WorksheetsChapter 10
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
1- Individuals that are predisposed to take intentional actions to influence their situation or environment are said to have a(n) ________.
dispositional advantage
autocratic management style
mastery complex
proactive personality
Which one of the following items is found in the financial data section of the business plan?
Pricing
Sales tactics
Pro forma cash flow analysis
Economic analysis
Rob is a CPA who works out of an office in his home. His business is named "Friendly Accounting Services." Eventually, Rob would like to grow his business to include partners and bookkeepers. We would classify Rob as ________.
self-employed
an entrepreneur
An employee
a franchisee
Brandon is examining the state of the economy, the regulatory situation, social trends, and the local labor supply. This would indicate Brandon is ________.
a small business owner
self-employed
performing a SWOT analysis
exploring the entrepreneurial context
The purpose of examining the state of the economy, the regulatory situation, social trends, and the local labor supply is to
determine who are the major players in the market
identify opportunities and possible competitive advantages
identify possible customers and employees
locate resources for use in the new business
The marketing plan becomes a part of the______ section of the business plan
supporting documentation
description of the business
executive summary
analysis of the context
Which of these represents the three stages that new business ventures go through?
Start-up, rapid growth, decline
Idea generation, scaling, maturity
Start-up, transition, scaling
Idea generation, business formation, maturity
Entrepreneurial firms act as _____ when they provide new and unique ideas that might otherwise go untapped
agents of change
intellectual creators
process improvers
providers of capital
Nadine is ready to retire after many years building her business. Another entrepreneur has indicated an interest in buying it so Nadine must set a selling price. Which one of the methods below should she use?
The amount of retirement savings Nadine needs
The sum of all taxable incomes for all the years she was in business
The selling price of a similarly situated business
The sum of all assets currently on the balance sheet less all liabilities (outstanding debt)
Which one of the following would most likely be a source for ideas for the would-be entrepreneur?
Trade publications
Personal interests and hobbies
Pure research
Manufacturing exhibitions
Annabel operates a local hardware store that she inherited from her parents. When she took over, she updated the point-of-sale equipment and installed a customer database. Annabel is a(n)
small business owner
entrepreneur
opportunist
venture capitalist
In 1938 Dr. Roy Plunkett discovered that a certain material became very slippery when frozen, and PTFE was invented. Under the brand Teflon, PTFE coatings were applied to a wide variety of items from spacecraft to frying pans. DuPont was able to capitalize on_____
the unexpected
new knowledge
the incongruous
process needs
Hortense and a few of her family members want to launch a new venture but don't want to place their personal assets at risk. For this privilege, they are willing to incur the higher taxes associated with the _______ form of organization
S corporation
limited liability company
C corporation
mited liability partnership
People who engage in existing ones ______ take advantage of opportunities to create new products or services, or change
social engineering
venture capitalism
entrepreneurship
social responsibility
Arthur Fry thought his glue was a failure because it didn't stick permanently, but when applied to small squares of paper, it became the popular Post-It ® note. Arthur Fry took advantage of ______
a market structure
the unexpected
changes in perception
the process need
_____ referred to the external equity financing provided by professionally managed pools of investor money.
Liquidation
Initial public offering (IPO)
Venture capitalists
Angel investors
Which of these areas do entrepreneurs need to monitor to limit their chance of failure?
All of these areas should be monitored
Employee workloads
Cash flows and expenses
Customer satisfaction
Ignacio knows he cannot pay what the "big boys" pay, so he decides instead to emphasize the____his company
offers.
learning opportunities and recognition
performance incentives
health insurance benefits
retirement savings plan
Small business owners see_____ whereas entrepreneurs see____
competition, industry
risk, opportunity
threat, opportunity
weakness, strength
Which of the following is a personal consideration when evaluating potential business ideas?
Have you considered pricing issues and whether the price you'll be able to charge will allow your venture to survive and prosper?
Are you willing and prepared to do continual financial and other types of analyses?
What similar or unique product features does your proposed idea have compared to what's currently on the market?
Have you considered how you will need to promote and advertise your proposed entrepreneurial venture?
