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Introduction to Business
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7)
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of life
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement 8 – Management Plan & Control Lead & Organize Motivation (11) HR (12 & 13)
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement 8 – Management Plan & Control Lead & Organize Motivation (11) HR (12 & 13)
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Business Model Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement 8 – Management Plan & Control Lead & Organize Motivation (11) HR (12 & 13) 14 & 15 – Marketing Target clienteles Research / Attributes Message
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Business Model Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement 8 – Management Plan & Control Lead & Organize Motivation (11) HR (12 & 13) 14 & 15 – Marketing Target clienteles Research / Attributes Message
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Business Model / Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement 8 – Management Plan & Control Lead & Organize Motivation (11) HR (12 & 13) 14 & 15 – Marketing Target clienteles Research / Attributes Message 16, 17 & 18 – Finances Accounting Cash Flow Services
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Business Model / Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement 8 – Management Plan & Control Lead & Organize Motivation (11) HR (12 & 13) 14 & 15 – Marketing Target clienteles Research / Attributes Message 16, 17 & 18 – Finances Accounting Cash Flow Services Investors Customers Workers Suppliers
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Business Model / Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) 2 – Economics Free markets Specialization Quality of Life 3 & 10 – Trade Fair & Free Comparative advantage WTO 4 – Governments Actor / Arbitrator Regulator / Legislator Support / Orient 5 – Ethics Honesty Sustainability Safety Fairness Involvement 8 – Management Plan & Control Lead & Organize Motivation (11) HR (12 & 13) 14 & 15 – Marketing Target clienteles Research / Attributes Message 16, 17 & 18 – Finances Accounting Cash Flow Services Investors Customers Workers Suppliers Risks Cycles Ideas Opportunities Obstacles Research Targeting Triple Bottom Line Jobs Value Added Sales Costs
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1) What is a business? Wealth, standard of living Value added, profit For profit, non-profit & coop Niche, unattended needs Environment Markets Competition VS Monopoly 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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2) How businesses are part of national economies? Study the allocation of resources (factors of production) We have more needs than resources How do we make the best decisions? Capitalism & communism since early 1800 century Democracy and mixed economies Freedom, specialization, trade Production curve; opportunity costs, over & under capacity Supply & demand; equilibrium point 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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3) Trade Specialization implies trade Trade is more and more global Have huge impacts on poor countries Can have huge impact on our environment Comparative advantage Exporting, importing & trade balance Outsourcing and other globalization strategies Agreements & WTO Canada; small market + advanced economy 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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4) Role of governments Player; producer, consumer, employer Regulator; laws + enforcement Support; start-up, expansion, export, research, training Tax for services + redistribution Protect markets; consumers, fight monopolies, bankruptcy Governments are big and powerful Legislative, executive, judicial 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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5) Ethics & Social Responsibility More than respecting laws Act as a participant in society Customers Employees Investors Suppliers Community Environment 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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6) Ownership & Small Businesses Forms of ownership The corporation model Forms of incorporation Cooperatives & social enterprises Having a commercial activity Franchises E-commerce 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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7) Entrepreneurship Starting with a business idea; something is missing Developing a business model; what will be offered What is an entrepreneur? How to support entrepreneurs? Business plan & its components From a passion 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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8) Management & Leadership How do we work with others? We all are leaders from time to time Vision & values Make people participate in decisions & planning 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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9) How do you organize working together? People; profile, #, autonomy Mission; simple to complex, public, private Market; size, geography, cycle, competition, Circumstances; environment Size; micro to multi-national, online – storefront Formal VS Informal 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers 10) Production Canada has a small market. We need to sell some of our production abroad. Canadian businesses export goods & services and compete with other businesses Some crown corporation export as well; Royal Canadian Mint We export services as well; SNC – Lavallin Sometimes the market is disfunctional; phamaceutical industries When you export, you need to stay ahead of the pack; Research in Motion (Blackberry) Research is a key element, but how you work is also very important Outsourcing, location, purchasing, inventory, quality control (ISO p.307) Use modern tools and plan your systems
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11) Motivation Maslow; hierarchy of needs Short history of industrial psychology Taylor, Mayo, Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor Understanding yourself & others Make sure expectations are clear & attainable Make sure you acknowledge others success 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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12) Human Resources Management Job description & profile Be predictable & fair Recruitment process Make sure everybody is accountable to somebody else Evaluation Labour laws 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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13) Employees / Management Relations Unions Collective bairgaining process Conciliation, mediation, arbitration Strikes & lockout Negociations 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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14 & 15) Marketing Segmentation, differentiation & target Mix; price, product, promotion, place Market research Attributes of a product Experiences Branding, pricing Life cycle of a product 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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16, 17 & 18) Financial Management Budget cycle & accountability Financial Statements Working Capital, line of credit Long term financing Insurances Financial services industry Money & supply Securities & exchange commission Bonds, stock, funds & brokerage 1 - Business Model Marketing strategy (14 & 15) Structure (6 & 9) Plan & Entrepreneurship (7) Customers Investors Workers Suppliers
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