⭐ SESSION 1: Types of Businesses & Business Activities
🔵 1. What is Self-Employment?
In today’s competitive world, many people choose self-employment instead of a regular job.
Self-employment means running your own business, using your own skills, ideas and training.
Benefits of self-employment:
- Independence
- Growth opportunities
- Contribution to economy
- Personal satisfaction
🔵 2. Forms of Business Ownership
Every business has an ownership structure. Your PDF describes five major types.
✔ 1. Sole Proprietorship
- Business owned by one person.
- Easy to start, least costly.
- Owner has unlimited liability (personal assets can be used if business suffers a loss).
Example: small shops, salons.
✔ 2. Partnership
- Owned by two or more people.
- Profits & losses are shared.
- In limited partnership, personal assets of limited partners are protected.
✔ 3. Corporation
- Large business with a separate legal identity from owners.
- Owners = Shareholders.
- Run by Board of Directors.
- Owners have limited liability.
✔ 4. Limited Liability Company (LLC)
- Mix of corporation + partnership.
- Owners enjoy limited liability.
- Can be taxed as sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.
✔ 5. Cooperative
- Owned by a group of members for their mutual benefit.
- Profits shared among members.
Examples: - Cooperative banks
- Housing societies
- Utility cooperatives
🔵 3. Types of Businesses
✔ 1. Service Business
- Provides intangible products (no physical goods).
Examples: schools, banks, salons, consulting firms.
✔ 2. Merchandising Business
- Buys goods at wholesale and sells at retail.
- Does not change the shape/quality of the product.
Examples: grocery stores, malls, retailers.
✔ 3. Manufacturing Business
- Converts raw materials into finished goods.
Examples: factories making cars, clothes, furniture.
✔ 4. Hybrid Business
- Combination of multiple types.
Example: Restaurant (manufactures food + sells products + provides service).
🔵 4. Major Business Activities
Every business performs important activities to run successfully:
✔ 1. Human Resources (HR)
- Hiring employees
- Training
- Handling conflicts
- Managing benefits
✔ 2. Customer Service
- Solves customer complaints
- Handles product issues
- Maintains customer relationships
Good customer service → More sales → More profit
✔ 3. Accounting
- Tracking income & expenses
- Preparing financial statements
- Daily data entry for retail stores
✔ 4. Budgets & Finance
- Planning monthly/annual spending
- Allocating funds for projects
- Managing investments & risks
✔ 5. Sales
- Selling the product/service
- Maintaining customer relationships
- Demonstrating products
Sales = Heart of every business
✔ 6. Marketing
- Advertising & brand building
- Through TV, online, posters, etc.
- Helps reach the right customers
✔ 7. Research & Development (R&D)
- Finding new ideas
- Creating new products
- Improving existing products
✔ 8. Manufacturing & Production
- Making products
- Quality control
- Assembling and packaging
⭐ SESSION 2: Entrepreneurship – Meaning & Characteristics
🔵 1. What is Entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurship =
➡️ Creating a business
➡️ Growing it step-by-step
➡️ Earning profit through innovation & risk taking
An entrepreneur imagines the world differently and creates solutions.
Examples: Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Bill Gates.
🔵 2. Why Entrepreneurs Are Important?
✔ 1. Create Jobs
They become job providers instead of job seekers.
✔ 2. Bring Change
They develop new ideas (innovations) that improve society.
✔ 3. Give Back to Society
They pay taxes, donate to charity, contribute to public welfare.
🔵 3. Process of Entrepreneurship Development
Your PDF explains 6 important steps:
✔ 1. Setting Clear Objectives
A good program must have clear goals—what skills will be taught?
✔ 2. Identifying Suitable Candidates
Choosing people who have interest, motivation and potential.
✔ 3. Focusing on Local Talent & Market
Training should match local business conditions & needs.
✔ 4. Choosing Right Location
Programs should be conducted where people can easily access them.
✔ 5. Meeting Requirements of Trainees
Programs must evolve with changing needs & skill levels.
✔ 6. Program Impact Analysis
Feedback taken after training to improve future programs.
🔵 4. Characteristics of Entrepreneurship
✔ 1. Economic & Dynamic Activity
- Uses resources (land, labour, capital)
- Focus on wealth creation
- Adapts to market changes
✔ 2. Continuous Innovation
- Entrepreneurs constantly think of new ideas
- Improve products & services
✔ 3. Opportunity & Growth Potential
- Identifying opportunities leads to growth
- Higher profits with improved ideas
✔ 4. Risk Taking
- Ready to face challenges
- Convert risks into opportunities
- Stay patient and determined
🔵 5. Role of Entrepreneurship in Society
✔ 1. Mobilizing Public Wealth
Businesses bring investments from public, lenders, and investors.
✔ 2. Employment Generation
New businesses = new jobs.
✔ 3. Industrial Development
Entrepreneurs help develop backward areas → better infrastructure.
✔ 4. Contribution to GDP
MSME sector contributes to 35% of India’s GDP (as per PDF).
✔ 5. Improving Living Standards
More jobs = better income → better lifestyle.
✔ 6. Community Development
They support education, healthcare, public services, etc.
Example: Azim Premji donated ₹27,514 crores for education.
🔵 6. Rewards of Entrepreneurship
- Growth opportunities
- Independence & control
- Flexible work schedules
- Chance to be creative
- Recognition & fame
- Team leadership
- Following your passion
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