Unit 1 - Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

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Dynamic nature of business

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The idea that business is ever-changing because external factors, such as technology, are always changing.

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Venture capital

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money provided by large investors to finance new products and new businesses that have a good chance to be very profitable

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Dynamic nature of business

The idea that business is ever-changing because external factors, such as technology, are always changing.

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Venture capital

money provided by large investors to finance new products and new businesses that have a good chance to be very profitable

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Why do new business ideas come about?

  • changes in technology

  • changes in what consumers want

  • products and services becoming obsolete

  • gap in market

  • external factors

  • make society better

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Demand

the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy

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Entrepreneurs

a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in order to do so.

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obsolete

products are no longer produced

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competitive advantage

a feature of a business that helps it to succeed against rivals

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goods

Physical objects such as clothes or shoes

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Services

intangible products, e.g. haircut.

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Unique selling point ( USP)

Something that makes a product stand out from its competitors

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Value added

the difference between the selling price and the cost of product/service

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Human resources

a term used by organisations that simply means employees.

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Resources

all things used in producing goods and services

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risk taking

bearing the uncertainties that are part of the marketing process

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innovation

something new

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ways to add value

  • USP

  • branding

  • convenience

  • quality

  • good design

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external influences of a business

  • inflation

  • economy

  • natural disasters

  • rivals

  • changes in society

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why would a business fail

  • external factors

  • oversaturated market

  • products becoming obsolete

  • lack of innovation

  • don’t meet customer needs

  • change in shopping habits

  • lack of assets

  • change in laws

  • limited access to finance

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factors of production

  • land

  • labour

  • capital

  • enterprise