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- 4. Corps of Retired Executives An SBA office with volunteers from industry, trade associations, and education who counsel small businesses at no cost.
- 6. Team A group of experienced people from different areas of business who join together to form a managerial team with the skills needed to develop, make, and market a new product.
- 8. Centers that offer new businesses low-cost offices with basic business service.
- 11. People with unsatisfied wants and needs who have both the resources and the willingness to buy.
- 12. Zones Specific geographic areas to which governments try to attract private business investment by offering lower taxes and other government support.
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- 1. Plan A detailed written statement that describes the nature of the business, the target market, the advantages the business will have in relation to competition, and the resources and qualifications of the owner(s).
- 2. Creative people who work as entrepreneurs within corporations.
- 3. Accepting the risk of starting and running a business.
- 5. Entrepreneurs willing to accept the risk of starting and managing the type of business that remains small, lets them do the kind of work they want to do, and offers them a balanced lifestyle.
- 7. Capitalists Individuals or companies that invest in new businesses in exchange for partial ownership of those businesses.
- 9. Marketing An Internet-based marketing strategy in which a business rewards individuals or other businesses for each visitor or customer the affiliate sends to its Web site.
- 10. Business Investment Company Program A program through which private investment companies licensed by the Small Business Administration lend money to small businesses.