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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A business (also called a company, enterprise or firm) 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. Businesses can also be formed not-for-profit or be state-owned. 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. From Wikipedia under the
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My son Zachary has been studying karate for 5 or 6 years now. He got his black belt, and now he's teaching others while continuing to learn himself. He used to...  businesspundit.com Drea hu, 05 Nov 2009 21:46:19 GM In 2008, the Boston Consulting Group ran a lifestyle survey of 12000 women in 22 countries. Their survey findings inform the conclusions in Women Want. From Google Blog Search: "business"  news.google.com Baltimore Sun O'Malley's tax increase two years ago hurt the small businesses he says he cares about. One of the state's biggest corporate citizens, Baltimore-based ... and more » news.google.com The Associated Press The White House said the law, which also includes tax cuts for struggling businesses , builds on provisions in the $787 billion stimulus package enacted last ... Business Highlights ABC News all 61 news articles » news.google.com Bloomberg 6 (Bloomberg) -- Rentokil Initial Plc gets as much as a 5 percent uplift to business at its City Link parcel delivery business when workers at Royal Mail ... Rentokil gets boost from postal strikes Telegraph.co.uk all 36 news articles » From Google News Search: "business" Opening a business and wondering what types of expenses I can write off? Q. I am opening an online business for website design. (set up as a LLC, I'm the sole owner) Should I start keeping receipts of all business related expenses? Or would my business qualify as a hobby if I don't make a certain amount of money in the year that I'm filing. What types of things can I write off onto my business? (dinners, gasoline, etc.) Do I need a seperate business credit card/bank account for the expenses? Do I have to accept payments towards the business's services through a corporate account, or can they make the check/payment directly to me? Asked by Ken - Tue Jun 19 18:29:52 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. You need to keep accurate records when running a business. This will be your best defense if you ever get audited. For IRS purposes, you need to make a profit every 3 out of 5 years to have the IRS prove that you are not running a business. Otherwise, it is up to you to prove that you are running a business and not doing a hobby. You can prove that you are running a business by keeping your business accounts and personal accounts separate. You can write off any legitimate business expense including dinners with clients, car expenses, equipment, etc. Having a separate checking account and credit card is a good idea. However, it isn't necessary. You can comingle your business and personal expenses using your personal accounts. But, [cont.] Answered by Steve - Wed Jun 20 00:02:51 2007 business projector versus a home theater projector? Is there that much of a difference in black levels? Q. I am budgeting about 500-600 for the project and about 100 for the screen. I can afford a 2000 projector. A ViewSonic PJ506D SVGA (800x600) 4:3/16:9 2000 lumens business projector is going for 500 with a mail free screen and mount offer. An InFocus In72 WVGA (852x480) 900 lumens home theater projector is going for about the same refurbished with no extras. I have read that I really should get a home theater projector rather than a business projector like the 506D, but the lumens scares me. I am projecting on an 80"screen with blinds and curtains closed. no lights. still some ambient light. Which will be better. I am going to use it the a really nice DVD player, Wii and Home theater PC. No interest in HD DVDs for atleast 3-4 years… [cont.] Asked by bjmarchini - Thu Aug 23 18:02:38 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I am confuse with your question. Are you saying you can afford a $2000 projector or can't afford? Try using a home theater projector if you can. The bussiness projectors are not meant for movies. They are meant for slide shows and a small movie clip. Now you can get a decent Epson projector that is around $3500 Canadian dollars with a $300 rebate right now. I believe the model is the Epson 1080. Epson makes a decent projector. Ofcourse you can opt to get the cheaper projector. I have personally seen the Epson 1080 and it does a great job on the big screen. There are also some decent screen around. I think you should provision more for your screen though. Try to think $1000 for a screen. They a decent Draper screen would… [cont.] Answered by flip_can - Thu Aug 23 20:27:58 2007 What business can I start that requires practical/technical skills?
Q. I'm interested in starting my own business, but I'm quite stumped on the types of businesses I could start up. I like to be practical and I also have a lot of technical skills. I don't mind risk/danger. Does anyone have any ideas, or know where to look for ideas? Asked by Henry T - Wed Jun 25 12:32:22 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments A. The biggest challenge for any business is rarely practical and technical skills. It's usually keeping positive cashflow and making a profit. The best way to do this is market your business well so that you have a steady/increasing stream of customers. You can start any kind of business you choose but you need to have an idea of the demand for your product or services and how you'll make your company different from others so that people will buy from you. It can be easier to pick something in which you have some experience so that you don't have to worry too much about the technical side of it and you can concentrate on marketing it. Say you're a good photographer, set up a professional photography business. You may choose to be a… [cont.] Answered by Rosemary P - Thu Jun 26 02:48:46 2008 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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