Across
- 3. The combining of two or more companies.
- 5. A not-for-profit co-operative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members.
- 6. An individual who purchases the rights to use a company’s trademarked name and business model to do business.
- 8. Relating to or aimed at a small specialized group or market.
- 9. A financial gain, the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
- 10. A number of similar establishments under one ownership.
- 12. The skills used by a person to properly interact with others.
- 13. An action or event marking a significant change or stage in development of a business.
- 14. Financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as cash.
- 16. Formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals.
- 17. The use of historic data to determine the direction of future trends.
- 18. Reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company.
- 19. A huge change in direction of an industry.
Down
- 1. A complete descriptive outline of a business.
- 2. Studies of a population based on factors such as age,race,economic status.
- 4. An establishment that focuses on dealing with financial transactions
- 7. The concentration of management and decision-making power at the top of an organization.
- 11. An investor who provides capital to start-up ventures or supports small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to public funding.
- 15. A desire that goes beyond basic needs; not required for survival.
- 20. An observable and measurable end result having one or more objectives to be achieved within a fixed time-frame.