Section 6.1.
Section 6.2
Section 6.3
Thinking Critically About Business
Vocabulary
100

This is a primary reason people take the risk of being an entrepreneur.

What is wanting to be your own boss?

100

In a small business, the owner is usually this.

What is a manager?

100

Idea plus experience, the right time and place, a team approach, and preparation and research.

What are factors that lead to a successful new business?

100

Someone who takes a risk by starting his or her own business.


What is an entrepreneur?
100

The process of starting, organizing, managing, and assuming the responsibility for a business.

What is entrepreneurship?

200

Entrepreneurs have these, which is why they create innovative ideas and then develop a good initial plan for a business. 

What are their special skills and abilities?

200

According to the government this entity contains 500 or less employees and offers products and services for the purposes of yielding a profit or fulfilling a charitable good.

What is a small business?

200

This document allows the owner to think about important activities, the amount of time they will take, and their cost all while keeping the business on track. 

What is a business plan?

200

Money needed to pay current operating costs of the business.


What is start-up financing?

200

An invention or creation that is brand new.

What is innovation?

300

Entrepreneurs represent these type of age categories, racial and ethnic groups, genders, and educational levels.

What are all/both types of age categories, racial and ethnic groups, genders, and educational levels?

300

Small businesses provide these types of products and services for customers that large businesses can't provide.

What are specialized or unique services?

300

Start-up, short-term, and long-term.

What are the three types of financing to be considered for a start-up? 

300

One of the main reasons that businesses started by entrepreneurs fail..


 What is inadequate capital?

300

A government agency that helps small business owners develop business plans and obtain financing and other support for their companies.

What is small business administration (SBA)?

400

This commodity is used for new businesses and may come from the owner, family, friends, or venture capital. 

What is start up money?

400

It operates in one or very few locations, it typically serves a small market, and it is not dominant in its field of operation.

What is a small business?
400

A mixture of owner-supplied and borrowed funds.

What is money required to start and operate a new business? What is start-up, short-term and long term financing?

400

This document includes a description of the strengths and weakness of competitors.

What is a business plan?

400

The money needed to pay for the current operating activities of a business.

What is short-term financing?

500

This is usually a greater factor in starting a business over having a job. It is a primary reason why most people are not entrepreneurs.

What is risk?

500

Not keeping adequate records, not having enough start-up money, lack of management experience, lack of experience with the type of business, not controlling operating expenses, poor location for the business, and failure to manage customer credit.

What are common reasons for small business failure?

500

A critical and important step in starting and operating a new business.

What is obtain adequate financing?
500

The land that the business is built on requires this type of financing

What is long-term financing?

500

Relating to an owner or ownership. Something that is owned by someone, often with associated rights such as intellectual property rights.

What is proprietary?

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