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2.01 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, buildings, houses, etc. |
E-tailers | Retailers who operate solely online |
Manufacturer | A type of producer that changes the shapes of forms of materials so that they will be useful to consumers |
Producers | The people who make goods and services |
Raw-goods producers | The people who make or provide goods in their natural state |
Retailer | A business that buys consumer goods or services and sells them to the ultimate consumer |
Service business | A type of business that performs intangible activities that satisfy the needs and wants of costumers 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 and by buying goods from producers and selling them to retailers |