Across
- 4. A business that takes resources from nature for direct consumption or for use in developing other products.
- 9. A number that compares prices in one year with some earlier base year.
- 11. Spending by businesses for items such as land, buildings,equipment, and new products.
- 12. Someone who takes a risk in starting a business to earn a profit.
- 13. The process of starting organizing, managing, and assuming the responsibility of a business.
- 14. The amount of money needed to open a business.
- 15. Businesses that get supplies from other producers and convert then into products . They sell their products to consumers and other businesses.
- 16. The money needed for the main resources of a business (such as land, buildings, and equipment) that will last for many years.
- 17. Carries out activities that are consumed by its consumers.
Down
- 1. Money provided by large investors to finance new products and new businesses that have a good chance to be very profitable.
- 2. An invention or creation that is brand new.
- 3. An independent business with fewer than 500 employees.
- 5. A designed change that increases the usefulness of a product, service, or process.
- 6. The money need to pay for a current operating activity for a business.
- 7. A written description of a business idea and how it will be carried out, including all major business activities.
- 8. One who has no explicit or implicit contract for a long-term employment.
- 10. The rate banks make available to their best business costumers, such as large corporations.
- 18. A government agency that helps small business owners develop business plans and obtain financing and other support for their companies.