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Risk & Reward

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Risk and Reward

Entrepreneurs, and the businesses they start, face risk and reward.

Risk

Risk

  • A business may not succeed for a number of reasons. Starting a business is risky.
Reward

Reward

  • If a business succeeds, there may be a big financial or emotional reward.

Risks

The entrepreneurs that start businesses face a lot of risk. Some of the risks are:

Risk of failure

Risk of failure

  • Starting a new company is very risky as they are most likely to fail in their early days.
    • They face the risk that consumers may not want to buy their product, especially if it is a brand new product.
Financial loss

Financial loss

  • Starting a new business often requires a lot of investment. Failure can often mean a large financial loss for the entrepreneur.
Lack of security

Lack of security

  • Entrepreneurs often lose the security that they had with their job in terms of a regular wage or salary.
    • This means that if the business isn’t making any profit, the entrepreneur may have no money to live off.

Reward

Businesses and entrepreneurs can also benefit from great rewards.

Financial reward

Financial reward

  • If a business is successful then an entrepreneur is able to make a profit.
  • They also may be able to sell the business for a large sum in the future.
Be their own boss

Be their own boss

  • Setting up your own business means that you can work for yourself.
  • This means that you are likely to have more flexible working hours and more choice over the type of work that you do.
Dissatisfaction with their current job

Dissatisfaction with their current job

  • Many entrepreneurs have had full time jobs in the past that they haven’t enjoyed which has led them to pursue their own idea.
Pursue an interest

Pursue an interest

  • Some entrepreneurs simply want to set up a business doing something that they are passionate about.
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Investigating Small Business

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Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

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Spotting a Business Opportunity

1.2.1Customer Needs1.2.2Market Research1.2.3Market Segmentation1.2.4The Competitive Environment1.2.5Primary & Secondary Market Research1.2.6End of Topic Test - Business Opportunities1.2.7Application Questions - Business Opportunities1.2.8Exam-Style Questions - Market Segmentation1.2.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - Competition
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Putting a Business Idea into Practice

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Making the Business Effective

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Business Stakeholders

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Building a Business

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Growing the Business

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Making Marketing Decisions

2.2.1Product2.2.2Product Life Cycle2.2.3Price2.2.4Pricing Methods2.2.5End of Topic Test - Product & Price2.2.6Grade 9 - Product & Price2.2.7Promotion & Advertising2.2.8PR & Sales Promotions2.2.9Sponsorship & Product Placement2.2.10Promotional Mix2.2.11End of Topic Test - Promotion2.2.12Application Questions - Promotion2.2.13Exam-Style Questions - Promotional Mix2.2.14Place & Wholesalers2.2.15Direct to Consumer2.2.16E-commerce & M-commerce2.2.17Diagnostic Misconceptions - Decreasing Price2.2.18Diagnostic Misconceptions - Advertise vs Promote2.2.19Diagnostic Misconceptions - Social Media
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Making Operational Decisions

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Making Financial Decisions

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Making Human Resource Decisions

2.5.1Organisational Structures2.5.2Organisational Structures 22.5.3Recruitment2.5.4Effective Recruitment2.5.5Training a Workforce2.5.6Motivating a Workforce2.5.7End of Topic Tests - Human Resources2.5.8Application Questions - Human Resources2.5.9Exam-Style Questions - Human Resources2.5.10Diagnostic Misconceptions - Owners vs Shareholders2.5.11Diagnostic Misconceptions - Internal Recruitment2.5.12Diagnostic Misconceptions - Employee Motivation

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