A tool, often used, to determine whether to discontinue a new venture project opportunity is the feasibility analysis.
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Availability of resources is one of the factors that are important in determining whether a value creating opportunity should be pursued.
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The small business association is an organization that does not directly fund loans, however, it has multiple loan guarantee programs designed to support the growth and development of the business.
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Non profit organizations are not considered value creation. For this reason, the term start-ups is used to denote the only entrepreneurial value creation method.
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New ventures that are started by teams of three, four, and five entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed than when started by a single individual.
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Pioneering, imitative, and adaptive are different types of new entry strategies. These are examples of entrepreneurial strategies. Is this correct?
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For start-ups, new business opportunities come from the needs of current customers.
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Entrepreneurial companies are a significant thrust to the US economy, but are not the most prominent source of job creations. Would you agree?
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With respect to viable business opportunities: the opportunity must be attractive in the marketplace, that is, there must be a market demand for the new product or service.
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Co-opetition is the term used to describe a firm's strategy of both cooperation and competition with rival firms.
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Human capital and financial capital are critical elements for the success of an entrepreneurial opportunity.
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Many factors stimulate entrepreneurial opportunities; where demographic changes is one of the factors. Is this correct?
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Some organizations require financing only when they are at the brink of rapid growth curves; whereas engineering and manufacturing companies may have high cash requirements almost as soon as their are founded.
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When considering if a new business opportunity is viable the idea must be durable; that is, when the benefits surpass the cost of development by a large margin.
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Traditionally, the government does not issue loans; thus the small business association is not a lending organization for new ventures.
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Discovery, evaluation, and financing are the three phases an entrepreneur will encounter when establishing whether a new idea is viable. This concept applies to the opportunity recognition process principle.
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Banks are more likely to provide financing during a phase called later stage. This describes the period in which companies have an established performance record; such as sales or perhaps other means of cash streams.
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Research shows that most of the financial funding for firms, that are five years old, originates with loans taken by the business.
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Venture capital is a form of private equity financing. Meaning, that financing becomes available through the sale of company stock. People who make this kind of financial investment are called angel investors.
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One of the reasons why venture opportunities are so popular is because banking and public financing, as well as venture capital are readily available; even before the company has started to conduct business and even before it starts to generate sales.
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