Business Basics
What is a business?
A place or person that sells goods or services to make money.
What do we call a business with ONE owner?
Sole Proprietorship.
Who welcomes customers and helps them find items?
Greeter
What is a soft skill?
A people skill—how you act and work with others.
What is a resume?
A document that shares your skills, experiences, and goals.
What is a product? Give an example.
An item you can buy and hold (example: chips, notebooks).
A business with TWO OR MORE owners is called a…?
Partnership.
Who restocks items on shelves?
Stocker
What is a hard skill?
A skill you learn through practice or training (typing, using a calculator).
What goes at the TOP of your resume?
Name and contact information.
What is a service? Give an example.
A job someone does for you (example: haircut, car wash).
What is ONE advantage of a partnership?
Share work; bring in more money; shared responsibility.
Which department promotes the business and creates ads?
Marketing
Is “teamwork” a soft or hard skill?
Soft skill
What is a resume objective?
A short sentence that explains what you want and what you’re good at.
Name TWO businesses we talked about in Lesson 1.
Examples: McDonald's, UPS, Target, Planet Fitness.
What is a corporation?
A large company owned by many people who buy shares (stocks).
Which department manages money?
Finance
Is “typing” a soft or hard skill?
Hard skill
What does a career interest inventory help you learn?
What you like, enjoy, and may want to do in the future.
Explain the difference between a product and a service.
Product = something you can touch.
Service = something someone does for you.
What is a franchise? Give an example.
A business that uses another company’s brand and products (Example: McDonald's, Subway).
Match the job: Help Desk Technician → Which department?
Technology/IT
Give 2 soft skills employers like to see.
Examples: communication, teamwork, responsibility, organization
Name 2 things you researched in a career pathway.
Skills needed, salary, education, work environment, and job tasks.