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EC-070 Glossary
Business Essentials Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Brick and Mortar: | A business that operates out of a physical facility (instead of online) |
Builders: | A type of producer that constructs roads, bridges, houses, etc. |
E-tailers: | Retailers who operate solely online |
Manufacturer: | A type of producer that changes the shapes or forms of materials so that they will be useful to consumers |
Producers: | The people who make or provide goods and services |
Raw-goods Producer: | A type of producer that provides goods in their natural state |
Retailer: | A business that buys consumer goods or services and sells them to the ultimite consumer |
Service Business: | A type of business that performs intangible activities that satisfy the needs and wants of consumers or industrial users |
Social Responsibility: | The duty of business to contribute to the well-being of society |
Trade Industries: | Businesses that buy and sell goods to others; retailers and wholesalers |
Wholesalers: | Intermediaries who help move goods between producers and retailers by buying goods from producers and selling them to retailers |