Joint Hindu Family Business is a different type of organization, which is found only in India. As the name suggests, it is type of organization in which all the members of Hindu Undivided Family manage and control the business with the direction of head of the family. It is not a Partnership.

A financial institution (FI) is a company engaged in the business of dealing with financial and monetary transactions such as deposits, loans, investments, and currency exchange. Financial institutions encompass a broad range of business operations within the financial services sector including banks, trust companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, and investment dealers. Virtually everyone living in a developed economy has an ongoing or at least periodic need for the services of financial institutions.

An entrepreneur is a person who undertakes a venture with some profit potential and involving a considerable amount of risk and therefore, entrepreneurship is the venture undertaken by the entrepreneur. The most obvious example of entrepreneurship is the starting of a new business.

Characteristics of Entrepreneurship

While there can be as many characteristics of entrepreneurship as there are people in this world with opinions, there are some characteristics that are considered indispensable or necessary in an entrepreneur. These are listed here as follows.

Ability to take Risks

This is the first and foremost trait of entrepreneurship. Starting any business involves a considerable amount of risk of failure. Therefore, the courage and capacity to take the said risk are essential for an entrepreneur.

Innovation

In a world, where almost everything has been done, innovation is a priceless gift to have. Innovation basically means generating a new idea with which you can start a business and achieve a substantial amount of profits. Innovation can be in the form of a product, i.e., launching a product that no one is selling in the market. It can also be in the form of process, i.e., doing the same work in a more efficient and economical way.

When the inclusion of an individual into the business occurs due to the birth in the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is known as Minor. On the other hand, partnership is based on legal contract between two persons who agree to share the profits or losses of a business carried on by them and a minor is incompetent to enter into such a valid contract with others. Hence, a minor cannot become a partner in any firm. However, a minor can be admitted to the benefits of a partnership firm with the mutual consent of all other partners.

Outsourcing means contracting out non core & routine activities to outside agencies with a view to benefiting from their experience, expertise & efficency e.g. Reliance Industries Ltd. wants to advertise its ‘Vima’ brand of clothing. it may appoint ‘X Advertising Co. to design, prepare & release advertisements on its behalf.

Advantages of a BPO
1. Flexibility

Outsourcing non-core activities to a BPO allows a company to be far more flexible. Firstly, the company does not have to invest in additionally fixed assets and can convert them to variable costs. It also increases flexibility in resource management of the client company and helps in adapting to changes in the environment much faster.

2. Cost Effective

Outsourcing some of the business processes and activities can be very cost effective for the client company. They save on investing in fixed assets and fixed costs. And they can redirect these funds for their core activities.

Also outsourcing to developing countries proves to be very cost saving for these companies. For example, if any large MNC was to outsource their IT services to India, they would save an average of 30% of the company’s expenses. This is quite a significant difference.

3. Speed

One of the biggest advantages of BPOs is that they increase the speed of the business processes outsourced to them. They have a very good response time and the clients can focus on the core activities. This fragmentation of activities speeds up the whole process and is very important in cases like customer service.

4. Skilled Manpower

When you outsource one of your business activities to a BPO, you are insured of exemplary services provided by skilled manpower. So if you outsource your supply chain management, rest assured your supply chain will be handled by skilled supply chain managers who are experts in their field. Same goes for IT services or accounting etc.