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The Free Enterprise System
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The Free Enterprise System encourages individuals to start and operate their own businesses with little to no government involvement
The Free Enterprise System
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Entrepreneur - a person who organizes and manages a business, usually with considerable initiative (self-effort, hardwork) and risk.
Risk – potential (possible) loss or failure Profit - the money earned from conducting
business after all costs and expenses have been paid
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Competition - the struggle (fight) between companies for customers
Competition
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Price Competition - focuses on the sale price of a product
Non-price Competition - such things as quality of the product, service and location are important here
Types of Competition
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Supply - the amount of goods producers are willing to make and sell
Demand - consumer willingness and ability to buy products
Supply and Demand
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Supply and Demand Curve
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Surplus - this happens when supply exceeds (is more than) demand
Shortage - this happens when demand exceeds (is more than) supply
Equilibrium - the amount of product supplied is equal to the amount of product demanded
Supply and Demand
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Imports - goods and services purchased from other countries
Exports - goods and services sold to other countries
Trade Surplus - this happens when a country exports more goods and services than it imports.
Trade Shortage (Trade Deficit) - this happens when a country imports more goods and services than it exports.
Supply and Demand
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Types of Business Operations
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Service Businesses – provide needed services for a
fee
Merchandising Businesses - buy finished products
and resale them to individuals or other businesses
Manufacturing Businesses – buy raw materials such
as wood or iron ore and transform them into finished
products. They then resale the finished products to
individuals or other businesses
Types of Businesses
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Forms of Business Organizations
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Sole Proprietorships – a business owned by one person
Partnerships - a business owned by two or more persons called partners
Corporations - a business recognized by law as having a life of it’s own. Must get special permission (Charter) from the government to operate.
Forms of Business Organizations
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easy to start up full control of the business by the owner exclusive rights to profits by the owner
Advantages to a sole proprietorship:
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unlimited liability by the owner sole responsibility of the owner to operate
the business limited growth potential for the business lack of longevity of the firm
Disadvantages to a sole proprietorship:
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easy to form allow specialization lets partners share decision making shares business losses between partners
Advantages of a partnership:
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unlimited liability by partners potential for conflict among partners lack of business longevity
Disadvantages of a partnership:
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General partnerships:◦ Partners have equal decision-making authority.◦ Each partner has unlimited liability.
Limited partnerships:◦ Partners join as investors.◦ Partners have in inactive role in decision making.◦ Partners have limited liability.
Differences between general partnerships and limited partnerships:
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Submit an application for the articles of incorporation and obtain a corporate charter.
To form a corporation:
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limited liability separation of ownership from management ease of raising capital longevity
Advantages of organizing a corporation:
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costly and difficult to obtain a corporate charter
number of government regulations to follow slow decision-making process
Disadvantages of organizing a corporation:
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SCOTUS:
The Supreme Court of the United States (of America)
Appeals Court Process
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Supreme Court Building
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Supreme Court Justices
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Corporations have a life of their own Corporations have a right to free speech Corporations can give unlimited funds
(money), for political election ads
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
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Franchise - a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business, such as: ◦ Chain store, retail outlets which share a brand and
central management ◦ An exclusive right, for example to sell branded
merchandise
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Licensing Agreement - protects the originator’s name and product(s)
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A business owner can reduce the overall costs associated with starting a business because:◦ employee training is often provided by parent
company◦ advertising is sometimes paid for by parent
company◦ it can use the parent company’s name
Benefits of opening a franchise to a business owner:
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Intellectual Property (IP) - a term referring to a creator’s exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs.
Intellectual Property (IP)
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A brand is a name used to identify and distinguish a specific product, service, or business.
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A trademark or trade mark is a distinctive (special) sign used by an individual or business to identify that the products or services come from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of others.
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Patent -a right granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement to the above.
Length of patent: 14 – 20 years (depending upon on thing being patented)
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Copyright - is the exclusive right granted to the author of an original work, including the right to authorize or ban the publication, distribution and adaptation of that work. Copyright only lasts for a certain time period after which the work is said to enter the public domain
Length of copyright: Life of author + 70 yrs.
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