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Evolution and Fundamentals of Business
Evolution and Fundamentals of Business
Fundamentals of
Business
Learning objectives
CONCEPT OF BUSINESS
Non
Economic
Economic
activities
activities
BUSINESS PROFESSION
Farming Medical EMPLOYMENT
Manufacturing goods Legal Workers
Construction Teaching Employees
Banking Accounting
DEFINITION
An Economic activity
Production or procurement of goods and services
Sale or exchange of goods and services for the satisfaction
of human needs
Dealings in goods and services on a regular basis
Profit earning
Uncertainty of Return
Element of Risk
1 Economic Activity:
Restricted Entry
Professional association
Code of Conduct
Service motive
Reward or Return
Nature of work
PROFESSIONS PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONAL
BODIES
Medical Doctors Medical Council
of India
Legal Lawyers Bar Council of
India
Accounting Chartered Institute of
Accountants Chartered
Accountants of
India
Employment
Contractual Relation
Reward or Return
Nature of work
Capital Investment
Code of conduct
Qualification
OBJECTIVES OF BUSINESS
Objectives
of Business
Economic Social
Economic Objectives
Profit earning
Survival
Growth
SOCIAL OBJECTIVES
Generation of Employment
Welfare of Employees
Community Service
ROLE OF PROFIT IN BUSINESS
Source of Income
for business
persons
Indication of
Reward for efficient
risk taking working of
Business
ROLE OF PROFIT
Conclusion
Business
risks
Speculative
Pure risks
Risks
SPECULATIVE RISK
Economic
causes
Natural Human causes Other causes
causes Competition
Dishonesty
Change of Political
Flood Carelessness disturbances
technology
earthquake strikes
Mechanical
Price
fluctuation failure
CLASSIFICATION OF BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES
Industry
Classification
of Business
Activities
Commerce
Industry
Transport Warehousing
Banking Insurance Advertising
Extractive Industry Genetic Industry
Farming Poultry farming
Mining Cattle Breeding
Manufacturing Construction
Industry Industry
Cotton
Textile Building
Cement Road
INDUSTRY
Synthetical Industry:
Example:
Two or more raw materials are combined together in manufacturing process
to make the final product.
Various chemicals are mixed together to manufacture cement
Processing Industry:
Assembling Industry:
Hindrance
s of Hindrances
Hindrances Hindrances Hindrances Hindrance
persons of
of Place of time of Risk of Finance
Information
Hindrance of Hindrance of Hindrance of Hindrance of Hindrance of Hindrance of
Persons Place Time Risk Finance Information
Commerce
Auxiliaries
Trade
to Trade
TRADE
Trade refers to buying and selling of goods and services with the aim of earning profits.
Trade removes hindrance of person by creating a link between producers and
consumers.
INTERNAL TRADE(HOMETRADE)
It is concerned with the buying and selling of goods and services within the geographical
boundaries of a country.
Whole sale Trade:
It involves buying and selling of goods in large quantities
Retail Trade:
It involves buying and selling of goods in small quantities
EXTERNAL TRADE
IMPORT TRADE:
It refers to purchase of goods from a foreign country.
EXPORT TRADE:
It refers to sale of goods to a foreign country.
ENTREPOT TRADE:
It refers to import of goods for the purpose of export to other countries
Trade
Internal External
Trade Trade
Internal External
Trade Trade
Auxiliaries
to Trade
Insurance
It involves all those activities which are concerned with providing protection
from various kinds of risk
Warehousing
It is concerned with storing goods in order to facilitate their supply to the market
at the right time.
Advertising:
It involves all those activities which are concerned with providing information
about the product to the consumers.