Core Business Functions
Which business function is most critical for maintaining overall organization, including meeting established standards and deadlines?
Management
This department of a company is responsible for finding the right people, teaching them the skills they need, and making sure they work well together. What is it?
Human Resource
"I'm getting ready to start a business selling shoes but I want it to just be me so that I dont have to split any of my profits." What am I?
Sole Proprietorship
Founder/CEO of Tesla and SpaceX; known for his innovations in electric vehicles, space exploration, and renewable energy.
Elon Musk
"MAN! I forgot I had to write a three page essay over that lame book we read in class. What software tool should I use to throw this paper together?
Microsoft Word/Google Docs
Managing money, budgets, and investments. What am I?
Finance/Accounting
When a customer calls because their order didn’t arrive on time, this department steps in to answer questions, solve problems, and make sure the customer leaves happy. What is it?
Customer service
Activities or actions provided by others that are intangible and cannot be owned (ex:tutoring, cleaning, banking)
Service
Founder of Amazon; transformed online retail and cloud computing.
Jeff Bezos
Everyday Mrs. Brown uses this software tool for Do Nows, vocabulary, and notes.
Microsoft Powerpoint/Google Slides
This functions is responsible for promoting and selling products or services.
Marketing
The support of a business through the distribution, sharing, and tracking of information within the business
Business Information Management
I want to provide services or support for the local community. (Ex: food banks, shelters, health clinics, or education programs.) What am I?
Nonprofit Organization
Who created APPLE?
Steve Jobs
If I want to track all my sales, inventory, expenses, etc. What tool should I use?
Microsoft Excel
Which functions turns the creative idea into reality?
Operations
A company or organization that exchanges goods or services for money to meet customer needs or wants, with the aim of generating value
Business
What's another word for benefit?
advantage
Name one of the fellas who co-founded Nike, 1964?
One is a Track and field coach who helped design innovative athletic shoes. One, helped grow Nike into a global brand.
Phil Knight or Bill Bowerman
What is this?
“To provide access to the world’s information in one click.”
Company Vision
What do you call a specific activity, role, or responsibility that a business performs to achieve its objectives.
Function
a set of instructions, programs, or data that tells a computer or device how to perform specific tasks. Unlike hardware, which is the physical part of a computer
Software
Physical, tangible items that can be touched, seen, and owned (ex: shoes, computers, food)
Good
He is a highly successful African American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm that invests in software, data, and technology companies. Who is he??
Robert F. Smith
My Unc Dre, told me that he's going to loan us $1200 to jump start the lil shoe business I started with my friend. Who is Uncle Dre, to our business?
Investor