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301 Key Term
Business Activities
Term | Definition |
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angel investor | someone who provides startup money to a new business |
asset | anything of value that a business or individual owns |
bond | a piece of paper (whether real or virtual) that says a governing body or corporation will borrow an investors money at a particular interest rate |
business | an organized effort to produce and/or distribute goods and services |
credit | the arrangement by which businesses and individuals can purchase now and pay later |
credit rating | the score assigned to a borrower based on previous loans |
database | a virtual storage unit for information |
debt | money businesses or individuals owe to others |
equity | assets minus liabilities; also known as stockholders (or shareholders) equity, book value, and net worth |
executives | top-level employees |
expenses | the money that a business spends |
financial analysis | the process of planning, maintaining, monitoring, controlling, and reporting the use of financial resources |
financial records | documents containing information related to the amount of money going into and out of a business |
financing | funding a business activity or project through debt, equity, or venture capital |
for-profit business | a business whose overall purpose is to earn a profit |
goal | an objective or want that you plan to fulfill |
human resources | people who work to produce goods and services |
human resources management | the process of planning, staffing, leading, and organizing he employees of the business |
income | the money received by resource owners and producers for supplying goods and services to consumers |
information management | the process of accessing. processing. maintaining, evaluating, and disseminating business knowledge, facts or data |
interest | the reward or cost of lending or borrowing money, usually figured as a percentage of the amount |
inventory management | the process of supervising and controlling the number of finished products a company has in stock |
job description | the official statement of job duties an employee must perform |
loan | a sum of money lent to a business or an individual for a specific time period that is repayable with interest |
manager | an individual whose job involves planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling for a business |
manufacturing | changing the shapes or forms of materials so that they will be useful to consumers |
marketing | the process of creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large |
merger | two individual businesses that combine to form one organization |
mission | a brief summary of what a business owner wants a business to be doing |
nonprofit business | a business or organization whose intent is to make enough money to support its mission |
offshoring | producing goods in foreign countries |
operations | the day-to-day activities required for continued business functioning |
orientation | job preparation or introduction training in which new employees are acquainted with their surrounding, receive general information bout their jobs |
outsourcing | acquiring assistance from outside organizations/ consultants to perform primary business activities |
overhead | business expenses for things such as payroll, rent, and utilities |
production | the process or activity of producing goods and services |
profit | monetary reward a business owner receives for taking the risk involved in investing in a business |
purchasing | the process of acquiring the goods and services necessary to keep production going and to accomplish business goals |
quality control | ensuing the degree of excellence of a good or service |
recruiting | seeking out an attracting qualified potential employees |
resource | any item that is used to accomplish another activity, such as producing/ providing goods and services |
revenues | sales or gross income |
strategic management | the process of planning, controlling, and organizing an organization or department |
strategic position | how a business measures up in a relation to other businesses in the industry; can involve the image of impression of a business or organization |
strategies | plans of action for achieving goals and objectives |
supervisor | an employee who oversees other employees |
tactics | specific actions that will be used to carry out strategies |
technology | scientific application to business objectives or the methods used to attain those objectives |
venture capital | invested money used for new business opportunities |
virtual services | services provided through a medium of communication (such as the internet) rather than in person |
vision | a summary of what a business owner wants a business to become |