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General Business. Mr. John Rouda DIFD 321 Winthrop University. Intro to Business. Entrepreneurship Risk vs. Reward Stakeholders vs. shareholders. Intro to Business. Products vs. Services ROI and why is it so important?
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General Business Mr. John RoudaDIFD 321Winthrop University
Intro to Business • Entrepreneurship • Risk vs. Reward • Stakeholders vs. shareholders
Intro to Business • Products vs. Services • ROI and whyisitso important? • IT in Businesses and how it affects ROI…and how ROI affects IT.
The Internet • Productivity • Efficiency? • Effectiveness • How do you use the Internet to makepurchasingdecisions?
Economics • Macro vs. Micro • Supply and Demand
Free MarketCapitalism • PerfectCompetition • Monopoly • Oligopoly • Free Market vs. Socialism… Where’s the US heading? • Communism
Our Economy and how it affects you and me. • Unemployment rate • Inflation • Stagflation • Deflation
Our Economy and how it affects you and me. • GDP and GNP down-flat • Price Indexes up • Householdincomedown-flat • Home Sales flat • Consumptiondown • US Trade down • Employment rates flat
Global Business • Whythinkglobally? • Importing and Exporting • AbsoluteAdvantage
Trade • Surplus and deficits • Tariff • Import quota • Embargo • WTO, EU, NAFTA, OPEC… what do they have to do with me? • Bartering… more thanjustcraigslist
Startingyourown business • Ownership types: • Sole proprietorships • Partenerships • LLP • MLP • LLC • S-Corp • C-Corp
How to getstarted • Buy an exsisting business • Start yourown • Business license • Legal Docs • Marketing strategy • Business plan • Exit Strategy
How to getstarted • Buy an exsisting business • Start yourown • Business license • Legal Docs • Marketing strategy • Business plan • Exit Strategy
SOA • Is it for everyone? • Small Businesses vs. Medium-Large Businesses
Next Time • Global Marketsand management styles