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Stuff Every Business Scout Should Know: free practice in 30-second cards
Stuff Every Business Scout Should Know
Practice facts for the American Business merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.
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- What does digital marketing use?
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Digital technologies to market products and services. Digital marketing is marketing products and services using digital technologies.
- What is the main goal of most private-sector businesses?
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To generate profit by creating value above cost. Private-sector businesses primarily aim to generate profit through the creation and capture of economic value above cost.
- In a sole proprietorship, who is liable for business debts?
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The owner has unlimited liability. A sole proprietor has unlimited liability for all obligations incurred by the business, including operating costs or judgments.
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- What does digital marketing use?
- What is the main goal of most private-sector businesses?
- In a sole proprietorship, who is liable for business debts?
- What advantage do corporations offer their owners?
- How does a cooperative differ from a corporation?
- What is a franchise?
- What does accounting measure and communicate?
- What does finance study?
- What is the main goal of a human resources department?
- What does manufacturing do?
- What is research and development the first stage of?
- Why do companies invest in workplace safety?
- What is management the study of?
- What do managers administer as primary components of business value?
- What is capital in business?
- What can businesses use to protect branding like names and logos?
- What do patents and copyrights protect?
- What is a trade union?
- What is collective bargaining?
- What does the Fair Labor Standards Act address?
- What does OSHA focus on?
- What does the Family and Medical Leave Act provide?
- What does ERISA relate to?
- What does the U.S. Department of Labor do?
- What are the three basic types of financial statements?
- How can financial statements help business leaders?
- How do interest rates affect business?
- How does a corporation obtain capital?
- What is one way a business can raise capital besides selling shares?
- Why is insurance useful to a business?
- What is green marketing?
- What are sustainable business practices?
- How does ethics play a role in business decisions?
- What is a key difference between brick-and-mortar and online businesses?
- What are the five primary areas of business?
- What does marketing involve?
- What does commerce include besides trade?
- What is the role of a chief information officer?
- What do retailers, wholesalers, and distributors do?
- What do financial services businesses include?
- What do service businesses offer?
- What is double taxation for corporations?
- What does the Securities and Exchange Commission regulate?
- What is a business entity that is not separate from its owner called?
- Who elects a corporation's board of directors?
- What does finance help a firm ensure it has?
- What is human resources crucial for?
- What are the major branches of management?
- What does a parent company control?
- What is an initial public offering?