EMS Entrepreneurship and Economy

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Course Outline

  1. Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
  2. Management Functions and Levels
  3. Financial Literacy and Bookkeeping
  4. Consumers, Producers and Choice
  5. Circular Flow of the Economy

1. Entrepreneurship and Business Planning

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Entrepreneur: Identifies an opportunity, organises resources and takes a business risk to provide goods or services.

★ Must-know

  • A business plan describes:
    • the business idea
    • customers
    • product or service
    • marketing
    • resources
    • costs
    • expected income

Further detail

  • Common forms of ownership include:

    • sole trader
    • partnership
    • private company
    • public company
  • Forms of ownership differ in:

    • ownership
    • decision-making
    • liability
    • ability to raise capital

2. Management Functions and Levels

★ Must-know

  • The four management functions are:

    • planning
    • organising
    • leading
    • controlling
  • Management levels are commonly described as:

    • top management
    • middle management
    • lower or operational management

Further detail

  • Planning sets goals, organising arranges resources, leading guides people, and controlling checks results and corrects problems.

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1. Which activity best describes entrepreneurship?

2. A prospective business owner is preparing a plan to assess a proposed venture. Which set of information best belongs in that plan?

3. Which list contains the four recognized management functions?

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What does an entrepreneur do to provide goods or services?

Identifies an opportunity, organises resources, and takes a business risk.

What does a business plan describe about a business?

Its idea, customers, product or service, marketing, resources, costs, and expected income.

What are the four management functions?

Planning, organising, leading, and controlling.

What are the commonly described levels of management?

Top, middle, and lower or operational management.

How do management levels differ?

Their responsibilities differ.

What is income in bookkeeping?

Money received.

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