Article 1

(8 Facts about online shopping)

In today’s competitive business environment, the use of social media has opened new gates
for online shopping. Millions of people are doing online shopping because of the convenience it
provides. Now people buy goods and services by sitting at their home. Online shopping has
become a new trend. But everything has its pros and cons. Thus, before doing an online shopping,
you need to be aware of some of the facts about it. Few of the important facts are as follow:

1. Inaccessible products
In online shopping you are not able to physically touch the item as you did in brick and
mortar store. So, you cannot be 100% sure about the quality and stuff. You can only talk to the
salesperson regarding the product details in order to satisfy yourself. This is the biggest fact in
online shopping that you are inaccessible to physically see and touch the item.

2. Late delivery
You might not be aware of the fact that sometimes in online shopping your parcel arrives
late. Sometimes, it gets frustrated to the customer that they have to wait for few days to get their
product at their doorsteps. Its better to ask about the delivery time to the consultant before placing
an order.

3. Hidden cost
Another important fact about shopping is the hidden cost. Sometimes in online shopping
hidden cost is also associated with the actual cost. Which is not display at the time you make a
purchase. So, before placing an order keep that in mind you might have to pay more than the actual
cost because of the hidden amount.

4. Safety concern
When customers make a purchase, they provide their credit card information or bank
details which could be misused. Because rate of cyber crime has been increasing day by day.
Chances of fraud in online shopping has increased which raise privacy concern for customers.
 5. Return policy
In case of defective product, some online sites don’t offer return policy. But even if they
offer return policy, you have to pay additional shipping charges. However, some sites offer good
return policy but not everyone.

6. Order tracking
Some good online websites provide order tracking facility to the customers, where
customers can track their order online. It is helpful to keep the customer wait in case of late delivery
due to weather issue or some other reason. This facility is offered by top ranking e-commerce
websites.

7. Price comparison
Sometimes price comparisons are also available online. Where customer can compare
prices of same product offered by different website. This price comparison benefits the customer
to decide which shopper to buy from.

8. Access to consumer reviews

Feedback from consumer is not only helpful for businesses but also for customers as well.
If customer is confused about a product, they can read reviews of people who had already
purchased the product. It helps future customers to make a decision whether to make a purchase
or not.
 Article 2
(Three facts of doing business then job)

Three primary reasons to do your own business includes to be your own boss, to pursue
your own interest, to pursue financial rewards.

1. To be your own boss

The first and the most commonly reason to become an entrepreneur is to be your own boss.
Some people become frustrated doing traditional jobs or they had a long-term ambition of running
their own business. It is best explained by the example of Wendy Defeudis, who also suffered from
the same frustration that some entrepreneurs feel working in conventional jobs. Wendy DeFeudis,
who is the founder of VeryWendy, a company that makes customized social invitations. Observing
on how her experiences have been more satisfying for working herself than working for a large
firm, DeFeudis said:
“I always wanted to be my own boss. I felt confined by the corporate structure. I
found it frustrating and a complete waste of time—a waste to have to sell my ideas to multiple
people and attend all kinds of internal meetings before moving forward with a concept”
Mary McGrath, Christopher Jones and David LaBat, are the few examples that started their
business because of the realization they had that the only way to achieve their personal and
professional goal is to be your own boss.

2. Pursue their own interest

Another reason why one should do business then job is to follow their own interest. Some
people are naturally alert, and get known with ideas for new products or services. They wish to see
those ideas into existence, but some established firms, resist innovation. When this situation arises,
employees left with great ideas that remain unfulfilled. But their commitment and passion force
them to leave the organization they are working in order to start their own business. So, they could
be able to fulfill their ideas by themselves.

This chain of actions can take place in noncorporate settings, too. For example, some
people, through a leisure activity, or a hobby, or just everyday life, recognize the need for a product
or service that is a gap in the marketplace. If the idea is viable enough to support a business, they
devote their full time and energy in order to convert the idea into a part-time or full-time firm.

3. To pursue financial rewards.

Finally, third reason to start your own business is to pursue financial rewards. This
enthusiasm, however, is typically secondary if we consider the first two, because a usual
entrepreneur does not make more money than someone doing a traditional job with same type of
responsibility. People such as Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com,
and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook ended with hundreds of millions of dollars building their firms.
Money is also a unifier. Making a profit and increasing the value of a company is a solidifying
goal that people can rally around. But money is rarely the primary reason to start a new business
if you are an entrepreneur. Some entrepreneurs even report that the financial rewards associated
with entrepreneurship can be bittersweet if they are accompanied by losing control of their firm.
Because many entrepreneurs often set challenging goals, that are sometime risk taking and results
into non-financial rewards.