Business Expansion

12345678910111213
Across
  1. 5. Merging with a supplier or distributor (forward/backward).
  2. 6. The general process of expansion.
  3. 8. One firm buys control of another.
  4. 10. SHARE, The percentage of total sales in an industry a business controls.
  5. 11. OF SCALE, Unit cost falling as production increases.
  6. 12. The original business selling the rights.
  7. 13. OF SCALE, When growth causes costs per unit to rise
Down
  1. 1. Merging with a competitor at the same stage of production.
  2. 2. Selling rights to use a business name/model (e.g., Domino's).
  3. 3. The person/business buying the rights.
  4. 4. Merging with a firm in a completely different industry.
  5. 7. Growing by selling more products/services from within.
  6. 9. Two companies willingly joining to form one larger entity.
  7. 11. Buying/selling goods online.