Arthur has an idea. After performing a SWOT, he has identified a market that is not being served so he is planning to start a new business and introduce a new product. Arthur is a(n) ____
independent business developer
strategist
entrepreneur
Dreamer
a sole proprietorship, profits are
distributed to all partners equally
distributed to the partners according to their level of participation
taxed as the owner's personal income
taxed at the prevailing business rate
Linda has created a computer-generated mockup of her new product for inclusion in the section of her
_____ business plan.
supporting documentation
executive summary
analysis of the context
description of the business
Recognizing the increase in birth rates since 1946, and disliking the task of changing his grandchildren's diapers, Victor Mills began developing a disposable diaper. Pampers were introduced to consumers in 1961. Mills saw opportunity in ______
changes in perceptions
new Knowledge
changes in demographics
the incongruous
Belinda has found a business opportunity she believes will be successful, but there are already a couple companies in that market. To be successful, Belinda will need to ______
write her mission statement
patent her idea
pinpoint a competitive advantage
pursue a joint venture with them
The first organizing decision that an entrepreneur must make is the
organization structure
type of organizational culture
form of legal ownership
assignment of duties and responsibilities
When Michele had only three employees, she performed most of the records-keeping tasks herself and kept a general idea of finances in her head. Now that her business has expanded, she is having money problems. What shouldMichele do?
Relinquish some of her other duties so she can focus on the money end of the business.
Reach out to the local business development organization for assistance.
Create and follow a set of financial controls.
Take a course in financial accounting at the local college.
One of the most common causes of new business failure is ______
a lack of customer focus
a lack of knowledge about the core business
the inability of the founder to effectively lead
that entrepreneurs can be too conservative
Dharma is examining her financial position, the market for her proposed new product, the types of ownership available to her, and the tax laws for her area to determine whether she should go forward with her new business. Dharma is conducting a _____
market analysis
practicality study
feasibility study
technical study
Geneva needs additional capital to launch her business but does not want to share management responsibility with partners. Neither does she want to pay the high taxes often assessed on businesses. Her best option may be a(n)_______
C corporation
limited liability partnership
S corporation
sole proprietorship
Gaston knows he cannot be physically present at his new restaurant every hour it is open, so he has decided to share management responsibility and profits equally with two others. Gaston has formed a _______
limited liability partnership
joint proprietorship
limited liability corporation
general partnership
Hobart is at the point in his new venture that he needs to hire more people. He comes to you for advice on the type of candidate he should seek. You tell him “________”
The important thing is to get people on board whose strengths complement your weaknesses
Look for people who are exceptionally capable and fit well with the entrepreneurial culture
Offer each candidate a stake in the business and hire the one who accepts the offer
Find someone who can be groomed to take over the business when you are ready to retire
_______ is a process of changing, experimenting, transforming, and revolutionizing
Innovating
Research
Inventing
Developing
Jerry has decided to sell his rapidly growing business to his oldest employee so he can retire and enjoy life in Florida Jerry's decision Is ________
an exit option
a poor one given the firm's growth
likely to fail
a liquidation decision
Before launching his new venture, Doyle is studying the potential competitors for his new product. He will want to find an answer to which one of the following questions?
What competitive advantage do they have?
How many employees do they have?
Where are they located?
How do they finance their operations?
Fallon wants total control over the decisions related to his business but is concerned that should the business fail, his personal assets are at risk. Fallon has chosen the _______ form of ownership
sole proprietorship
S corporation
C corporation
general partnership
Emily is calculating her annual revenues, balance sheets, and breakeven points so she can write the ______ section of her business plan.
description of the business
executive summary
analysis of the context
financial data and projections
One of the most powerful predictors of entrepreneurial intent is that most future entrepreneurs possess a ______ personality.
introverted
proactive
reactive
Gregarious
In the entrepreneurial process of starting the venture, the following phases are included EXCEPT
organizing the venture
researching the feasibility of the venture
planning the venture
determining the "rules" of the game
Ned has built his entrepreneurial venture into a successful business. Part of his original plan was to build the business then sell it to another company that could take it to the next level of success. In other words, Ned intends to his business.
harvest
reap
relinquish
co-opt
In the entrepreneurial process of managing the venture, an entrepreneur manages _______
people
all of the above
growth
processes
One disadvantage of a sole proprietorship, other than the unlimited liability, is _______
it can be difficult to raise financial capital
they are subject to more regulation than corporations
the loss of business flexibility for the owner
they are costly and complex to form
Sarah is exploring idea sources for her new venture. She should look for the followings EXCEPT ______
what is currently available
Unfilled niches
Trends and changes
Advances and breakthroughs
Entrepreneurship is important to the overall economy since entrepreneurs _______
push out efficient firms
help keep markets competitive
don't compete with established businesses
often fail their way to success
Decades ago only former military personnel and hoodlums sported tattoos. Today tattoos are considered an art form, giving rise to a plethora of tattoo shops. These body artists have taken advantage of changes in ________
demographics
processes
perception
market structure
