Across
- 6. the amount of money needed to open the business
- 7. the process of starting, organizing, managing, and assuming the responsibility for a business
- 9. the money needed to pay for the current operating activites of a business
- 11. an invention or creation that is brand new
Down
- 1. government agency that helps small business owners develop business plans and obtain finances
- 2. an independent business with fewer than 500 employees
- 3. a designed change that increases the usefulness of a product, service, or process
- 4. the money needed for the main resources of a business
- 5. someone who takes a risk in starting a business to earn a profit
- 8. a written description of the business idea and how it will be carried out
- 10. money provided by large investors to finance new products and new businesses that have a good chance of being profitable