Vocabulary
A place where people go to skate.
Rink
What kind of activity did the entrepreneurs want to bring back to Ottawa?
Roller-skating
The people who buy products or services from a business are called these.
Customers
The headline uses this expression to describe a wonderful period in the past.
The glory days
A person who starts and runs a business.
Entrepreneur
What was the name of the planned roller-skating business?
4 Wheelies
This is the money a customer pays to enter a skating rink.
Admission fee
Mampihaona says another business owner taught him how things work. What expression does he use?
Show me the ropes
To officially start a new business.
To launch
What was the name of the other business associated with the entrepreneurs?
Smash Rooms Ottawa
Before opening a business, entrepreneurs should research what customers want. This research helps them understand this.
Market demand
The article uses this expression for a business that sells products from a temporary location or online rather than a permanent shop.
Pop-up store
When people want or need a product or service.
Demand
What type of need in Ottawa did the planned roller rink aim to address?
Need for more places to roller skate
Rent, equipment, and staff wages are examples of these.
Business expenses or costs
The article describes a community effort that develops from ordinary people rather than being led by an official organization. What phrase does it use?
Grassroots push
A place where an event or activity takes place.
Venue
Why is it important to distinguish between a business that is planned and one that is already operating?
Because a planned business may face delays or never open.
A business offers something customers want, but its costs are higher than its income. What financial problem does it have?
What is a loss?
The article uses this expression to describe something that unexpectedly makes someone happy.
Pleasant surprise