Business & Finance

A production method that aims to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

Money a business owes, or legal responsibility for something.

How easily an asset can be turned into cash, or how much cash a business has available.

The organisation of moving, storing and delivering goods.

To include someone in a conversation or email so they are informed.

Money lost when costs are higher than income.

A scheme that rewards customers for buying regularly.

An investment where your money is pooled with others and managed by a professional fund manager.

The total value of a company's shares on the stock market (US: market capitalization).

Collecting information about customers and markets.

The percentage of total sales in a market that a company has.

A planned series of activities to promote a product or service.

A short written message used inside an organisation.

A written agreement between parties that sets out plans to work together, often not legally binding.

An experienced person who guides and advises someone less experienced; to do this.

When two companies join together to form one.

To control every small detail of other people's work.

Managers between senior executives and frontline supervisors.

An important stage or event in a project's progress.

The official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.

A central bank's decisions about interest rates and the money supply.

The confidence and enthusiasm of a group of people.

A loan used to buy property, with the property as security.

To discuss something to reach an agreement.

Profit left after all expenses and tax have been paid.