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What is one of the most common reasons for the failure of new businesses?

  • Competition from established businesses (correct)
  • High advertising costs
  • Networking opportunities
  • Lack of innovative products
  • Which factor can lead to a business's poor performance in its early stages?

  • Overpricing products
  • Insufficient market research (correct)
  • Excessive staffing
  • Low customer feedback
  • Why is accurate record-keeping crucial for new entrepreneurs?

  • To manage employee payrolls
  • To create marketing strategies
  • To impress investors
  • To pay taxes and track invoices (correct)
  • What primary challenge do new businesses face regarding customer service?

    <p>Surpassing established competition (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized as an important component for a successful business plan?

    <p>Competitor analysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can a start-up adapt its financing according to temporary needs?

    <p>By increasing capital through the stock market (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which misconception might entrepreneurs have regarding record-keeping?

    <p>It's less important than sales (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In competitive markets, new businesses often need to focus on what aspect to survive?

    <p>Enhancing customer service (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a critical action taken during the Opportunity Recognition stage?

    <p>Researching the dimensions of the opportunity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the Opportunity Focusing stage, what is essential for evaluating business ideas?

    <p>Involving objective, outside viewpoints (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which stage of the entrepreneurial life cycle is a business plan developed?

    <p>Commitment of Resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the Market Entry stage of an entrepreneurial venture?

    <p>Successful initial sales and profitability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key choice does an entrepreneur face during the Full Launch and Growth stage?

    <p>Choosing a high-growth strategy or remaining small (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the Maturity and Expansion stage of a business?

    <p>The venture is a market leader with consistent growth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might some entrepreneurs choose to remain small and not grow their ventures?

    <p>They have ample resources for expansion but prefer stability (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What common risk do businesses face during the Market Entry stage?

    <p>Overestimating consumer demand (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in the entrepreneurial life cycle?

    <p>Identifying an opportunity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which leadership style might be most appropriate for training staff in the company's ethical code of conduct?

    <p>Participative (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered a significant risk factor in entrepreneurship?

    <p>Failure to innovate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of problem-solving process is described in regards to entrepreneurship?

    <p>Continuous and systematic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which situation might require the coercive leadership style?

    <p>Responding to an environmental disaster (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which scenario would a laissez-faire leadership style be least effective?

    <p>Quality assurance issues on a production line (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What component is essential to implement in the entrepreneurial process?

    <p>Effective resource assembly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect is NOT a part of the entrepreneurial life cycle?

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    Flashcards

    Startup Financing

    The process of obtaining funds for a new business. It's often flexible and continuous, via the stock market.

    Startup Challenges

    The difficulties that many new businesses face, including competition and record-keeping.

    Competition (Startups)

    Established businesses often have advantages over new ones in terms of resources and market knowledge.

    Record-Keeping

    Maintaining accurate records is crucial for tax payments, bill payments, and following up with debtors.

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    Importance of Records

    Critical for administrative tasks, billing, and following up with clients.

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    High Failure Rate

    Many new businesses fail during the first year of operation.

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    Unique Business Idea

    A novel business concept can help a new venture overcome competitive pressures.

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    Flexibility of Financing

    Accessing funding adapted to temporary needs.

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    Leadership Styles

    Different approaches leaders use to guide and motivate their team, each suited to different situations.

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    Ethical Code of Conduct

    A set of guidelines outlining acceptable behavior for employees within an organization.

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    Quality Problem

    An issue affecting the standard or consistency of a product or service.

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    Environmental Disaster Response

    Actions taken by an organization to address a significant environmental incident caused by their activities.

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    IT Software Development

    The process of designing, creating, and maintaining software applications for computer systems.

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    Entrepreneurial Life Cycle

    The stages a business goes through from its initial idea to its growth and eventual maturity.

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    Identify Opportunity

    The initial step in entrepreneurship, where an individual recognizes a need or problem that can be solved by a new business.

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    Entrepreneurship is Problem-Solving

    Entrepreneurship is an ongoing process of tackling challenges and finding solutions to ensure business success.

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    Opportunity Recognition

    The initial stage where a potential entrepreneur identifies a business opportunity and begins exploring its viability. This phase involves research, analysis, and understanding the opportunity's dimensions.

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    Opportunity Focusing

    A 'sanity check' stage where the identified opportunity is rigorously evaluated for its feasibility and potential. External viewpoints are crucial to identify weaknesses and strengths.

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    Commitment of Resources

    The stage where the entrepreneur dedicates resources to developing the business plan and solidifies their commitment to the venture. This involves allocating time, money, and effort to moving the idea forward.

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    Market Entry

    The stage where the business officially launches and starts generating revenue. This stage focuses on testing the business model in the real world and achieving profitability.

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    Full Launch & Growth

    The stage where the business expands its operations, seeks stronger growth, and potentially raises capital for further development. This involves strategic choices about the company's direction and future.

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    Maturity & Expansion

    A stage where the business becomes a market leader and operates at a mature level, characterized by professional management practices and sustained growth.

