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Entrepenurship midterm
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Undergraduate 2
02/23/2012

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What size of buisness is considered a small buisness
Definition
Less than 500 ppl
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What happens to entrepreneurs quality of life when they start up a buisness.
(5-6 days a week for 12 hours)
Definition
Goes down, very busy
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Historical dead lines for survival rate of buisnesses
Definition
1 year: 81%
2 year: 65%
5 year:40%
10 year: 25%
Term
Define: Churning
Definition
Contacting client about something
*"turning over"
Term
SBIR stands for
Definition
Small Business Innovation Research
Term
Can you learn the entrepreneurship process?
Definition
YES
Term
New company, where do you go to raise money?
Definition
Family
Friends
Own savings
Term
Schumpeterian's Entrepreneurship Process Deffintion
Definition
An entrepreneur is the person who destroys the existing economic order by introducing new products and services, by introducing new methods of production, by creating new forms of organization, or by exploiting new raw materials
Term
Entrepreneur
Definition
someone who perceives an opportunity and builds an organization to pursue that opportunity.
Term
Wayne Huizenga Video
Definition
Started Waste managment
-Right place at right time
*Success comes from surrounding himself by the right people
Term
2 types of Start up capital are...
Definition
Debt and Equity
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Being thrifty in Buisness
Definition
Use used equipment for cheaper
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Ray Crock
Definition
Founder of McDonalds
-57 years old
Term
What is the average net profit margin for the US
Definition
21%
Term
Define: Free Cash
Definition
more cash than needed top sustain operations and purchase asserts to keep the company on its growth trajectory.
(Good)
Term
Entrepreneurs and Small businesses should..
Definition
*stay focused
-make sure company and products are meeting expectations
Term
What year will 25% of the US be Hispanic?
Definition
2030
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3 Categories of customers
Definition
-(PTA) Primary target audience
-(STA) Secondary target audience
-(TTA) Tertiary target audience
Term
(PTA) Primary target audience
Definition
During investigation stage main focus on PTA
-main audience that will purchase product
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(STA) Secondary target audience
Definition
Crucial during growth time.
-Little attention during launch stage
Term
(TTA) Tertiary target audience
Definition
Only concern when company is big
-no attention during investigation stage
Term
Is a person or Buisness ever perfect?
Definition
NO
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"Stealth Completion"
Definition
-No idea that would give significant lead over competitors.
-Operate "under the radar"
Term
Elastic
Definition
Change in price: Demand Does down
(Not flexible price)
Ex: Candy bar
Term
Inelastic
Definition
Change in price: little or no drop in demand
(flexiable price people will still buy)
(Ex: Gas)
Term
Does any entity have no revenue?
Definition
No. they use other words to represent revenue.
(Ex: Donations, Tithing)
Term
How to increase Gross margin
Definition
1. Raise Revenue (Raise Price)
2. Lower COGS (Lower Production cost)
Term
Downside of taking Business Global
Definition
-A lot harder to do business over seas
-Higher Risk (Political, Economic)
-Different Entities (Government, Mafia)
-Cost Money
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How to Reduce Risk when having a Global
Definition
(Gradual Globals)
-Initial expantion, enter contries similar to your market
-Enter markets in stages, not all at once
-Use process that require lower cost and commitment (Exporting)
Term
Outsourcing
Definition
Allows business to handle key attributes of there products
-Responsibility of manufacturing given to a subcontractor
Term
Franchising
Definition
-Create a Brand
-Recognize your product globally
(Ex: Nike Swoosh)
Term
Four P's in marketing
Definition
-Product
-Price
-Place
-Promotion
Term
Main Functions/Responsibilities of Marketing in a Company
Definition
an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stake holders
Term
Guerilla Marketing
Definition
non-traditional, grassroots, and captivating – that gain consumers’ attention and build awareness of the company.
(Word of Mouth or the Buzz)
Term
Brand Equity
Definition
effect of brand awareness and brand image on customer response to the brand.
(Can be positive or negative)
-People recognize brands
(Ex. Nike)
Term
Answer to Question 48
Definition
A TRUE
Term
Allison Barnard Case
Definition
Boston Area Denim Jean Store
-Saw operatically and took it
-Help from Family (Money and Work)
Term
Jim Poss Case
Definition
Sea Horse Power Company
Product- BigBelly
-Robust trash Compactor
Called customers to see what they like
-Had all employess have something on the line for the company
-all have "skin in the Company"
Term
3 Things that allowed the Internet to Grow
Definition
-Digital technology
-Information Technology
-Entrepreneruship
Term
Timmons Model
Definition
1. The Opportunity
2 The Lead Entrepreneur and Management team
3. The Resorces
Term
Macro Trends
Definition
Baby Boomers
Personal Computing
Obesity
Dual Income Households
Term
First movers Advantage
Definition
-First into market
*Usually never the leader in the end
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