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The franchisee supplies


A) the required training for the franchised business.
B) a known and advertised business name.
C) a method of doing business.
D) the required materials for the franchised business.
E) labor and capital, and owns and operates the outlet.

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Privately owned firms providing venture capital would be identified as


A) the Small Business Administration.
B) small-business development centers.
C) small-business investment companies.
D) small-business institutes.
E) the Active Corps of Executives.

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Imagine that you want to open your own small business.You will probably be most concerned with having


A) a lot of inventory in the warehouse on opening day.
B) a really good lawyer and an even better accountant.
C) the best Madison Avenue ad agency money can buy.
D) a good source of capital and good management skills.
E) a top-notch marketing consultant and a lot of inventory in the warehouse.

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All of the following are franchise establishments except


A) McDonald's.
B) Kmart.
C) Curves for Women.
D) H&R Block.
E) Sonic Drive-In Restaurants.

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Natalie owns a highly successful bakery and coffee shop, Mocha & Muffins.Others have expressed interest in starting nearly identical shops at various locations.Natalie decides to sell franchises of Mocha & Muffins.Why is this option a less expensive way to increase the distribution of her treats?


A) She will only have to build as many shops as there are available franchisees.
B) The franchisees will be highly motivated to succeed.
C) She will not incur the high costs of constructing and operating more shops.
D) She will be able to obtain low-interest loans for the new locations.
E) She will be able to offer the franchisees free advice about their shops.

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Volunteers for SCORE are


A) mostly university business professors.
B) active executives from large corporations.
C) generally either lawyers or accountants.
D) graduate business students working on projects.
E) retired businesspeople from different industries.

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E

Which of the following statements is correct?


A) The risk of failure for women-owned businesses is lower than average.
B) Women are starting businesses at about the same rate as men.
C) Women are almost always sure to succeed.
D) Women own 7.7 million businesses in the United States.
E) Minority business owners pay lower federal tax on profits than men do.

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The SBA is a private organization rather than a government agency.

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The Hamptons enjoy owning and operating their own restaurant.They enjoy being the masters of their own destinies and closing down the restaurant for one week a year so that they can take a vacation.The Hamptons seem to enjoy which advantage of a small business?


A) limited potential
B) personal relationships with customers
C) independence
D) personal relationships with employees
E) ability to adapt to change

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Businesses are generally placed into three broad categories: service industries, production industries, and ____ industries.


A) financial
B) manufacturing
C) distribution
D) transportation
E) retailing

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Distribution industries account for approximately what percentage of all small businesses?


A) 20
B) 25
C) 33
D) 55
E) 70

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Franchising is a win-win combination; both franchisees and franchisors are guaranteed success.

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Janis starts a small quilting and embroidery business.She purchases a technologically advanced quilting machine and an embroidery machine for a combined $25,000.Her monthly payments on the equipment are $500, but she has only one client at this time.Janis is facing a potential


A) inventory flow problem.
B) cash-flow problem.
C) competitive advantage.
D) overexpansion problem.
E) advertising issue.

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The following statement answers which major question that a business plan should address? "This business will serve over 200 customers by the end of the year and employ seven full-time employees."


A) How much will the new business cost?
B) Why is this new business a good idea?
C) What are the goals for the business?
D) What is the nature and mission of the business?
E) How often will the business advertise?

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What is the primary reason that so many new businesses fail?


A) owner does not work hard enough
B) mismanagement resulting from lack of business know-how
C) low employee quality for new businesses
D) lack of brand-name recognition
E) inability to compete with well-established brand names

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A company generally needs more than ____ employees in order to be considered large.


A) 50
B) 100
C) 300
D) 500
E) 1,000

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Personal Wellness Angela has been working for a local small business called Personal Wellness for the last three years.It is a retail business that sells sporting goods equipment.When she started to work there, she noticed several things that were possibly the cause of the business not doing as well as it hoped it would.Angela has been thinking of starting her own small business because she feels she has learned much working for Personal Wellness. Angela's manager asked her to create a business plan for Personal Wellness.The manager hoped that this plan would put things into perspective to help the company do better.After creating the plan, Angela suggested that Personal Wellness contact a group of senior and graduate students to provide management counseling for the company.Angela wants to make sure that her leaving does not become the cause of the company going under. -Refer to Personal Wellness.What is not one of the key reasons Personal Wellness would possibly fail?


A) capital
B) employees
C) management
D) money
E) planning

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Before seeking financial backing for his new business, Tyler puts together a concise document explaining the nature, mission, and goals of his new business and its expected costs and potential.Tyler has constructed a(n) _____.


A) marketing plan
B) organizational mission statement
C) business policy
D) business plan
E) organizational guide

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Of the small businesses in the distribution industry, nearly three-quarters of them are involved in _____.


A) wholesaling
B) purchasing
C) service
D) retailing
E) communications

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A main disadvantage of a small business is that employees and customers usually develop too close of a relationship.

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False

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