor offerings, market response to the product or service.
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Explore the fundamental concepts of business management in this quiz. Learn about what defines a business, the input-output model, resources needed for production, and key business functions. Test your knowledge on how businesses operate and meet the needs of individuals and organizations.