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    High-Growth Strategy

    A strategy that focuses on achieving rapid expansion and growth for the business. This often involves seeking significant investment and maximizing market share.

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    Small Business Options

    Entrepreneurs have options to remain small and self-financed, even if the business is successful. This provides a degree of control and flexibility.

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    Study Notes

    Entrepreneurship and Business Management - Topic 1: Entrepreneurship

    • Entrepreneurship is the process of creating new business ventures
    • Defining entrepreneurship involves creating something new or radically different from existing entities
    • Entrepreneurship is associated with creativity and innovation, taking risks and generating significant wealth
    • Entrepreneurial success involves combination of many factors
    • Entrepreneurs are defined as risk-takers and are responsible for the success or failure of their venture
    • Entrepreneurship is about identifying new opportunities
    • Entrepreneurship is a form of wealth creation and innovation
    • Many factors are involved in defining and understanding the concept of entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurship and Business Management - Topic 2: Business Units

    • Entrepreneurship involves entrepreneurial attitudes, teamwork, leadership, and the entrepreneurial process. It also involves identifying business opportunities and sourcing updated information
    • Business Management includes strategic management (business development, business models and decision making) marketing management (market study, sales and marketing strategy) and operational management (people and legal management, financial management, investing and buying a business).

    What are business inputs?

    • Businesses need human, physical and financial resources to produce goods and services.
    • These resources are also known as factors of production
    • Land includes renewable and non-renewable resources: coal, crude oil and timber
    • Labour includes manual and skilled workers
    • Capital involves financing to start and sustain the business, using man-made resources such as computers, machinery, and factories
    • Enterprise is the driving force in business, provided by risk-taking individuals, managing, coordinating and making decisions

    What Businesses Need

    • Businesses need factors of production, which include land, raw materials, finance, factories/offices, capital, machines, roads/rail/airports , government, schools/Colleges, customers, suppliers, labor (skilled, unskilled, temporary, permanent), enterprise (risk takers, decision-makers, coordinators), and law and order

    An Entrepreneur

    • An entrepreneur is someone who launches a new business, invests capital, takes responsibility and accepts risks of failure; often called businessmen.
    • An entrepreneur tries to transform an idea into reality using available resources.

    Why start a company?

    • Job losses are a major factor in encouraging people to start their own business
    • Desire for independence is another key factor
    • Identifying business opportunities in a specific niche is another reason
    • Aspiration to earn more than in a traditional job is a popular reason

    Entrepreneurship Activities

    • Entrepreneurs discover profit opportunities and mobilize resources for exploitation
    • Entrepreneurs are key in adapting economies to changing conditions
    • Starting a business requires business concepts, ideas, support from people and service or product delivery, sufficient funding for activities

    Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Profile

    • An entrepreneur is someone who takes risks and is responsible for the success or failure of the business
    • Entrepreneurs are characterized by creativity, innovation, and risk-taking
    • People who launch their own businesses should have entrepreneurial skills

    The Personal Qualities and Skills Needed for Entrepreneurs

    • Entrepreneurship is about product innovation, commitment and self-motivation, and multi-skilling in different business tasks
    • Leadership and risk-taking are important for success
    • These skills are essential for both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs

    Entrepreneurship vs Management

    • Entrepreneurship involves creating innovative economic organizations, focusing on profit and growth, under risk
    • Management is getting things done through people within a structure for a formally organized group
    • Entrepreneurs are responsible for the entire organization, while management has responsibilities within the structure of the organization.
    • Entrepreneurs are focused on new ventures, whereas management handles ongoing operations.

    The Business Idea

    • Identifying business opportunities involves brainstorming, creating ideas and gaining knowledge
    • Getting relevant information for an evolving business strategy is important to the future growth of the organization

    Identifying Business Opportunities

    • Identifying a business opportunity entails understanding customer needs
    • Researching competitors, evaluating trends, and building strategies are also essential
    • Learning from customers and industry experts is crucial to success

    Your Value Proposition

    • Your value proposition is a statement of the benefits to customers your business offers
    • It focuses on customer needs; defining your target audience and segment is crucial

    Product Differentiation

    • Product differentiation is what makes a business (or product) stand out in a competitive market
    • Differentiation creates a competitive advantage, strengthening brand awareness
    • Examples of differentiation can include personal customer service, knowledge and experience with sales and after sales, as well as taking special requests into account

    Next Steps to Start a Business or Enterprise

    • Business development involves human, physical and intellect resource planning.
    • Maintaining financial control in a business is important, trying to keep costs down and to make a profit.

    Getting Updated Information

    • Recognizing external influences on business performance is important
    • Economic, legal and political factors impact the business

    The STEEPLE Analysis

    • STEEPLE analysis assesses external factors influencing a business
    • Social, technological, economic, environmental, political, legal, and ethical factors are examined
    • This analysis is helpful for business strategy and decision making

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    Test your understanding of key concepts in entrepreneurship and business management. This quiz covers topics such as the definition of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial attitudes, and the role of creativity and teamwork in business success. Evaluate your knowledge on how to identify opportunities and the importance of risk-taking in entrepreneurship.

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