business ANS✔✔ any activity that seeks to provide goods and services to others while operating at a profit
goods ANS✔✔ the physical objects that someone produces
services ANS✔✔ intangible products
revenue ANS✔✔ total money made during a given period
profit ANS✔✔ if revenue is more than total expenses
loss ANS✔✔ if revenue is less than total expenses
risk ANS✔✔ the chance an entrepreneur takes of losing time and money on a business that may not prove profitable
standard of living ANS✔✔ the amount of goods and services people can buy with the money they have
quality of life ANS✔✔ the general well-being of a society in terms of its political freedom, natural environment,
education, health care, safety, amount of leisure, and rewards
stakeholders ANS✔✔ all the people who stand to gain or lose by the policies and activities of a business and whose
concerns the business needs to address; stockholders, customers, surrounding community, environmentalists, dealers,
employees, government leaders, suppliers, media, bankers
outsourcing ANS✔✔ contracting with other companies to do some or all functions
, insourcing ANS✔✔ the creation of domestic jobs by foreign employers
company breached in 2017 due to weak customer passwords ANS✔✔ apple
most small business close within... ANS✔✔ 18 months
Geral Fauss ANS✔✔ foam finger dude from the 1979 superbowl
why do nonprofit organizations exist? ANS✔✔ to make money
important business skills ANS✔✔ information management, leadership, marketing, financial management
5 elements of business environment ANS✔✔ economic and legal, technological, competitive, social, global business
economic and legal business environment ANS✔✔ freedom of ownership, contract laws, elimination of corruption,
tradable currency, minimum taxes and regulations
technological business environment ANS✔✔ information tech, databases, bar codes, internet
competitive business environment ANS✔✔ customer service, stakeholder recognition, employee service, concern for
environment
social business environment ANS✔✔ diversity, demographic changes, family changes
global business environment ANS✔✔ competition, free trade, quality imperative
productivity ANS✔✔ amount of goods and services produced given the amount of resources used
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