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Question 1
Describe and provide examples of how product needs and customer needs determine the type of business a businessperson starts.
Question 2
Describe the various exit strategies of a business owner. Explain which of these strategies might be more preferred and which are less preferred.
Question 3
Describe and evaluate the different ways a businessperson may acquire a business.
Question 4
Describe the steps needed to establish a business. What are the legal considerations you need to look at?
Question 5
Explain what considerations businesspeople need to evaluate while developing an opening plan for a new business, including its format.
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1. Product needs and customer needs determine the type of business a person starts. For example, a technical product for engineers may become a specialized B2B firm, while low-cost everyday goods may be sold through mass retail or online shops.
2. Exit strategies include selling the business, passing it to family or employees, going public, or closing and liquidating assets. Selling to a strategic buyer or doing an IPO is often preferred for maximum value, while forced liquidation is less preferred because it usually yields less money and more stress.
3. A businessperson may start a new business, buy an existing business, buy a franchise, or merge with or acquire another company. Starting gives full control but more risk, buying existing gives immediate customers but can cost more, and franchising gives support but less freedom.
4. Steps to establish a business include developing an idea and plan, choosing a legal structure, registering the business, getting licenses, opening bank accounts, and hiring staff. Legal considerations include permits and licenses, taxes, employment laws, contracts, intellectual property, zoning rules, and insurance.
5. When developing an opening plan, businesspeople must study the market, set prices and budgets, choose a location or platform, plan staffing and operations, and create a marketing launch. They must also choose the business format—brick-and-mortar, online, hybrid, or franchise—based on customer needs, costs, and regulations.
2. Exit strategies include selling the business, passing it to family or employees, going public, or closing and liquidating assets. Selling to a strategic buyer or doing an IPO is often preferred for maximum value, while forced liquidation is less preferred because it usually yields less money and more stress.
3. A businessperson may start a new business, buy an existing business, buy a franchise, or merge with or acquire another company. Starting gives full control but more risk, buying existing gives immediate customers but can cost more, and franchising gives support but less freedom.
4. Steps to establish a business include developing an idea and plan, choosing a legal structure, registering the business, getting licenses, opening bank accounts, and hiring staff. Legal considerations include permits and licenses, taxes, employment laws, contracts, intellectual property, zoning rules, and insurance.
5. When developing an opening plan, businesspeople must study the market, set prices and budgets, choose a location or platform, plan staffing and operations, and create a marketing launch. They must also choose the business format—brick-and-mortar, online, hybrid, or franchise—based on customer needs, costs, and regulations.
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