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A true statement about a business plan for a new venture is that it is usually ______.
a combination of functional plans like marketing, finance, manufacturing, and human
resources
created to address only short-term decision making for the first three years of operation
framed by investors, suppliers, and potential customers
a road map prepared by the employees of a firm
a combination of functional plans like marketing, finance, manufacturing, and human
resources
How should an entrepreneur decide whether to hire a consultant or to make use of other
resources when preparing a business plan for a new venture?
By hiring engineers who can assess other resources subjectively
By making a subjective assessment of accountants' skills
,By assessing his or her own skills objectively
By assigning lawyers to create the core of the plan
By assessing his or her own skills objectively
Before conducting a quick feasibility study of the business concept of a new venture, an
entrepreneur should ______.
provide a brief summary of the business plan's contents
stimulate the interest of a potential investor
hire lawyers, accountants, and engineers
precisely state the goals and objectives of the business
precisely state the goals and objectives of the business
Fatima, an entrepreneur, plans to start a retail store in her neighborhood. She plans to use an
upside-down pyramid approach to gathering market information. Arrange the groups of
trends that she needs to analyze as part of using this approach in the order in which they
should be analyzed. (Place the group of trends that needs to be analyzed first at the top.)
- 1. General environmental and demographic trends .
- 2. National retail industry trends .
- 3. Local environmental and demographic trends .
- 4. Local retail industry trends .
, - 5. Local competition strengths and weaknesses .
Select all that apply:
Identify the areas in which an entrepreneur requires information when conducting a
feasibility study of the manufacturing operations of a new venture. (Check all that apply.)
Location
Profit gains
Equipment
Employee engagement
Labor skills
Raw materials
Location, Equipment, Labor Skills, Raw Materials
A written document prepared by an entrepreneur that describes all the relevant external and
internal elements involved in starting a new venture is known as a(n) ____ ____.
Field 1: business
Field 2: plan
Before preparing the financial section of a business plan for a new venture, an entrepreneur
should ______.
prepare an appendix that needs to be included in the plan