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Glossary of Business and Financial Terms

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Scarce items which require effort to produce and for which a price must be paid to acquire them.

Economics is a social science concerned with the whole process of the production of goods, from the extraction of raw materials from the earth to the sale of the finished product to the consumer. It focuses on the behavior and interactions of economic agents (e.g. consumers, producers) and how economies work.

The estimated potential gross income from all sources after allowance to cover losses due to bad debt.

The percentage of total building square footage in relation to its net leasable area, commonly associated with the leasing of commercial property.

The process of sending information between computers so that certain transactions (such as ordering, invoicing and payments) can take place electronically.

A contract established between a contractor and a business setting out the terms of employment.

The unauthorized intrusion onto the property of another.

A person who organizes and manages a business.

A statement of equality between two quantities.

Permanent funds put into the business from yourself or from someone who invests in your business for a share of ownership.

Money invested in the business by owners (personal resources).

A capitalization rate expressing the relationship between cash flow and the equity invested in a business.


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Interesting Facts

The microwave was invented after a researcher Dr. Percy Spencer walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
The oldest city in North America is St. Augustine, Florida, United States. The city was established by the Spanish settlers in 1565.

"If man can take care of man, nature can take care of the rest." ~ Edwin Way Teale

Use Fragrances to Influence Shopping Behavior

A growing number of small businesses are infusing their sales spaces with a variety of fragrances deliberately chosen to influence shoppers and create a positive connection. Science says they are on the right track because smells hit the limbic system of the brain, home to emotions and memory. Ambient scent is probably one of the least expensive techniques to influence shoppers, make them feel more comfortable, cause prospects to stay longer in your business place, which is increasing chance of sale. Make sure your scent is not too intense or overwhelming, because that can lead your potential buyers to the exit, not better sale.



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