2024 Version
A critical element that an entrepreneur must solve for success is to develop the ability to generate
consistent and growing sales.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
Heather Schuck, owner of Glamajama, is an example of how women can concentrate on more than one
facet of life.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
The presence of venture capital for start-ups is limited outside of the United States.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
Every business that has been documented in the Fortune 500 list began as a new venture by a single
individual or a small group of people.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
A customer of a small business could be considered an important stakeholder to the success of a
company.
a. true
b. false - ✔✔true
________ aid(s), counsel(s), assist(s), and protect(s) the interests of small business concerns.
a. Medium-sized businesses
,b. Fortune 500 companies
c. the U.S. Small Business Administration
d. Stakeholders - ✔✔c. the U.S. Small Business Administration
The development and implementation of a new business is part ________ and part ________.
a. art; science
b. luck; skill
c. genius; hard work
d. resources; hard work - ✔✔a. art; science
During the 1970s and 1980s, the ________ occupied the dominant economic position in the world.
a. Americans
b. Germans
c. Russians
d. Japanese - ✔✔d. Japanese
Microloans have been in existence for years; they are most commonly made directly to ________ for
self-development.
a. young adults
b. men
c. Hispanics
d. women - ✔✔d. women
Until the mid-1880s, almost all U.S. businesses were ________.
a. indifferent
b. small
c. medium
d. large - ✔✔b. small
, The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) was organized as a part of
a. the Small Business Agency of 1960
b. the Small Business Administration Law
c. the Small Business Act of 1950
d. the Small Business Act of July 30, 1953 - ✔✔d. the Small Business Act of July 30, 1953
Which of the following is true of robber barons in the context of the history of entrepreneurial
businesses in the United States?
a. They were responsible for the failure of several small businesses.
b. They failed to take advantage of the economies of scale
c. The indulged in great abuses in order to succeed in their business.
d. They dominated those industrial sectors that were already well-established. - ✔✔c. The indulged in
great abuses in order to succeed in their business.
The success of entrepreneurial businesses occurs partially because they are ________.
a. characterized by corporate layers of management
b. responsbile to public stockholders
c. invested heavily in policies and procedures
d. more focused than their large corporate counterparts - ✔✔d. more focused than their large corporate
counterparts
Which of the following statements is true about venture capital start-ups?
a. They refrain from developing operations in multiple locations very shortly after the initial investment.
b. They ensure that the business is oriented toward the personal goals of the founders.
c. They have a management structure designed to take advantage of the skills of the founder or
founders.
d. They are funded by angel investors who invest more than $2 million and expect extraordinary returns.
- ✔✔d. They are funded by angel investors who invest more than $2 million and expect extraordinary
returns.
Which of the following was the outcome of the Great Depression of the 1930s?