Investment and Networking Concepts

Money used to make an investment, produce a product, fund operations, and generate income.

• Facilitator

• Passive Investor

• Angel Investor

• Capital

A facilitator helps further a process; They understand the objectives and assists a person or group in achieving their goals, while not necessarily taking a strong position themselves.

• Passive Investor

• Network

• Facilitator

• Capital

A group of friends, mentors, and colleagues who might help accomplish personal, career, and professional goals.

• Professional Development

• Facilitator

• Angel Investor

• Network

An angel investor is someone who provides capital for small startups or entrepreneurs; they are usually “passive” investors.

• Capital

• Angel Investor

• Passive Investor

• Professional Development

An investor who provides capital but doesn't get involved in the day-to-day operations of the company.

• Main Investor

• Facilitator

• Passive Investor

• Professional Development

An angel investor helps start-ups by

• managing the business

• providing capital

• purchasing supplies

• 
  creating policies and procedures

Governmental policy can encourage entrepreneurship by

• imposing stricter regulations

• increasing interest rates

• restricting trade.

• reducing regulations and taxes

Patrick is good with handy work around his house. He notices that older people are living longer and living in their homes longer, and that they need help fixing their homes so they can live in them more easily. Patrick is thinking about becoming an entrepreneur because of this ____________ he noticed

• Social Security

• trend

• home improvement

• construction

Due to the growth of technology and e-commerce, and some family-time benefits, and some cost savings, and even perhaps some tax advantages, about half of all businesses

• 
  start in an office building and then are outsourced

• start in a factory and move to an office building

• start and remain in their homes

• start and remain in a warehouse

One method entrepreneurs use to identify opportunities, is to find _________in the marketplace, wants or needs that can be fulfilled with a business idea

• capital

• debt

• voids

• revenue