Business Risk Management

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Originally published on November 2, 2020 and last updated on February 4, 2023
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Risk management is an important part of any business and especially for new businesses starting out. How risky a business is to start depends on many factors including the economy, location, target market, etc. A business that may have been great to start last year might be a disaster to start now.

When starting a new business, carrying out a risk assessment is vital, but often overlooked, and it is usually the businesses that do not analyse the risk that end up failing.

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Go through the vocabulary below with your students and ask them to try and use this vocabaulry where possible when discussing the different conversation questions.

Useful Vocabulary

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  • risky (adjective)
  • risk factor (noun)
  • risk assessment (noun)
  • economy (noun)
  • market (noun)
  • overlook (verb)
  • analyse (verb)
  • end up (phrasal verb)
  • risk management (noun)
  • depend on (phrasal verb)

Conversation Questions

  • What is the riskiest business to start at the moment?
  • What risk factors should people think about before starting a business?
  • What would have been a low risk business to start two years ago?
  • What would be a low risk business to start today?
  • What type of business would be very risky to start today?

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Gregory is a qualified TEFL teacher who has been teaching English as a Foreign Language (ESL) for over a decade. He has taught in-person classes in Spain and to English learners around the world online.