Many fail to become entrepreneurs because they do not have entrepreneurial characteristics such as courage, patience and resilience. a. Mention at least 5 other characteristics that employers should have and give a brief explanation of these characteristics.

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1. Many fail to become entrepreneurs because they do not have entrepreneurial characteristics such as courage, patience and resilience.

a. Mention at least 5 other characteristics that employers should have and give a brief explanation of these characteristics.

2. You have studied the venture life cycle (stages of life) namely development, startup, survival, rapid, early maturity stage. Of course, every life hasneeds financing different. You as entrepreneurs must be able to create value for your business. You must multiply your investment in the development stage until the business develops and is expected to go public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the future.

a. Mention the type of financing at each stage of the life cycle and be given aexplanation brief

b. Mention major sources from point (a) above

3. In your Entrepreneurial Finance text book, the definition of a business plan is“written asis a written document that describes the proposed venture in terms of the product or service opportunity, current resources, and financial projections. More formal business plan development is common in ventures moving from the development stage to the startup stage. The process of business planning is beneficial to the entrepreneur, who must be the first to believe the plan is reasonable. The entrepreneur must be convinced that starting this business is the right thing to do personally and professionally; the business plan reflects the excitement, opportunity, and reasonableness of the business idea to the members of the management team, potential investors, and other stakeholders” (by Chris Leach chapter 2) Imagine, you have graduated from college in 2021 and are ready to establish business. You have 2 business choices in the current pandemic, namely making a laundry business or a parking business. Of course, there are many different things from the two types of businesses that you want to pursue. Make a business analysis of these 2 types of options, both qualitative and quantitative, and all supported by reference data and simple calculations. Then draw conclusions. Things that can be taken into consideration in making business decisions, whether to choose a laundry or a parking business are:

a. A business model that can generate positive revenue, profit and cash flow.choices Free demographiccan be written for example in the city of Jakarta, or the smaller city of Solo, or the village of Wonogiri which is even smaller or outside Java, or a potential new capital city, which is considered to have good prospects in the next 10 years. Give a choice, make a decision on your type of business

b. Make best financing practices, for the management of the business working capital selected in point (a)

4. PT gemilang has financial data (in Rupiah) as follows: 

Outstanding Common Shares

76,262

Total Equity

1,754,000

Cost of Goods Sold

2,088,000

Total Assets

3,597,000

Net Profit Margin

221,000

Sales

3,074,000

Calculate and include the formula:

a. Gross Profit Margin

b. Net Profit Margin

c. Earnings Per Share

d. Return on Assets

e. Return on Equity

5. Calculate and include the formula:

a. You save IDR 100 for 8 years with 15% interest rate will be?

b. What is Present Value of IDR 100 received in year 10, with 1% discount rate?

c. You made investment IDR 10 million, interest rate 6% per annum, what is the value of your investment after 4 years and interest compound annually.

6. Contribution Margin Ratio is 20% with the selling price IDR 20. Fixed Cost is IDR 175,000. Calculate BEP in unit and in IDR and don't forget to write down formula.

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