Journal 3

1. Why do ethics matter in entrepreneurship?

Moral principles that regulate a person’s behavior or activity performance are referred to as ethics. Any sort of human interaction necessitates some level of ethical consideration. Because it involves interactions between employees and their employers or co-founders and customer relationships, entrepreneurship is a basis of ethics. There are a variety of reasons why business ethics should be one of the company’s top concerns. Ethics and values are crucial in a business organization because they impact morals and decisions, and they must be present in order for the business to be sustainable both inside (business’s working staff environment) and outside (strategy, values, customer service). To put it another way, corporate ethics can assist organizations in establishing long-term, solid reputations as well as financial success and a productive working environment.

2. How does my own personal budget relate to an entrepreneurship budget?

Both personal and business budgets have the same planning structure. 

  • Project your income for a certain period (a month, a quarter, a year, etc.). 
  • Project your expenses for a certain period. 
  • Project your savings for a certain period.

One key difference between a corporate and a personal budget is that forecasting is often considerably more critical in a company budget. The majority of people have a reasonably consistent income from month to month. In a business, however, management must pay attention to their income estimate in order to effectively plan for the months ahead. Business leaders can better understand what types of metrics to aspire for over time by comparing actuals to expected budgets.

3. Why do we need budgets?

From a regular person understanding a budget helps with the development of financial stability. A budget makes it simpler to pay bills on time, develop an emergency fund, and save for significant purchases like a car or home by tracking costs and sticking to a plan. A budget, in general, puts a person on a better financial footing in the short and long term. Same for the entrepreneur, It helps to monitor and better understand whether your company’s revenue (incoming money) can cover its expenses. Budgeting can assist you in making better-educated financial decisions.

4. What is social entrepreneurship?

Social entrepreneurs develop companies because they want to solve social problems and make a positive difference in the world through their businesses. Traditional business is combined with social effect in social entrepreneurship. These firms exist to “do good” while still seeing measurable outcomes. It starts with identifying a social problem in a community or the wider world and setting out to fix it through product innovation, job creation or education, disrupting an industry, or a new approach to failed approaches. In all elements of social entrepreneurship, from the business’s internal operations to its impact on all stakeholders to the end outcome of good societal impact, the focus is on well-being.

5. What are the most significant legal issues entrepreneurs face?

Intellectual property rights are one of the most challenging concerns that businesses face. Intellectual property rights are legal rights that allow a business owner to properly safeguard their innovations and inventions to prevent legal wrangling. Copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, licensing, insurance, contracts, product safety, and responsibility are just a few. A startup should place a greater emphasis on safeguarding its intellectual property from potential risks.

Unfortunately, it is not the only issue that you might face. Along with intellectual property comes vexing, accounting and finance, state and federal taxes, non-disclosure agreements, etc.

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