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Key Terms- Business
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Cambridge IGCSE Business&Economics (Business Studies) Mind Map on Key Terms- Business, created by lloyd.richards98 on 11/03/2014.
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Key Terms- Business
Goods
Tangible products provided to a consumer
Durable
Goods that eventually wear out or break
Non-Durable
Goods that are only used once
Industrial
Goods that produce other goods e.g. machinery
Consumer
Sold to people
Capital
Sold to businesses
Services
Intangible thing a business does or provides for its customers
Market
Any situation where buying and selling occurs
Production
The act of producing goods and services for sale
Producers
The company responsible for the production of the goods
Consumption
The act of purchasing goods and services
Consumers
The people who carry out consumption and ultimately use the product
Field/Primary Research
Involves the collection of new information which no one else has collected
Questionnaire
A list of questions to be answered by respondents, designed to gather information about customers' tastes
Focus Group
A group of people brought together to answer questions and discuss a product/ brand/ issue
Respondents
The people who provide data for a survey usually by answering the questions in questionnaires
Desk/Secondary Research
Involves the collection of information already available (within the organisation or externally)
Census
Government survey carried out every 10 years
Data
Quantitative Data
Research based on numbers and statistic which can be displayed numerically/graphically
Qualitative Data
Detailed research based on people's opinions, views and judgements
Market Segmentation
Breaking down a market into groups with similar buying habits and characteristics
Market Map
Double axis illustrating the range of positions that a product can take in a market based on 2 dimensions that are important to customers
Added Value
The Increase in Worth that a business creates for a product
Difference between the price of finished product/service and the costs involved in its production
Business Types
Sole Trader
Owned by one person and able to employ large amounts of people
Franchise
Entrepreneurs pay for the rights to use the branding/equipment and training of a company
Franchisor
The company that allows the entrepreneur to have rights to use its brand name and equipment for a percentage of profits - royalty fees
Franchisee
The individual purchasing the rights to use a franchisor's brand name and equipment etc
Partnership
A business with ownership shared between 2-20 people
PLC
Larger Limited company which sells its shares on the stock exchange
LTD
Smaller Limited company which sells its shares privately
Needs
Things a person must have in order to survive (Food, water)
Can be satisfied
Wants
Required to make life more pleasant for us, including luxuries that are not essential for survival
Are infinite and cannot be satisfied
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