true - Answers true or false: an entrepreneur owns, operates, and takes the risk of a business venture
false - Answers true or false: successful employees will see their businesses flourish and make large
profits
false - Answers true or false: retailing businesses sell services directly to the people who use them
false - Answers true or false: a florist shop is an example of a service business
true - Answers true or false: the creativity of entrepreneurs has led to technological change and
increased productivity
false - Answers true or false: successful entrepreneurs need to set new goals every time a poor decision
is made
true - Answers true or false: successful entrepreneurs are confident and able to make quick decisions
when necessary
false - Answers true or false: determining you aptitudes is the first step in performing a self-assesment
true - Answers true or false: although entrepreneurship is risky, entrepreneurs can make a lot of money
true - Answers true or false: running your own business is difficult, and many companies started by
entrepreneurs go out of business
false - Answers true or false: aptitude is the ability to asses your interests and past experiences
false - Answers true or false: 90% of all US businesses employ fewer than 10 people
false - Answers true or false: an entrepreneur can expect to earn a large profits immediately after
starting a business
false - Answers true or false: non-financial goals are important for an entrepreneur they help set prices
for products and services
c - Answers entrepreneurs who were leaders in the food industry were a. Olive Beech & Henry Ford b.
Rose Knox & Olive Beech c. Rose Knox & Clarence Birdseye d. Clarence Birdseye & Cyrus McCormick
c - Answers an assessment of your interests a. self-discipline b. an advantage of entrepreneurship, c.
helpful in deciding what business is right for you d. a non-financial goal
d - Answers disadvantages of entrepreneurship include a. uncertain income b. risk c. working long hours
d. all of these
d - Answers an employee a. sets non-financial goals for a business b. takes the risk of a business venture
c. sets financial goals for a business d. works for someone else
, b - Answers characteristics of successful entrepreneurs are a. optimism b. independence c. self-control
d. indiscretion
a - Answers which of the following is a retailing business? a. jewelry store b. paper mill c. appliance
repair shop d. orange grower
b - Answers aptitude is the ability to a. work with people b. learn a particular kind of job c. be
independent d. all of these
aptitude - Answers the ability to learn a particular kind of job
trade show - Answers special meetings at which companies display their products
financial goal - Answers how quickly you will pay off your debts
employees - Answers people who work for someone else
self-assessment - Answers evaluation of your strengths and weaknesses
entrepreneurship - Answers the process of running a business of one's one
advantage of entrepreneurship - Answers nobody tells an entrepreneur what to do
Birdseye - Answers entrepreneur who had a major impact on eating habits throughout the world
entrepreneurs - Answers people who own, operate, and take the risk of a business venture
disadvantage of entrepreneurship - Answers uncertain and irregular incomes
true - Answers true or false: good business writing convinces readers that they should accept what the
writer is offering them
true - Answers true or false: although more formal than a personal letter, a business letter should be
easy to understand
false - Answers true or false: anyone who does business for or with a company can receive and
interoffice memorandum
true - Answers true or false: memos are used to communicate company policies, assign tasks, or
motivate employees
false - Answers true or false: most of your communication as a business owner will be written, and you
will rarely ever make business transactions over telephone
false - Answers true or false: calculating an average involves adding all the relevant data and dividing
this sum by 100 because averages are shown as percentages