NounSingular business Plural countable and uncountable; plural businesses business (countable and uncountable; plural businesses)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A business (also called a company or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organization designed to provide goods and/or services to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, most being privately owned and formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners and grow the business itself. The owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt or generation of a financial return in exchange for work and acceptance of risk. Notable exceptions include cooperative enterprises and state-owned enterprises. Socialist systems involve either government agencies, public ownership, state-ownership or direct worker ownership of enterprises and assets that would be run as businesses in a capitalist economy. The distinction between these institutions and a business is that socialist institutions often have alternative or additional goals aside from maximizing or turning a profit. The etymology of "business" relates to the state of being busy either as an individual or society as a whole, doing commercially viable and profitable work. The term "business" has at least three usages, depending on the scope — the singular usage (above) to mean a particular company or corporation, the generalized usage to refer to a particular market sector, such as "the music business" and compound forms such as agribusiness, or the broadest meaning to include all activity by the community of suppliers of goods and services. However, the exact definition of business, like much else in the philosophy of business, is a matter of debate. Business Studies, the study of the management of individuals to maintain collective productivity to accomplish particular creative and productive goals (usually to generate profit), is taught as an academic subject in many schools. From Wikipedia under the
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 news.google.com Bizjournals.com The Boeing Co. announced Monday that it received a $14.6 million US Navy contract to produce the information transfer system that "controls mission-critical ... and more » news.google.com Wall Street Journal "It's scary how quickly the weather can affect a business ," says Ms. Schlossbach, adding that even the possibility of showers can deter customers. ... news.google.com KOLO Reno Police have arrested two Reno residents for multiple felonies after they allegedly stole a car and crashed it into a Reno Business . ... and more » From Google News Search: "Business"  espee.railfan.net 936px x 1400px | 188.70kB [source page] 0140 sp business car stanford brian paul ehni jpg 06 Jul 2004 19 32 60k JPeg Image 0140a sp business car rob sarberenyi jpg 10 Sep 2005 19 55 126k JPeg Image 0141 1 sp business car oakland richard percy jpg 25 Aug 2006 08 25 189k JPeg Image 0141 2 sp business car oakland richard percy jpg 25 Aug 2006 08 25 197k JPeg Image  caa.co.za 973px x 1119px | 492.60kB [source page] Business Flyers turn to internet Business Day From Yahoo Image Search: "Business" What kind of business should I start in Bangladesh? Q. I have US $ 1000. I would like to invest it in my country (Bangladesh). I want to invest in a production business or any other suitable business. I am ready to do this with partnership also. Is this money enough to start any business ? if yes then what kind of business. Pls help me. Asked by Sajjad B - Mon Aug 20 01:29:03 2007 - - 3 Answers - 6 Comments A. open up a internet cafe... good luck! Answered by John Loves Jenn - Mon Aug 20 01:34:34 2007 What percentage of a business do you typically have to give to an investor funding a business idea? Q. I'm going to be starting a business and I have a person that is willing to handle all of the development costs etc. Since it is an online business, the start up costs are pretty low for a business, under $10,000 definitely, probably under $5,000. In this type of situation, what portion of the company is given to the investor? Asked by ShadowASL - Thu Apr 26 12:03:04 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. In a TYPICAL venture deal (yours is not, of course, since it's so small), it would be pretty common to give seed round investors 20-30% of the equity. Another way to look at it is that private equity investors expect to get 15x-20x their investment if the company is very successful. If your company (assuming success) might have a market cap of $1MM, then 20x on a $5M investment would only be 10%. It's usually a negotiating process in any case. Answered by SDD - Thu Apr 26 12:26:25 2007 For business owners: How do you start your own business and register your company's name?
Q. I am starting my own home-based business. I hope I can expand it outside of the home in a couple of years, but until then I just need to know how to start it. Like tax wise how do I go about registering and do I have to get a Tax id? Asked by Kia25 - Fri Nov 24 19:44:00 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Check with your local courthouse about registering a business name and any licensing requirements. As long as you are the sole owner of the business and have no employees, you can use your SSN for a Federal Tax ID no. For state taxes, it depends on your state and the type of business. For example, if you will be required to collect sales tax, some states require a separate tax ID even if you don't have employees. Answered by STEVEN F - Fri Nov 24 21:13:50 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Business" Business is the "art" of making money by selling things or services people want for more than their cost. - Patrick Dixon Sourced
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