Noun

businesses

  1. Plural form of business.

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Mon Jul 6 19:17:42 2009

A business (also called a firm 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 businesses and state-owned enterprises. Socialist systems involve either government agencies, public, or worker ownership of most sizable businesses.

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.

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What types of businesses work well in a difficult economy?
Q. What businesses thrive during difficult times? Since we are in tough times, if not a recession altogether, what businesses would or are doing well in this type of economy? No spam please - just business ideas. I don't need your affiliate or spam links
Asked by imisidro - Tue Oct 14 11:31:44 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Companies will become increasingly focused on their ROI and ROA, so consulting firms that focus on effective marketing metrics, supply chain management, and so on should see an increase in business. Of course, staple foods and goods should be safe if they are efficient enough. In general, I'm a fan of anything that offers real value to any group. These companies don't have to worry about economic swings. If your company provides frivolous goods or unnecessary services, this probably isn't your time. (Sorry, not a good time to open a mani and pedi cigar bar.)
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How can I professionally promote all of my businesses using one business card?
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A. better you just Split up ur business card...it not good ...because ur business field is totally different from the others...my suggestion better you make other business card for other business..
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How do I find businesses that are looking for advertising opportunities?
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Business is the "art" of making money by selling things or services people want for more than their cost. - Patrick Dixon

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  • However successful a man may be in his own business, if he turns from that and engages ill a business which he don't understand, he is like Samson when shorn of his locks his strength has departed, and he becomes like other men.
    • P. T. Barnum, ‘Beware of ‘‘Outside Operations’’’, The Art of Money Getting
  • What I must understand is why someone will continue to get out of bed in the morning once they have all the money they could want. Do they love the business, or do they love the money?
    • Warren Buffett, ‘The Warren Buffett You Don’t Know’, Business Week article, July 5th 1999