3.1.1Purpose And Nature Flashcards
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What is a business?
It is an organisation that exists to provide goods and services
What are goods OTP
- Objects
- Tangible
- Produced and consumed
What are services AIP
- Activities
- Intangible
- Provided by other businesses
Examples of services
- Transport
- Dentist
- Dry cleaning
- WiFi
- Hair salons

Examples of goods 🛍
- Food
- Clothing
- toys
- Animals pets
- Technology

What are needs
Needs are goods we need to consume to survive
What are wants
Wants are goods and services that we would like but are not essential to live.they are luxuries 🧁🥰🥳🍬🍪⛴
Examples of needs
Shelter 🕳 Clothes👕 Food🍯 Air 🌪 Water💧
Examples of wants
Technology 💻 Smart watch⌚️ Beee🐝 Pupppppppy🐶 Nintendo 🤗👾
How to satisfy customer
Identify their wants and needs
Purpose of business Please Pet Sonny Fish Dog
- Producing goods
- Providing a service to benefit others
- Fulfilling a business opportunity
- Distributing objects
What is a social enterprise
Social enterprise is a business that does not aim to make profits but improving people’s lives
Opportunity cost
Sacrificing one thing in order to achieve the other
Characteristics of an entrepreneur
- Hardworking
- organised
- innovative
- risk taker
- motivated
What are the three business sectors
Primary Secondary Tertiary
Describe primary business
Producing raw materials which are extracted from nature🌳🌲🌵
Describe secondary business
Manufacturing goods which are made from raw materials and turned into finished goods. This sector is also involved in construction 🔨
Describe tertiary business
Producing services. Also include businesses involved in the distribution process
Examples primary business
- Fishing
- Mining
- Oil exploration
- Farming

Examples of secondary businesses
Car manufacturers 🚗 Steel Clothing maker Builder ⛑
Tertiary business examples
Shops🛍 Transport 🚖 Hairdresser 💇🏽♀️ Baking 👨🏽🍳 Banks 🏦 Retail
Factors of production
Land Labour Capital Enterprise
tele factors
- Technology-online shopping, advertisements, interaction with customers, working from home
- Economy- tax vat, consumer spending
- Legislation- laws, e.g. rule of 10pm curfew
- Environment- the pollution and just consideration,
what is land
LAND- any natural resources, non-renewable- gas, oil, coal. Renewable power such as wind/waterpower or wood. Wind turbine





