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Definitions of Basic Business Terms
Definitions of Basic Business Terms There are various words and terms used in business that should be completely understood. The following list defines major terms. The list is by no means comprehensive, but it gives a good background on what certain words mean in business. It is worthwhile to understand the terms used, when studying business. Questions you may have include:
Basic terms A business: An organization or organized effort that operates with the objective of earning a profit from the sale of goods or services Alliance: Close association of groups or businesses Business: The activity in which you do to earn money (i.e. "I'm in the computer business.") Client: A regular customer that receives your professional services Commerce: The buying and selling of goods Company: Usually considered a business that has employees. Contract: A formal agreement to do work for pay Consultant: A person hired to give advice to business management Contractor: One who agrees to do perform a service or deliver a product for a price Customer: The person or company that purchases and pays for product or service; note that the customer may not be the user of the product; also note that some companies think in terms of internal and external customers Delivery: When the product is delivered to the customer or the job is completed e-Commerce: Buying and selling done over the Internet Employee: A person working for a company Enterprise: An industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit; A business organization Firm: A commercial partnership of two or more people, especially when unincorporated Internal customer: The person or department within a company that provides you or your area with money in exchange for delivery of products or services Marketing: The commercial functions involved in transferring goods from producer to consumer Product: Something produced; goods Proposal: A formal document given to customer that outlines proposed work to be done by the business ROI: Return-on-investment; how much money a business gets from a capital investment that is intended to improve profits Service: Work done for others; changing the state of a product, which is then delivered; for example, cleaning a dirty floor results in "delivering" a clean floor to the customer Supplier: The person or company that provides goods or services needed to do your job User: The person or company that uses a purchased product or service; could also be called the consumer Summary You should be familiar with these commonly used business terms. (If you have other suggested important business terms, let us know.) regards faryal shah |
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