A ______________ is a quick description of your business that you use to explain it to potential investors.
a. business pitch
b. business plan
c. sales forecast
d. business analysis
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
__________________ are the operating expenses that a business must pay regardless of how many sales are made.
a. Fixed operating expenses
b. Variable expenses
c. Profits
d. Production costs
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
___________ is a potential group of customers, people, or businesses that are able and willing to purchase a particular product or service.
a. An Indirect Competitor
b. The Market
c. A Direct Competitor
d. Sales force
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
___________ is an organized way to gather and understand information needed to make informed business decisions based on the potential customers and competitors that exist in the market.
a. Market Research
b. A customer report
c. Competition report
d. Audience analysis
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The amount of money that an entrepreneur earns when total costs are subtracted from total sales is called ______________.
a. profit
b. contribution margin
c. overhead
d. salary
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
a. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Targets
a. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Targets
b. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
c. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opposition, Threats
d. Symptoms, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT considered a risk of being an entrepreneur?
a. Financial Insecurity
b. Potential Business Failure
c. Long hours and hard work
d. Providing value to others
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is the definition of an entrepreneur?
a. An entrepreneur is someone who manages a business.
b. An entrepreneur is someone who owns a business and makes profit from that business
c. An entrepreneur is someone who creates a business and potentially makes money and runs the business.
d. None of these
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT true about an entrepreneur?
a. An entrepreneur gets to act as his own boss.
b. An entrepreneur's salary is evaluated based on his ability to complete the tasks assigned to him
c. An entrepreneur is responsible for the success of their business
d. An entrepreneur has ownership in the business
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following are assests?
a. Time
b. Money
c. A Car
d. All of the above
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about business plans?
a. They should never be revised
b. They are created before starting a business
c. They can help lower the risk of starting a new business
d. They should include an overview of your business goals and how you think you are going to achieve them
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following should you NOT do when collecting and evaluating data on your market?
a. Find data on what your target market segment thinks and shift your business to meet their needs or wants
b. Only look for data that supports your initial idea
c. Gather data on what your competitors are doing and create a competitive advantage to stay relevant in the market
d. Collect data from a variety of sources and perspectives
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a way that an entrepreneur could increase the contribution margin or profit of each unit sold?
a. Change how the unit is defined
b. Decrease the variable expenses per unit
c. Increase the selling price
d. Decrease the monthly fixed expenses for the business
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why is it important to use the information gathered from your market research on your target market segment to build your marketing plan?
a. Marketing strategies should be designed to appeal to these potential customers
b. It's less costly if you use research to build marketing strategies
c. Magazines and TV stations will ask to see research before you can buy advertisements
d. None of the above-market research is not important
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a creative thinking exercise entrepreneurs use to generate ideas?
a. Challenge the Usual
b. Judge Each Idea as Realistic or Not
c. Think Backward
d. Draw Idea Maps
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is a fixed expense for Maria's sandwich food truck?
a. Salaries for employees
b. Truck Insurance
c. Advertising
d. All of the above
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is a start-up expense for Maria's food truck?
a. Kitchen appliances
b. Cell phone bill
c. Gas
d. All of the above
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is the most accurate way to calculate the Economics of One Unit?
a. Estimate the cost to buy all ingredients at the store then divide by the number of cupcakes
b. Guess and set a price without considering cost
c. Go online and find competitor's expenses
d. Go through the process of making cupcakes and measure the ingredients. Then calculate the cost per ingredient
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What could you do to try to improve your net profit?
a. Increase prices
b. Increase number of items sold
c. Decrease fixed expenses
d. All of the above
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps to preparing a sales forecast?
a. Estimate your future sales for a specific time period
b. Review past sales or past trends in the industry
c. Analyze current company and market conditions using a SWOT analysis
d. Select an organizational structure for your company