Enterprise Growth Strategies — Entrepreneurship STD 12 Commerce — Question

Explain the advantages of franchising to franchisee.

Entrepreneurship does not emerge and grow spontaneously. Rather it is dependent upon several various environmental factors. Explain them.

Give the formula of EOQ and write down its assumptions.

Siddharth is an innovative entrepreneur. He has decided to open an online portal which helps people to order food items 24 x 7. But, before implementing his project, he wants to investigate the marketability of his idea. He approached a venture capitalist to fund his investigation. Which form of finance is Siddharth availing of?

Enlist the activities included in the operation plan.

Vikas is a young entrepreneur who runs his restaurant business. In his second year of operation, he observes that there is a downtrend in sales and his cash flows are not enough to meet his cash expenses. His chartered accountant told him that these are the first symptoms of business failure. Vikas was worried and conducted a detailed study of the financial statements. Give any one symptom as disclosed by balance sheet which should be a cause of concern for Vikas.

Discuss briefly the evolution of franchising and the present scenario in India, citing relevant examples.

Why Private Company is more desirable?
OR
Give the suitability of Private Company.

The Apple iphone, a smartphone was launched by Apple in January 2007 in North America and when it went on sale it quickly sold out. It has launched the sixth generation phone, i.e. iphone in 2012. The latest is iphone 6+. Apple has been doing continuous research and development to attain this position, it has invested a lot into R&D. It prices its latest phone quite high. Which pricing strategy is being followed by Apple? Give reason.

Explain the necessity of a stock exchange in the economy.