BUSA 31101617 (1) SOLVED Q&A
Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures, 4e (Barringer/Ireland)
Chapter 2 Recognizing Opportunities and Generating Ideas
1) BenchPrep, the company profiled in the opening fea
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BUSA 31101617 (1) SOLVED Q&A
Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures, 4e (Barringer/Ireland)
Chapter 2 Recognizing Opportunities and Generating Ideas
1) BenchPrep, the company profiled in the opening feature for Chapter 2, sells an iPhone app to
help students prepare for the GMAT and other exams. The original idea for the company
stemmed from the founders' recognition that if people could use their iPhones to study for the
GMAT:
A) they wouldn't have to carry heavy study books around and they could maximize their study
time by catching a few minutes of studying between meetings and on similar occasions
B) they could study more questions and a computer within the app could keep track of their
progress on practice exams
C) they could save money by not having to buy multiple study guides and a small computer
within the app could keep track of their progress on practice exams
D) they wouldn't have to carry heavy study books around and they could interact online with
other people preparing for the GMAT and similar exams
E) they could maximize their study time by catching a few minutes of studying between
meetings and on similar occasions and they could save money by not having to buy multiple
study guides
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 41
Topic: Identifying and Recognizing Opportunities
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Describe the role of entrepreneurs and small business
2) A(n) ________ is a favorable set of circumstances that creates a need for a new product,
service, or business.
A) idea
B) scheme
C) design
D) proposal
E) opportunity
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 43
Topic: Identifying and Recognizing Opportunities
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Describe the role of entrepreneurs and small business
3) According to the textbook, opportunities are:
A) easy to spot
B) easy to spot in fast growing industries but tough to spot in slow growing industries
C) easy to spot in the manufacturing sector but tough to spot in the service sector
D) tough to spot
E) neither easy nor tough to spot
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 43
Topic: Identifying and Recognizing Opportunities
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Describe the role of entrepreneurs and small business
4) An opportunity has four essential qualities:
A) attractive, timely, durable, and anchored in a product, service, or business that creates or adds
value for its buyer or end user
B) practical, opportune, appropriate, and anchored in a product, service, or business that is
efficient and effective
C) realistic, striking, timely, and anchored in a product, service, or business that is timely
D) attention-getting, attractive, timely, and anchored in a product, service, or business that
creates or adds value for its buyer or end user
E) attractive, durable, resilient, and opportune
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 43
Topic: Identifying and Recognizing Opportunities
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Describe the role of entrepreneurs and small business
5) Shelly Ford is starting a fashion boutique in an upscale mall near San Antonio. She wants to
open her store during the time period in which a business like hers can realistically enter the new
market. Shelly is trying to open her business while the ________ is open.
A) safe harbor
B) window of opportunity
C) portal of entry
D) doorway of opportunity
E) safety zone
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 43
Topic: Identifying and Recognizing Opportunities
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Objective: Describe the role of entrepreneurs and small business
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