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The SBA is offering to help the nation's small-business owners enter world markets. SBA assistance includes all of the following except


A) counseling on how to enter markets overseas.
B) counseling on where to enter markets overseas.
C) matching U.S.small-business executives with potential overseas customers.
D) bringing small U.S.firms into direct contact with potential overseas buyers and partners.
E) offering long-term loans to U.S.business owners.

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Chelsea is about to purchase a Baskin-Robbins franchise because she loves ice cream. How much work should Chelsea expect to have to do to make the franchise successful?


A) Most franchisees simply hire managers to run the operations, so she will have to work very little.
B) She will need to work about twenty hours a week to make sure things are running smoothly.
C) She should expect to work very hard, putting in long hours about six days a week.
D) She will have to work a standard forty-hour work week, just as she did at her previous corporate job.
E) Her franchising agreement likely requires her to be at the store whenever it is open.

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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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In a franchise business, the party paying the franchise fee is known as the


A) franchisee.
B) franchisor.
C) entrepreneur.
D) business owner.
E) manager.

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Large firms generally buy parts and assemblies from smaller firms because


A) doing so creates goodwill.
B) they are required to do so by government regulations.
C) they can control small businesses this way.
D) it is less expensive than making their own.
E) large firms want to keep small firms in business.

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Some advantages of the sole proprietorship also apply to the small business.

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Small businesses are typically managed by people who started and own them.

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Which of the following would most likely be classified as a distribution industry?


A) Subassembly plant
B) TV repair shop
C) Insurance agency
D) Grocery store
E) Medical office

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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. Angela has been thinking of starting her own small business because she feels she has learned much through 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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A franchisor supplies all of the following except


A) land to place the business on.
B) the name of the shop.
C) the methods of doing business.
D) any necessary training.
E) advertising materials.

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You have been running a successful art and framing shop for three years. You have decided to allow others to use your business name, materials, and methods in operating their own business for a fee. You are going to enter a


A) joint venture.
B) small-business development center.
C) franchise agreement.
D) venture capitalist agreement.
E) business contraction.

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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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Franchising is limited only to fast foods.

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As a businessperson planning to open a new small business, you know that the business plan should not contain


A) a discussion of the nature and mission of the new business.
B) information about how much it will cost to open and operate the new business.
C) any mention of the businessperson's goals; financial institutions just aren't interested in these.
D) an explanation of why opening a business of this type makes good business sense.
E) pages and pages of detailed facts and figures.

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Economically, the U.S. government is not concerned with whether or not small businesses make it.

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Nathan's business constructs storage sheds for new housing developments as requested by the builders. Nathan's business would best be classified as a


A) service business.
B) retailer.
C) distribution business.
D) production business.
E) wholesaler.

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Which of the following organizations aids small businesses with selling overseas?


A) The U.S.Commercial Service
B) The World Bank
C) The International Monetary Fund
D) Multinational Development Bank
E) The Small Business Institute

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​_____ are accountable for 97.5 percent of all identified exporters and produce 31 percent of export value in the United States.


A) ​Small businesses
B) ​Multi-national corporations
C) ​Domestic corporations
D) ​Alien corporations

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In her small retail shop, Jocelyn knows most of her best customers by name and knows their preferences in clothing and shoes. This demonstrates which advantage of a small business?


A) Ability to adapt to change
B) Independence from customers' desires
C) Simplified record keeping
D) Personal relationships with customers
E) Small customer base

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Small businesses operate only in the service industry, not in manufacturing.

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