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employee stock ownership

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allows employees to purchase shares in the company where they work as part of their retirement package. Shares may be held within pension plans or registered retirement savings plans, with the associated tax benefits. In some cases, provincial tax credits are also available.

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management buyout

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a group of employees, led by a management team, arranges to purchase a controlling in a company. Some merchant bankers and venture capital funds specialize in funding this type of purchase

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redundant assets

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assets owned by a business that are not necessary for it to produce profit at current or projected levels

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personal service contract

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An agreement contracting with an individual rather than a company to perform service that is generally not transferable to another individual or business

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core business

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the products and service and market segments that produce most the company’s profit

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outsource

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Find suppliers outside of a company to provide certain products or services that the company formerly produced internally.

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kay ratio

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A financial indicator for a company, obtained by dividing one specific value from the company’s financial statements by another specific value from those statements
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liquidty

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The ability of a company to pay its short-term financial obligations
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solvency

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The ability of a firm to pay all its financial obligations (short and long term)
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rule of thumb pricing

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using a ratio showing a relationship between the average price of a business in a field and some other factor such as profit to calculate the price for a specific company
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skimming cash

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The illegal removal of unreported cash from a business to avoid paying tax on that income
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franchisor

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A company that sells the rights to duplicate its system and style of doing business or to distribute its products and services
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franchisee

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An individual or company that purchases the rights to distribute the products of or use the intellectual property and business style of another company
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licensing

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The selling of the right to product and distribute a brand of product or service
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multi level marketing

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A form of franchising where products are distributed through independent direct sellers, who can recruit subordinate levels of sellers and earn commissions on the sale of those subordinate levels
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pyramid selling

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Illegal forms of multi-level to recruit salespeople and being forced to buy unreasonable amounts of inventory
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brand

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The name of a company or a trademark-protected word that identifies the company and that creates a specific image in the minds of consumers
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turn key

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Operations that are ready to go, with all set-up and preparation completed. You just “turn the key” and it goes
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family business

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A company where controlling interest is held within a single family and at least two members of the family work for the business
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family benefits

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Fringe benefits paid for by many employers and that are extended to the spouse and dependent children of the employee. Such benefits typically include extended health care, dental care and various types of life and disability insurance
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delegating

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Giving subordinates responsibility and full authority of completing specific tasks
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family council

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A group of family members who meet regularly to receive information about and discuss concerns relating to the family business. Council members do not generally have any active involvement in the business and have no authority over the business
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succession

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taking over of control by the next in line to do so

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capital gain

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The increase in value of an asset over a period

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niche

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A very small market segment that a business satisfies with specialized products or services
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100% capacity

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the maximum amount of sales or production that a company could generate in a year as the company currently stands in terms of space, equipment, and employees
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SWOT analysis

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research and drawing conclusions about the strengths and weaknesses of a company as well as about the opportunities and threats it faces
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market share expansion

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Growth by selling more of the same products and services that a business is already selling to the same customer groups that the business already targets; capturing a greater portion of the market potential
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product/service expansion

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Growth by selling new products and/or services to the customer groups that business already targets
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market segment expansion

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Growth by selling the products and service that a business already offers to new groups of customers
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product life cycle management

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Methods and systems for organizing and sharing product-related information that can affect the length of time a product can be viable

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free on board (FOB)

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The point the shipping process to which the seller bears all the costs and risks

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importer of record

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They party specified as being responsible for paying duties and ensuring that traded goods follow customs regulations

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subordinate financing

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A hybrid form of financing involving features of both debt and equity but for which the debt is usually ranked below the claims of other secured creditors
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payback period

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the length of time it takes to recoup the amount of an investment

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projected ROI

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the additional annual profit expected from a new investment, divided by the total cost of the investment

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return on sales

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the ratio of net profit to sales, usually expressed as a percentage

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return on assets

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the ratio of net profit to total assets, usually expressed as a percentage

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inventory turnover

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the ratio net profit to total assets, usually expressed as a percentage

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collection period

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The ratio of accounts receivable to the average sales per day

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gross margin

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The ratio of gross profit to sales, usually expressed as a percentage

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customer retention

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Maintaining the loyalty of existing customers for repeat sales

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customer relationship management

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Customer relationship management is marketing information technology strategy that monitors customers and classifies them into different categories, giving special treatment to those groups of customers that provide the most profit

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succession planning

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The identification and grooming of specific employees for future promotion to specific areas in the organization

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activity based costing

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A method of apportioning overheard to a job by breaking the job down into detailed activities, each of which has a specific overhead cost

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intrusion prevention systems

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real-time network security systems that can detect and disconnect from sources attempting to invade a system while the malicious activity is in progress

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novice entrepreneur

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Own all or part of a single business which is the only firm they have ever had ownership in

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serial entrepreneurs

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own all or part of a single business, but have been an owner of at least one other business in the past

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portfolio entrepreneurship

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currently own all or part of at least two independent firms

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gazelle

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Rapidly growing small business

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co-operative enterprise

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A company whose primary purpose is to provide work and incomes for the employee owners

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co-opetition

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When competing businesses collaborate for their mutual benefit

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microfinance

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The lending borrowing and management of small amounts of money in small enterprises

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micro management

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Getting involved in extremely minor decisions of subordinates, often second-guessing or overruling the subordinate’s decisions

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