30 Conversation questions about business

Here are some introductory questions about business that are fairly simple, given the complexity of the topic. Business can be viewed and perceived in many ways. Essentially, though, it is all about buying, selling, and other forms of trade. It is a fascinating conversation topic that the entire world is involved in.

For ESL learners, the most difficult terms that you may need to preteach before starting the discussion include – logo, slogan, associate, personality traits, face a challenge, in general, actual, affect, and involved.

The discussion questions about business are –

1 – What business do you think has the most interesting logo? Can you describe it? What is their slogan?

2 – What are 5 things that you associate with the word business?

3 – Would you like to own your own business? What kind of business would it be?

4 – What kinds of personality traits do you think a successful business person needs?

5 – What kinds of challenges do small businesses face in your hometown and country?

6 – Are there any kinds of businesses that you think are unethical? Why do you think so?

7 – Are there any businesses or companies that you refuse to deal with? Why so?

8 – How much money do you think you would need to start a business that you liked?

9 – What kinds of businesses would you invest in right now if you were able to do so?

10- Do you know of any businesses that have shut down recently? What happened?

11- What kinds of businesses are the most successful in the area where you live? Why so?

12- Do you think it would be better to go into business alone or with someone else?

13- What is the worst business idea that you have ever heard of? Why was it so bad?

14- Have you ever tried starting a business? What was it about and what happened?

15- In what ways do you see business in general changing in the future?

16- What would you say are the most important things to do when running a business?

17- Where would be the best place to open a shop or restaurant in your local area?

18- Would you ever consider starting a farm as a business? What would you grow?

19- Who is a business person that you admire? Why do you like them?

20- What do you think it would be like to work on Wall Street? Would it be stressful?

21- Do you know of any businesses that turned out to be scams? What were they about?

22- Which countries do you think are the best and worst to do business with? Why?

23- Would you prefer to have an online business or an actual shop or company building?

24- Who is the richest businessperson in your country? How did they make their money?

25- Do you think that successful business people dress differently to other people?

26-  Do you think that highly successful business people should be taxed differently to other people? Why or why not?

27- Which nation does your home country do the most business and trade with? What kinds of business do they do together?

28- In what ways do you expect AI to affect business in the coming years?

29- What kinds of problems and stress would you expect a person to face if they owned a large company?

30- What kind of business would you never want to get involved in and why?