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Chapter 02 Creation of New Ventures
Chapter 02 Creation of New Ventures
Chapter 02 Creation of New Ventures
3. Appropriation of Technology
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Government policies:
Credit programmes with State-subsidized rates
Share programmes by Government venture-capital
companies
Grants by the Government, especially for creating
jobs and for research.
Security programmes by the Government for
taking over part of the risk of the credit
institutions for enterprises
Advisory services.
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Other support activities for enterprises with both
public and private sector involvement, include:
Business consulting services: Assistance with
business development, developing business plans,
tax advice, and so forth;
Technical consulting services: More specialized
services are provided such as networking
assistance between enterprises and science and
technology organizations, technology transfer, the
exchange of similar experiences and the
identification of potential for cooperation
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Financing support activities: Offer optimal
conditions to enterprises, especially SMEs, in
terms of rent and costs of spaces, infrastructure
and services.
Intellectual property assistance: Assistance with
developing and patenting new and improved
technology, including bringing it to the market for
profit;
International assistance: Assistance with the global
networking of incubation and innovation centers
for information exchange and technology transfer
What is small business?
non-governmental organizations.
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Eight reasons why many small businesses fail.
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How does one start a new venture?
– Birth stage
– Breakthrough stage
– Maturity stage
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Figure Stages in the life cycle of an entrepreneurial firm.
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Types of Businesses
5. Web-based business
1 Start Your Own Business
Independence
Satisfaction
Risks
Uncertainty of demand for the product/service
Need to make decisions daily
No certainty that customers will purchase what
you offer
Difficult to start a new business
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2. Purchase an Existing Business
Advantages
Existing businesses already have customers,
suppliers, and procedures.
Seller of the business may be willing to train the
new owner.
Prior records of revenues, expenses, and profits
Financial arrangements can be easier
Has the location
Experienced employees
Disadvantages
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3. Franchise Ownership
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Advantage of purchasing franchise business
Advantages
There is a certain sense of pride and accomplishment
that comes from being part of a family endeavor.
Trust and togetherness
Great potential for success
A business can remain in the family for generations.
Some people enjoy working with relatives.
The efforts of running a family business give one the
benefit of knowing that their efforts are helping those
whom they care about.
Disadvantages
1 E-bay
2 Monster
3 Amazon
Forms of ownership and legal requirements
• Sole proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporations and
• Cooperatives
1. Ease of starting
2. Increased source of capital:-Partnership can offer creditors
less risk than a sole proprietorship; it is often an attractive
investment.
7. Reduced risk
Disadvantages of partnership
1.Unlimited liability
2. Risk of implied authority: The fault and miss
judgment made by a single partner binds the firm
and the remaining partners.
3. Lack of harmony…agreement or synchronization
4. Lack of continuity/instability/: If any one of the
general partners dies, withdraws because of mentally
or physically incapable (injured), the partnership
ends.
5. Investment withdrawals difficulty
3. Corporation
1. Financial strength
2. Limited liability
3.Scope of expansion
Corporations have greater potential than sole
proprietorship or partnerships
4.Managerial efficiency
Corporations enjoy the advantage of efficient management by
hiring specialist’s skilled persons to become members of
the board of directors to mange the corporation
5.Ease in transferring ownership
6.Legal entity status: A corporation can purchase property,
make contracts, sue and be sued in the corporate name.
Disadvantages of a corporation
1. Difficulty of formation
It is time consuming and cumbersome/not manageable to
establish corporations unlike the other forms of businesses.
2. Lack of owner’s/manager’s personal interest
These forms of organizations are managed by directors, hired
officials, and employees who may not be expected to have
such an interest in the success of the business as the
individual owner or partner would have in his own
business.
3. Delay in decision-making…it needs official meeting of
managers or board
4.Lack of secrecy….openness…lack of privacy
5.Double taxation
4.Cooperatives
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5.Other forms of business
Franchises