1.3 Keywords - Putting a business idea into practice

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Financial Objectives Targets expressed in money terms such as making a profit, earning income or building wealth.
SMART Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-constrained.
Determination The drive to succeed in business. To show commitment to an idea or setting up a business.
Initiative To work independently and be able to make the first move in business.
Taking Risks A skill shown by entrepreneurs. It can be risky to own your own business.
Making Decisions To be in charge of making a good judgement. An entrepreneur will listen and take in information to ensure they make the right decision.
Planning Planning is essential to any successful business. Clear objectives have to be set for the long term and how these objectives will be met in the short term.
Persuasion A skill of an entrepreneur. To be able to convince a customer they should buy the product/ service. Or it could also mean negotiating with a supplier to lower their prices.
Showing Leadership Entrepreneurs should have a vision of where the business is heading, be good at planning and have self-confidence. These are all leadership skills to succeed.
Revenues Sales Revenue Turnover Sales Turnover The amount of income received from selling goods or services over a period of time
Total Revenue TR = P x Q Total Revenue = Price x Quantity
Sales volume The number of items or products or services sold by a business over a period of time.
Fixed costs Costs which do not vary with the output produced such as rent, business rates, advertising costs, administration costs and salaries.
Total Costs All the costs of a business; it is equal to fixed costs plus variable costs.
Total Costs TC = FC + VC Total Costs = Fixed Costs + Variable Costs
Variable Costs Costs which change directly with the number of products made by a business such as the cost of buying raw materials.
Profit Occurs when the revenues of a business are greater than its costs over a period of time.
Loss Occurs when the revenues of a business are less that the costs over a period of time.
Profit/ Loss Profit/ Loss = Total Revenue – Total Cost
Cash Notes, coins and money in the bank
Cash Flow The flow of cash into and out of a business
Inflow The cash flowing into a business, its receipts
Outflow The cash flowing out of a business, its payments
Net Cash Flow The receipts of a business minus its payments
Insolvency When a business can no longer pay its debts
Cash Flow Forecast A prediction of how cash will flow through a business in a period of time in future
Opening Balance The amount of money in a business at the start of the month
Closing Balance The amount of money in a business at the end of the month
Cumulative Cash Flow The sum of cash that flows into a business over time
Trade Credit Where a supplier gives a customer a period of time to pay a bill (or invoice) for goods or services once they have been delivered
Stocks Materials that a business holds. Some could be materials waiting to be used in the production process and some could be finished stock waiting to be delivered to customers
Business Plan A plan for the development of a business giving forecasts such as sales, costs and cash flow
Long term finance Sources of money for businesses that are borrowed or invested typically for more than a year
Short term finance Sources of money for businesses that may have to be repaid with immediately or fairly quickly, such as an overdraft, usually within a year.
Personal Savings Money that has been set aside and not spent by individuals and households.
Share Capital The monetary value of a company which belongs to its shareholders, for example, if five people each invest £10,000 into a business, the share capital will be £50,000
Shareholders The owners of a company
Venture Capitalist An individual or company which buys shares in what they hope will be a fast growing company with a long term view of selling the shares at a profit.
Loan Borrowing a sum of money which has to be repaid with interest over a period of time, such as 1-5 years.
Security (or collateral) Assets owned by a business which are used to guarantee repayments of a loan; if the business fails to pay off the loan, the lender can sell what has been offered as security.
Mortgage A loan where property is used as security.
Dividend A share of the profits of a company received by shareholders who own shares.
Retained Profit Profit which is kept back in the business and used to pay for investment in the business.
Leasing Renting equipment or premises.
Overdraft facility Borrowing money from a bank by drawing more money than is actually in a current account. Interest is charged on the amount overdrawn.
Factoring A source of finance where a business is able to receive cash immediately for the invoices it has issued from a factor, such as a bank, instead of waiting the typical 30 days to be paid.
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