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ENTREPRENEUR???
Primary Learning Goals
• Define Entrepreneur and Economics,
• Distinguish the difference between Goods and Services
• List three elements that make up a Free Enterprise system
• Discuss the role of competition
ENTREPRENEUR
Person that undertakes the creation, organization and ownership of a business by
accepting its risks and responsibilities in order to gain profit and personal satisfaction
ECONOMICS
The study of the decisions or choices that go into
making, distributing and consuming products.
FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM
• Right to choose what products to buy
• Right to own private property
• Right to start a business and compete with other businesses
Elements of a Free Enterprise System
• Profit -
• Risk -
• Competition
money left after all the expenses have been deducted from the business’ income
encourages production of quality products to meet consumer needs
- Struggle between companies for customers
How do companies compete?
Price Competition Non-Price Competition
Types of CompetitionTypes of Competition
Price Competition• Anything related to
price• Every Day Low Prices• Sale
Non-Price Competition• Location• Product quality• Product selection• Company reputation• Company expertise• Services offered
Roles of Competition• Forces efficiency
• Keeps prices down and quality up
• Encourages non-price factors:
- quality
- services
- reputation
Goods and Services
• Products produced by our economic system in order to satisfy our wants
• Goods – tangible (physical) products
• Services – intangible (conceptual) products
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
• Land
• Labor
• Capital
• Entrepreneurship
LAND• All natural resources• Geographic location• Air• Water• Trees• Minerals• Crude oil
LABOR• Human
resources
• Workers (full and part time)
• Management
CAPITAL• Equipment
• Factories
• Tools
• Money
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Ideas anddecisions of thebusiness ownerto bring togetherall of theother factors
• Scheduling• Financing• Marketing• Purchasing• Security/Risk
Management• Etc.