Across
- 1. spending on goods and services by companies and people in a particular economy.
- 3. moral rules or principles of behavior that should guide members of a profession or organization and make them deal honestly and fairly with each other and with their customer.
- 4. all the people who work in a particular country, area, industry, company, or place of work.
- 9. statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.
- 11. a legal document giving a person or company the right to make or sell a new invention, product, or method of doing something and stating that no other person or company is allowed to do this.
- 12. the action or process of supplying goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers.
- 14. a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
- 16. the state of being united or kept together as one whole, and therefore strong, unit.
- 17. a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
- 21. produce an idea or way of solving a problem by holding a spontaneous group discussion.
- 22. a person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
- 24. a relationship between two people, organizations, or countries that work together.
- 25. an arrangement in which a company gives a business the right to sell its goods or services in return for payment or a share of the profits.
- 26. a person or organization that buys goods or services from a store or business.
Down
- 2. a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
- 5. the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
- 6. a record or statement of financial expenditure or receipts relating to a particular period or purpose.
- 7. the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
- 8. the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
- 10. the quality of being fair and impartial.
- 13. document showing a company’s financial position and wealth at a particular time.
- 15. an amount of money owed by a business to a supplier, lender, or other creditor.
- 18. the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
- 19. a plan or series of plans for achieving an aim, especially relating to the best way for an organization to develop.
- 20. the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
- 23. the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.