Question 1

The stricter a country's employment security, the lower its early-stage HEA rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What was the world's largest corporation in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A) Southwest Airlines 
B) General Motors 
C) Walmart 
D) Google 
E) Apple 
A) Southwest Airlines 
B) General Motors 
C) Walmart 
D) Google 
E) Apple

Question 3

The Fortune 500 employed 15 percent of the workforce in 2005.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Give two examples of how companies strengthened their businesses through changes in regulations.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Federal Express had taken a leading role

Question 5

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)is an organization created to gather information about the most successful start-ups for potential investors

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"Baby boomers" is the term used for Americans born in:

Accepted Answer

A) Early 1920's 
B) 1920's 
C) Early 1930's 
D) Late 1930's - 1940's 
E) Mid 1940's - early 1960's 
A) Early 1920's 
B) 1920's 
C) Early 1930's 
D) Late 1930's - 1940's 
E) Mid 1940's - early 1960's

Question 7

What was the primary objective of the Bayh-Dole Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Commercial development of intellectual property 
B) Investment of pension funds in venture capital companies 
C) Gender equality among entrepreneurs. 
D) Support for young entrepreneurs 
E) All of the above 
A) Commercial development of intellectual property 
B) Investment of pension funds in venture capital companies 
C) Gender equality among entrepreneurs. 
D) Support for young entrepreneurs 
E) All of the above

Question 8

What percent of the executives downsized in the 1980's and 1990's started their own businesses?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 20 
D) 25 
E) 30 
A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 20 
D) 25 
E) 30

Question 9

Describe the three main measures of entrepreneurial activity.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&TEA (total entrepreneurial activity)is t

Question 10

The highest average TEA rates are found in?

Accepted Answer

A) Middle East & North Africa 
B) European Union 
C) United States 
D) Asia Pacific/South Asia 
E) sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America/Caribbean 
A) Middle East & North Africa 
B) European Union 
C) United States 
D) Asia Pacific/South Asia 
E) sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America/Caribbean

Question 11

Why are small businesses an important consideration for state and federal politicians?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&In the U.S.there are 28 million or so bu

Question 12

In general, businesses with 100-500 employees are considered "medium-sized businesses."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

High-growth entrepreneurs, also known as "gazelles," receive heightened attention from policy-makers because:

Accepted Answer

A) their firms have an average annual growth rate of 20%. 
B) they contribute a small number of jobs created by new firms. 
C) their firms account for approximately 10% of the world's GDP. 
D) their firms contribute a disproportionate share of all new jobs created by new firms. 
E) they are mostly located in the European Union and the Middle East & North Africa. 
A) their firms have an average annual growth rate of 20%. 
B) they contribute a small number of jobs created by new firms. 
C) their firms account for approximately 10% of the world's GDP. 
D) their firms contribute a disproportionate share of all new jobs created by new firms. 
E) they are mostly located in the European Union and the Middle East & North Africa.

Question 14

What was the increase in Benchmark Capital's investment of $5 million in eBay?

Accepted Answer

A) 30-fold in two years 
B) 300-fold in two years 
C) 700-fold in two years 
D) 1500-fold in two years 
E) 4000-fold in two years 
A) 30-fold in two years 
B) 300-fold in two years 
C) 700-fold in two years 
D) 1500-fold in two years 
E) 4000-fold in two years

Question 15

The amount of venture capital under management has grown from $3.7 billion in 1980 to $199 billion in 2012.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jim Clark, an IT entrepreneur, became the first Internet billionaire because of his investment in what company?

Accepted Answer

A) Yahoo! Inc. 
B) Netscape Communications 
C) Amazon.com Inc. 
D) Google Inc. 
E) Microsoft Corp. 
A) Yahoo! Inc. 
B) Netscape Communications 
C) Amazon.com Inc. 
D) Google Inc. 
E) Microsoft Corp.

Question 17

In general, the number of female entrepreneurs is 2/3rds the number of male entrepreneurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the most successful US airline?

