Entrepreneurship Basics
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What is entrepreneurship primarily concerned with?

  • Managing existing businesses for efficiency
  • Starting and operating new businesses to seize opportunities (correct)
  • Investing in stocks for profit
  • Providing employment for others in a community
  • Which statement best defines profit in a business context?

  • The total revenue generated by a business
  • The salary paid to employees in a business
  • The remainder after all business expenses are subtracted from revenue (correct)
  • The amount earned before deducting expenses
  • What does fulfilling a market need involve?

  • Identifying and addressing gaps in the market for customer products (correct)
  • Offering discounts on existing products
  • Competing with similar businesses for customer attention
  • Selling products that are widely available in the market
  • How is financial independence defined in the context of entrepreneurship?

    <p>No longer relying on an employer for income or support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by innovation in the context of business?

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    Study Notes

    Entrepreneurship

    • Entrepreneurship involves starting and running a new business, taking on all associated risks to potentially earn profit.
    • It arises from identifying opportunities, often gaps in the market.

    Business

    • A business encompasses any activity aiming to produce and sell goods/services to meet societal needs while seeking profit.
    • Businesses operate for profit, with revenue minus expenses defining profit.

    Profit

    • Profit is the remaining amount after deducting all business expenses from revenue.

    Business Opportunities

    • Identifying and pursuing unexploited market gaps is a key component of business opportunity.

    Financial Independence

    • Entrepreneurship can lead to financial independence from external sources of income.

    Personal Independence

    • Entrepreneurship offers personal independence, allowing control over work schedules, tasks, and location.

    Fulfilling a Market Need

    • Entrepreneurship often involves creating products or services to address unmet customer requirements (i.e., market needs).

    Fulfilling a Social Need

    • Businesses can prioritize providing goods and services that contribute positively to society or communities.

    Innovation

    • Innovation involves either developing new goods, services, or processes or significantly enhancing existing ones.

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    This quiz covers essential concepts in entrepreneurship, including starting and running a business, identifying market opportunities, and understanding profit. You'll explore how entrepreneurship can lead to financial and personal independence while fulfilling market needs. Test your knowledge on the foundations of entrepreneurship and its impact on business.

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