Starting a Business: Barriers to Entry
Students will explore why it can be difficult for new businesses to enter certain markets, and what factors create these 'barriers to entry'.
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Students will explore why it can be difficult for new businesses to enter certain markets, and what factors create these 'barriers to entry'.
Key Questions
- Why is it hard for a new company to start making cars or airplanes?
- What makes it difficult for new businesses to compete with big, established ones?
- How do governments or technology sometimes make it easier or harder for new businesses to start?
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