Business Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. When two or more companies are combined into one
  2. 4. represents what would be left if all of a businesses’ assets were liquidated and the debt paid off
  3. 8. The purchase of one company or resources by another
  4. 11. A person or firm that owes money to you or your business
  5. 12. Checking your company’s standards by comparing them with certain criteria
  6. 15. Buying goods or services from overseas and bringing them into the country
  7. 17. The total sales of a business or company during a specified period
  8. 19. An official legal document confirming that an individual or company has the sole right to make, use or sell a particular invention
  9. 20. Costs that do not vary regardless of the level of production and are not usually directly involved with the cost of production, such as rent
  10. 21. The term used when prices rise
  11. 23. When a company becomes unable to pay off its creditors, or its liabilities exceed its assets
  12. 24. The exclusive legal right, owned by the individual or group who created a work, or by an individual or group assigned by the originator, to use certain material and to allow others the right to use the material
  13. 25. Amounts of money received by a company for goods or services provided
  14. 26. Money invested into a company or project by its owners
Down
  1. 2. A period of severe economic decline
  2. 3. An official inspection of a company’s, or individual’s, accounts
  3. 5. A logo, brand name or phrase legally registered by one company to represent them
  4. 6. Building a start-up company with very little money, often relying on personal savings and pushing for the lowest possible operating costs
  5. 7. The reduction in value of assets over time, usually due to wear and tear
  6. 9. A person or firm that has lent your business money or to whom you owe money
  7. 10. Money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders
  8. 13. any item which can be freely bought and sold
  9. 14. An owner of shares in a company
  10. 16. The ease with which a company’s assets can be converted into cash
  11. 18. Selling your goods or services overseas
  12. 22. Property that has value owned by a company
  13. 24. something lenders can use to give security against a loan