Short and Shearer Are Two Friends Who Want to Begin

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Short and Shearer are two friends who want to begin an entrepreneurship as business partners. They need to decide whether to start up a new business or to buy an existing business. To do this, Short and Shearer need to weigh the pros and cons of each in order to see what the best strategy for them would be.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the case for Short and Shearer's starting a new business?
Starting a new business allows an entrepreneur to determine their own working hours.
Starting a new business allows an entrepreneur to establish their own clientele.
Starting a new business allows an entrepreneur to use their own ideas.
Starting a new business gives a potential for a feeling of great accomplishment.
Starting a new business involves using an untested business model.

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Definitions:

Mechanical Braking Efficiencies

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Spring Brake Priority System

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Hold-off Chambers

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