Across
- 2. amount an individual or business makes after deducting costs, allowances and taxes
- 4. group organized for purposes other than generating profit
- 5. a company that has business operations in at least one country other than its home country
- 7. private organization that provides the public with information on businesses and charities
- 9. amount of money a company borrows when it takes a loan.
- 11. specialized form of general partnership.
- 12. shares of ownership in a corporation and the type of stock in which most people invest.
- 14. fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower
- 16. taxing of shareholder dividends after taxation as corporate earnings.
- 17. items, goods, merchandise, and materials held by a business for selling in the market to earn a profit.
- 19. non-registered, unincorporated business run solely by one individual proprietor with no distinction between the business and the owner.
- 20. situation where a business closes if the owner dies, retires, or leaves for some other reason.
- 23. form of fundraising where a business asks the public for a contribution
- 24. a business whereby the owner licenses its operations—along with its products, branding, and knowledge
- 26. union between two companies in the same industry but at different stages of the production process
- 31. corporation made up of several different, independent businesses
- 32. association or network of businesspeople designed to promote and protect the interests of its members
- 33. relationship between two or more people to do trade or business.
- 35. companies operating in the same or similar industry combine together
- 36. not-for-profit financial institution that accepts deposits, make loans, and provides a wide array of other financial services
- 37. sells the right to open stores and sell products or services using its brand, expertise, and intellectual property.
- 38. measure of the amount of value an asset loses from influential factors affecting its market value.
Down
- 1. one or more business owners or partners are liable for their company's debts and tax compliance.
- 3. private equity investor that provides capital to companies with high growth potential
- 6. organization of workers that negotiates with employers over wages and working conditions
- 8. documents that bind a company's objectives and goals.
- 10. financial statement that shows you the company's income and expenditures.
- 13. user-owned and controlled business from which benefits are derived and distributed equitably on the basis of use or as a business owned and controlled by the people who use its services
- 15. focused on early-stage startups that do not have a business model in place
- 16. distribution of a company's earnings to its shareholders and is determined by the company's board of directors.
- 18. voluntary process used to determine terms and conditions of work and regulate relations between employers, workers and their organisations
- 21. type of stock that pays shareholders a specified dividend and has priority over common stock for receiving dividends.
- 22. total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business
- 23. legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners.
- 25. share in the ownership of a company, including a claim on the company's earnings and assets.
- 27. monetary charge for borrowing money
- 28. wealthy person who invests his or her own money in a company
- 29. business arrangement by which two or more individuals agree to share responsibilities, assets, profits, and financial and legal liabilities of a jointly-owned business.
- 30. an individual that owns at least one share of an organisation's capital stock.
- 34. individual who purchases the right to sell the franchisor's goods or services using its existing business model and trademark.