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Approximately how many businesses are there in a large nation?


A) 960,000
B) 11.8 million
C) 27.5 million
D) 1.05 billion
E) 4 billion

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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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) labour and capital, and owns and operates the outlet.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Tim owns a McDonald's franchise that is having some troubles.Where is Tim most likely to go for advice and guidance?


A) The franchisor
B) The SBA
C) SCORE
D) Restaurant consultants
E) Chamber of Commerce

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following would least likely be started as a small business?


A) Flower shop
B) Restaurant
C) Electricity company
D) Landscaping business
E) Furniture repair store

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Large companies often find it less expensive to purchase parts from small companies than to manufacture their own.

A) True
B) False

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Mc-King Chicken Brian decided to open a local franchise of the well-known Mc-King Chicken, a fast-food restaurant.Before he took the initiative to open the franchise, he tried to weigh all the advantages and disadvantages.He decided, based on his research and understanding, that it would be beneficial to open a local fast-food restaurant. Mc-King has become quite successful domestically, and now it is exploring the possibility of opening franchises internationally.The company hired an international agency to help it learn what and what not to do.After the agency met with the managers of Mc-King a few times, the Mc-King management decided it would go ahead with its decision to expand internationally. -Refer to Mc-King Chicken.When Brian opens the Mc-King Chicken restaurant in his town, he would be known as the


A) franchisor.
B) franchising.
C) franchise.
D) franchisee.
E) franchises.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Businesses such as flower shops, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and automobile repair are good candidates for entrepreneurs because they


A) do not require any skills.
B) are the most likely to succeed.
C) can obtain financing easily.
D) require no special equipment.
E) have a relatively low initial investment.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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All of the following are advantages that small businesses have except


A) the ability to adapt to change.
B) personal relationships with their customers.
C) simplified record keeping.
D) independence.
E) greater potential for making a profit.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The average life for an SBA-guaranteed business loan is ____ years.


A) twenty-five
B) Eighteen
C) Fifteen
D) Twelve
E) Eight

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Mary's cleaning business has several customers but is not dominant in its field.This is an example of a(n) ____ business.


A) Entrepreneurship
B) Unsuccessful
C) Small
D) manufacturing
E) large corporate

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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SCORE is a group of active business executives offering their services to small businesses for a fee.

A) True
B) False

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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 her job, she noticed several things as causes of the business not doing as well as the owners were expecting.Angela has been thinking of starting her own small business because she feels she has learned a great deal through working for Personal Wellness. Due to her education, attention to detail, and organisation skills, Angela's manager asked her to create a business plan for Personal Wellness.The manager hoped that this plan would help organise, structure, and focus the business.As part of the plan, Angela suggested that Personal Wellness contact a group of senior and graduate students to provide management counselling for the company as she is concerned that her leaving the company may be detrimental to the slow, but forward, progress that the company is making and her connection with the owners is strong.Angela's most immediate concern is keeping the business from failing. -Refer to Personal Wellness.A business plan should answer all of the following questions except


A) "Which accounting firm will audit the company?"
B) "What exactly is the nature and mission of the new venture?"
C) "Why is this new enterprise a good idea?"
D) "How much will the new venture cost?"
E) "What are the entrepreneur's goals?"

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Small businesses are prone to failure.

A) True
B) False

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The main reason there are fewer production industries than distribution or service industries is that


A) there are few things production industries manufacture.
B) production industries have no market.
C) production industries need a large initial investment.
D) there is little chance for profit in production industries.
E) few people want to work in production industries.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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You have just opened a new small business.You're really happy to learn that studies show that small-business workers


A) don't really like bill collectors much.
B) are more innovative than workers in large businesses.
C) are especially good at handling inventories in the warehouse to avoid damage and spoilage.
D) design ad campaigns that work especially well on network television.
E) pay little attention to their salary levels compared to similar workers in small businesses.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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What is the most popular course offered by the SBA?


A) A How to Get Rich Quick course
B) A course about accounting for a small business
C) A course that surveys eight to ten areas of business management
D) A course on motivating and encouraging your employees
E) A course on how to obtain more financing for your business

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the founders of Apple Computer, Inc., were creative, free-spirited individuals who decided that being corporate underlings was not what they wanted from a career.They had an innovative idea for a product and desired to create their own business based on this idea.All of the following are factors that could have led them to go into business except


A) the independence.
B) the willingness to find and accept a challenge.
C) the desire to determine their own destiny.
D) the low risk and high rewards inherent in entrepreneurship.
E) entrepreneurial spirit.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Ben has been thinking about going into business.However, he has discounted entering automobile manufacturing because it


A) requires little skill and knowledge.
B) is not a part of the production industry.
C) requires huge investments in machinery and equipment.
D) is unprofitable.
E) requires by law a corporate form of business.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Victor owns his own motorcycle and ATV store.He notices that many of his customers talk about golf while in his store.He quickly adds golf carts and golf clubs to his merchandise selection.Rapidly adjusting to the needs of his customers is possible because small businesses


A) have personal relationships with their customers.
B) have the ability to quickly adapt to change.
C) are independent.
D) have simplified record keeping.
E) run the risk of failure.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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One reason small businesses fail is that their research and development investments are less productive than those of the largest firms.

A) True
B) False

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