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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angel investor | someone who gives start up money to a new business |
| Business Owner | Delivers specialized products/service to specific community |
| Deduction | tax write off |
| Flexibility | adaptability |
| Home-Based Business | company operated in residential dwelling |
| Independence | ability to think/act on own |
| Managers | individuals who are responsible for coordination of resources |
| Opportunity | circumstance that presents itself as favorable to meet objective |
| Passion | strong feeling of enthusiasm,determination,devotion |
| Professional Development | Steps one takes to enhance skills/traits to excellent in career |
| Self-Aware | Conscious of one's owner strengths,weaknesses,emotions |
| Self-Employed | Own boss |
| Skill | ability to perform task developed through knowledge,training,practice |
| Support System | network of individuals/organizations who offer assistance |
| Traits | characteristics |
| Entrepreneurship | process one goes through to start a business |
| Small Business | owner starts small business to create jobs for themselves |
| Entrepreneurial Ventures | desire to innovate,grow, and create new value |
| Innovation | heart of entrepreneurship, engages intensive innovation |
| Amount of Wealth | sbos create jobs for owners & ventures create wealth |
| Speed of Wealth | wealth creation often fast(entrepreneurs) profit over time(Small) |
| Risk | high risk in entrepreneurial ventures |
| Objectivity | viewing things in unbiased manner |
| Regulations | established set of rules |
| Business format franchise | franchise arrangement in which franchise must operate under trade name |
| Consolidation | form of business growth,corporation acquires smaller companies |
| Corporation | form of business ownership owned by stockholders |
| Expansion | form of company growth-company extends operation/facilities |
| Limited Liability Company(LLC) | form of business ownership-members experience limited Liability,limited tax on company income limited life business ent |
| Merger | two individual business combine into one organization |
| Partnership | Business owned by two or more |
| Product trade name franchise(dealership) | arrangement based on independent sales relationship between franchise or franchisor, stock and sell specific line of goods, |
| Sole proprietorship | business owned by one person who receives all profit from business takes all risk |
| Dual / double taxation | leveling two taxes on same income |
| Dividend | sum of money paid to investor/stockholder as earning on investment |
| Limited Liability | restricted chance of loss |
| Limited Liability Company (LLC) | members of corp experience limited Liability, taxation on company income and limited life for business entity |
| Nonprofit Corpoartion | legal business structure; primarily operated for purpose of serving others |
| Operating agreement | written document signed by liability company;terms of business arrangement |
| Stock Holder | Owners of stock; aka shareholders |
| Unlimited Liability | requirement that business owners-responsible paying business debt |
| Franchising | method of distributing recognized goods and services;legal agreement |
| Franchisor | parent company and owner of name /system being distributed |
| Franchise | contractual agreement between parent company and franchise |
| Franchisee | one who buys right to sell goods/services of parent company |
| Master Licensee | person/firm helps franchisors/franchisees particular in region |
| Multi-level marketing | business structure pays commission on sales earned by people two or more levels |
| Operating Agreement | written dpc,EMT signed by members or partnership |
| Piggyback Franchise | form of ownership retail franchise operates within facilities of another store |
| Pyramid Scheme | illegal form of multi-level marketing emphasis placed on collecting initial fees |
| Royalty | fees paid to parent company often based on % of franchise's profit |
| Hybrid Business | two or more organizations support their product/service goals |