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Talking to industry experts, obtaining feedback from prospective customers, and administering surveys are examples of __________ research.

A solo entrepreneur is an individual who identified his or her business idea ______. A network entrepreneur is an individual who identified his or her business idea _________.

A(n) ____________ is a favorable set of circumstances that creates a need for a new product, service, or business.

A ___________ is a firm’s plan or recipe for how it creates, delivers, and captures value for its stakeholders.

Andy Zachery just launched a firm in the sporting goods industry.  On the day the company was launched, Andy issued a press release, indicating that the vice president of Brunswick, a highly respected sporting goods company, had agreed to serve on his board of directors.  Andy knows that such a high quality appointment will send an important message to his potential clientele.  This phenomenon is referred to as:

According to current regulations, any copyrightable work created on or after January 1, 1978, is protected by copyright law for the life of the author plus:

The federal Economic Espionage Act, passed in 1996, criminalizes ________.

Aquafina operates in the bottled water industry.  The companies that offer identical or similar products and go after the same customers that Aquafina does are Dasani and Zephyrhills.  Dasani and Zephyrhills are Aquafinia’s ________ competitors.

Which of Porter’s five forces is most directly influenced by the number and balance of competitors, degree of difference between products, growth rate of an industry, and level of fixed costs?

A(n) _______________ industry is one that is characterized by a large number of firms of approximately equal size.