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study for entrepreneurship class
Term | Definition |
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Angel investor | someone who gives start up money to a new business |
Business Owner | Delivers specialized products/service to specific community |
Deduction | tax write off |
Flexibility | adaptability |
Home-Based Business | company operated in residential dwelling |
Independence | ability to think/act on own |
Managers | individuals who are responsible for coordination of resources |
Opportunity | circumstance that presents itself as favorable to meet objective |
Passion | strong feeling of enthusiasm,determination,devotion |
Professional Development | Steps one takes to enhance skills/traits to excellent in career |
Self-Aware | Conscious of one's owner strengths,weaknesses,emotions |
Self-Employed | Own boss |
Skill | ability to perform task developed through knowledge,training,practice |
Support System | network of individuals/organizations who offer assistance |
Traits | characteristics |
Entrepreneurship | process one goes through to start a business |
Small Business | owner starts small business to create jobs for themselves |
Entrepreneurial Ventures | desire to innovate,grow, and create new value |
Innovation | heart of entrepreneurship, engages intensive innovation |
Amount of Wealth | sbos create jobs for owners & ventures create wealth |
Speed of Wealth | wealth creation often fast(entrepreneurs) profit over time(Small) |
Risk | high risk in entrepreneurial ventures |
Objectivity | viewing things in unbiased manner |
Regulations | established set of rules |
Business format franchise | franchise arrangement in which franchise must operate under trade name |
Consolidation | form of business growth,corporation acquires smaller companies |
Corporation | form of business ownership owned by stockholders |
Expansion | form of company growth-company extends operation/facilities |
Limited Liability Company(LLC) | form of business ownership-members experience limited Liability,limited tax on company income limited life business ent |
Merger | two individual business combine into one organization |
Partnership | Business owned by two or more |
Product trade name franchise(dealership) | arrangement based on independent sales relationship between franchise or franchisor, stock and sell specific line of goods, |
Sole proprietorship | business owned by one person who receives all profit from business takes all risk |
Dual / double taxation | leveling two taxes on same income |
Dividend | sum of money paid to investor/stockholder as earning on investment |
Limited Liability | restricted chance of loss |
Limited Liability Company (LLC) | members of corp experience limited Liability, taxation on company income and limited life for business entity |
Nonprofit Corpoartion | legal business structure; primarily operated for purpose of serving others |
Operating agreement | written document signed by liability company;terms of business arrangement |
Stock Holder | Owners of stock; aka shareholders |
Unlimited Liability | requirement that business owners-responsible paying business debt |
Franchising | method of distributing recognized goods and services;legal agreement |
Franchisor | parent company and owner of name /system being distributed |
Franchise | contractual agreement between parent company and franchise |
Franchisee | one who buys right to sell goods/services of parent company |
Master Licensee | person/firm helps franchisors/franchisees particular in region |
Multi-level marketing | business structure pays commission on sales earned by people two or more levels |
Operating Agreement | written dpc,EMT signed by members or partnership |
Piggyback Franchise | form of ownership retail franchise operates within facilities of another store |
Pyramid Scheme | illegal form of multi-level marketing emphasis placed on collecting initial fees |
Royalty | fees paid to parent company often based on % of franchise's profit |
Hybrid Business | two or more organizations support their product/service goals |