Final Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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What are five reasons to develop a business strategy?

A
  1. Increase ROI
  2. Change direction
  3. Take advantage of strengths
  4. Framework for making decisions
  5. Increase chance of success
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Your ___________ define why your business exists.

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core values

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3
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A well defined ___________ will clearly state why your company exists.

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Mission Statement

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4
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What are four key components to a business plan?

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  1. Mission statement
  2. Marketing plan
  3. Management plan
  4. Financial plan
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5
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What are some reasons for creating a legal entity?

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  1. Delineation of ownership and control
  2. Protect personal assets
  3. Profit distribution
  4. Possible taxation benefits
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Which type of business is the easiest to set up and operate?

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Sole proprietorship

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In a _____________, all owners have personal liability for all debts, taxes, and liabilities of the business.

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General partnership

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In a __________ there are limited partners (not involved in day to day) and general partners (run business).

A

limited partnership

*limited partners are only liable up to their investment

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T/F: In a limited liability partnership you are not personally liable for debts and taxes of the business.

A

True

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T/F: In a LLP you are not responsible for your partners negligence or malpractice.

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True

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T/F: In an LLP you are not responsible for your own negligence or malpractice.

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False

Always responsible for your own negligence/malpractice

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12
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Which type of business involves the profits being double taxed?

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C-corporation

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13
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T/F: An LLC is considered a corporation.

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False

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14
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T/F: Profits in an LLC are double taxed.

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False

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15
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Who holds the decision making power in a corporation?

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Board of directors

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Your _______ is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.

17
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What are the four components of marketing to consumers?

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Awareness: make them see you
Nurture: help guide them to making an appointment
Convert: make it easy for them to make the appointment
Grow: continue making appointments

18
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__________ is a key marketing strategy that often gets ignored.

A

Patient retention

19
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An effective _____________ is aspirational and inspirational and motivational and focuses on the future.

A

Vision statement

20
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T/F: Vision statements are detailed.

21
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A mission statement is a written declaration of an organization’s ______________.

A

Core purpose, focus, values.

22
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In what book does the author talk about beginning with the end in mind?

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7 habits of highly effective people

Steven Covey

23
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What are the three parts of a mission statement?

A
  1. Purpose
  2. Plan
  3. Core values
24
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________ are the structural foundation of any business.

25
What are characteristics of a good mission statement.
1. Clear and concise 2. Memorable 3. Not too long
26
T/F: Your mission statement should never be changed.
False Revise when necessary
27
T/F: When it comes to equipment, you should start with the patient experience, then work back toward technology.
True
28
Roughly how much does a single operatory cost to outfit?
$25,000-60,000
29
__________ is the #1 key to practice success.
Location strategy
30
What numbers typically correlate to a saturated market in dentistry?
2000people/1dentist
31
T/F: Zip codes are an accurate way of analyzing demographics for locating a dental office.
False Use census blocks instead
32
Roughly how many associateships do not work out as planned?
80%
33
What is one of the most important factors in choosing an associate ship?
Where do you want to live
34
How much should new patient growth per year be to grow a practice?
10-20%