The United States has a Private Enterprise System. It's an economic system in which most resources are owned privately, and decisions about production are made by the people, and not the government. The main goal of the business owner is to make a profit. A profit is the amount of moneyu a business has left over after paying the cost of producing and marketing its goods and services.
Motivations compell businesses to do things. Competition would motivate a business to upgrade, or start making a bacon cheese burger. Money motivates business owners, you have to want to earn a profit, and you have to earn a profit to make a living. When doing business, you have to keep the consumers in mind. They are the ones that will be buying, and possibly selling your product. To succeed to in the business world, the consumers have to beilve that your corperation, or business is socially responsible They have to know that your business will act in a responsible and fair way towards their employees and society as a whole.
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1) Private Enterprise System: An economic system in which most resouces are privately owned and decisions about production are made by individuals and groups rather than by the government. 4) Profit: The amount of money a business has left over after paying the cost of producing its goods and services.
2) Competition: The contest between business to win customers. 5) Social Responsibility: The idea that businesses act in a responsible and fair way toward their employees and society as a whole.
3) Motivations: Force that causes businesses to act, including competition, desire to earn a profit, and the needs and wants of consumers. 6) Green Products: Items produced with less negative impact on the environment than competing products.