BZ 450 BZ450 EXAM 5 ANSWERS - ASHWORTH
BZ450 Being an Entrepreneur Exam 5 Answers (Ashworth)
A(n) ________ is a person who is in business for themselves, works on their own time with their own tools and equipment, and performs services for a number of different clients.
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A board of directors' three formal responsibilities are to appoint the officers of the firm, declare dividends, and:
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write the firm's strategic plan.
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conduct the annual meeting.
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provide funding for the firm.
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oversee the affairs of the corporation.
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Unlike a __________, an advisory board possesses no legal responsibility for the firm and gives nonbinding advice.
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Kathy Denver is preparing to launch a home security firm. The team of people that will launch Kathy's firm are as follows: Kathy (CEO), Trevor (VP-Finance), Shelia (VP-Sales), a four-person Board of Directors, a five-person Board of Advisors, and Kathy's primary investor, who will assume an advisory role. The group of people that will launch Kathy's firm is called its:
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__________ is a nonprofit organization that provides free consulting services to small businesses.
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The Small Business Development Center
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The Small Business Association
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The Service Corps of Retired Executives
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Studies show that __________ percent of all new firms are started by more than one individual.
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If the members of a team are _________, they are likely to have different points of view about technology, hiring decisions, competitive tactics, and other important activities.
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__________ provide entrepreneurs access to mentors, investors, subject matter experts (such as attorneys and accountants), and other entrepreneurs.
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The fact that companies often falter because the people who start the firms can't adjust quickly enough to their new roles and because the firm lacks a "track record" with outside buyers and sellers, is referred to as the:
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liability of preparedness.
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In the context of boards of directors, a(n) ________ director is someone who is not employed by the firm.
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Shelly Cook recently launched a social network for chefs. One thing Shelly is thinking about is creating is a panel of experts who can provide her ongoing direction and advice regarding the future of her business. Shelly is thinking about creating a(n) ________.
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Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding the attributes of the founder(s) of a firm?
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Evidence suggests that important entrepreneurial skills are enhanced through higher education.
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Founders with prior entrepreneurial experience are more likely to avoid costly mistakes.
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Founders with experience in the same industry as their new ventures will typically have "blinders" on and are typically not as effective as founders new to the industry.
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Founders with broad social and professional networks have an advantage.
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The members of homogeneous teams are:
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diverse in terms of their abilities and experiences.
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diverse in terms of their abilities, but very similar in terms of their experiences.
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similar in terms of their abilities and experiences.
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diverse in terms of their experiences, but very similar in terms of their abilities.
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A(n) ________ is a person who works for a business as an apprentice or trainee for the purpose of obtaining actual experience.
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The high failure rate among new ventures is due, in part, to the liability of newness, which refers to the fact that new companies often falter because:
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they are underfunded and the founders of the firms don't move quickly enough to put together boards of directors and boards of advisors that can provide them direction and advice.
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the founders of the firms underestimate the complexities involved with starting a new business and the firms lack a "track record" with outside buyers and sellers.
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the people who start the firms can't adjust quickly enough to their new roles and the firms lack a "track record" with outside buyers and sellers.
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the people who start the firms can't adjust quickly enough to their new roles and they are underfunded.
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Calvin Tucker is in the process of launching an educational services firm. He plans to incorporate the firm. Because the firm will be incorporated, Calvin is legally required to have a:
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A ________ is the group of founders, key employees, and advisers that move a new venture from an idea to a fully functioning firm.
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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding founding teams?
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The members of heterogeneous teams are diverse in terms of their abilities and experiences.
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Teams that are working together for the first time have an advantage over teams that have worked together before.
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The psychological support that cofounders of a new business can offer one another is an important element of a firm's success.
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The members of homogeneous teams are very similar in terms of their abilities and experiences.
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Kelly Andersen founded a technology consulting firm several years ago. Her firm has grown rapidly and is financially successful. One thing that Kelly attributes her success to is that early on she assembled a panel of experts who provided her ongoing direction and advice about her business. What Kelly created is called a(n):
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The Partnering for Success feature in Chapter 9 focuses on a technique that entrepreneurs use to overcome the liabilities of newness. The suggestion made by the feature is to overcome the liabilities of newness by considering:
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interviewing a minimum of 20 startup founders to get a sense of what made them successful.
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working in the new product development or corporate innovation division of a major corporation.
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working for a startup for a minimum of two years before starting one.
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joining a startup accelerator.
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