Accepted Answer

A) United Airlines 
B) Delta 
C) Continental 
D) Southwest Airlines 
E) Pan-Am 
A) United Airlines 
B) Delta 
C) Continental 
D) Southwest Airlines 
E) Pan-Am

Question 19

The former dean of the Nomura School of Advanced Management in Japan, Jiro Tokuyama, once said that the venture capital firms in Japan comprise one of the chief advantages for Japanese, technology start-ups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Japan is among the leading countries, in terms of entrepreneurial activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The stricter a country's employment security, the lower its early-stage HEA rate.

What was the world's largest corporation in 2012?

The Fortune 500 employed 15 percent of the workforce in 2005.

Give two examples of how companies strengthened their businesses through changes in regulations.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)is an organization created to gather information about the most successful start-ups for potential investors

"Baby boomers" is the term used for Americans born in:

What was the primary objective of the Bayh-Dole Act?

What percent of the executives downsized in the 1980's and 1990's started their own businesses?

Describe the three main measures of entrepreneurial activity.

The highest average TEA rates are found in?

Why are small businesses an important consideration for state and federal politicians?

In general, businesses with 100-500 employees are considered "medium-sized businesses."

High-growth entrepreneurs, also known as "gazelles," receive heightened attention from policy-makers because:

What was the increase in Benchmark Capital's investment of $5 million in eBay?

The amount of venture capital under management has grown from $3.7 billion in 1980 to $199 billion in 2012.

Jim Clark, an IT entrepreneur, became the first Internet billionaire because of his investment in what company?

In general, the number of female entrepreneurs is 2/3rds the number of male entrepreneurs.

What is the most successful US airline?

The former dean of the Nomura School of Advanced Management in Japan, Jiro Tokuyama, once said that the venture capital firms in Japan comprise one of the chief advantages for Japanese, technology start-ups.

Japan is among the leading countries, in terms of entrepreneurial activity.

The Entrepreneurial Process

Opportunity Recognition, Shaping, and Reshaping

Understanding Your Business Model and Developing Your Strategy

Entrepreneurial Marketing

Building the Founding Team

The Business Planning Process

Building Your Pro Forma Financial Statements

Facing Entrepreneurial Ventures Worldwide

Raising Money for Starting and Growing Businesses

Debt and Other Forms of Financing

Legal and Tax Issues, Including Intellectual Property

Entrepreneurial Growth

Social Entrepreneurship: an Overview

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The stricter a country's employment security, the lower its early-stage HEA rate.

What was the world's largest corporation in 2012?

The Fortune 500 employed 15 percent of the workforce in 2005.

Give two examples of how companies strengthened their businesses through changes in regulations.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)is an organization created to gather information about the most successful start-ups for potential investors

"Baby boomers" is the term used for Americans born in:

What was the primary objective of the Bayh-Dole Act?

What percent of the executives downsized in the 1980's and 1990's started their own businesses?

Describe the three main measures of entrepreneurial activity.

The highest average TEA rates are found in?

Why are small businesses an important consideration for state and federal politicians?

In general, businesses with 100-500 employees are considered "medium-sized businesses."

High-growth entrepreneurs, also known as "gazelles," receive heightened attention from policy-makers because:

What was the increase in Benchmark Capital's investment of $5 million in eBay?

The amount of venture capital under management has grown from $3.7 billion in 1980 to $199 billion in 2012.

Jim Clark, an IT entrepreneur, became the first Internet billionaire because of his investment in what company?

In general, the number of female entrepreneurs is 2/3rds the number of male entrepreneurs.

What is the most successful US airline?

The former dean of the Nomura School of Advanced Management in Japan, Jiro Tokuyama, once said that the venture capital firms in Japan comprise one of the chief advantages for Japanese, technology start-ups.

Japan is among the leading countries, in terms of entrepreneurial activity.

The Entrepreneurial Process

Opportunity Recognition, Shaping, and Reshaping

Understanding Your Business Model and Developing Your Strategy

Entrepreneurial Marketing

Building the Founding Team

The Business Planning Process

Building Your Pro Forma Financial Statements

Facing Entrepreneurial Ventures Worldwide

Raising Money for Starting and Growing Businesses

Debt and Other Forms of Financing

Legal and Tax Issues, Including Intellectual Property

Entrepreneurial Growth

Social Entrepreneurship: an Overview

Filters