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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 and complexity of meanings From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License From Yahoo Image Search: "business"  businessmanagement.suite101.com unknown Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:31:39 GM Formal . business. networks are extremely popular but informal networking throughout life brings many commercial and personal benefits.  blog-world.co.uk anthony Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:45:05 GM Government grants to start a . business. can be made use of to line up the basic infrastructure of the . business. like the necessary furniture, making interior to enhance your office atmosphere, paying security amount in the case of tenders ...  cocut.cn Joomlafan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:24:39 GM WP Creativix is a Free . Business. & Portfolio WordPress Theme has a Javascript Slideshow and Lightbox Portfolio. It's design and function offers you a lot of new possibilities. From Google Blog Search: "business"  news.google.com ZDNet (blog) I personally have never searched for a Wal-Mart, but that was the number one business that TeleNav customers searched for using their GPS service. ... and more » news.google.com BusinessWeek Medical device maker Orthofix International NV said has sold its vascular business to Covidien PLC and plans to use proceeds from the sale to pay down debt. ... Orthofix International Sells Vascular Business to Covidien MarketWatch (press release) Orthofix sells vascular business to Covidien Reuters all 43 news articles » news.google.com Wall Street Journal International Business Machines Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Samuel Palmisano received $24.3 million in total compensation for 2009, ... IBM 'Well-Positioned' as Economy Recovers, CEO Says BusinessWeek Tech Ticker San Jose Mercury News IBM CEO's pay ticked higher to $21.2M in 2009 The Associated Press BusinessWeek all 194 news articles » From Google News Search: "business" Does my small business need to file a tax return? Q. I am a small business owner and have been developing my company for the past year. Because I left my previous job to start this business I do not have a current income and because my company only recently officially "opened for business" we do not have a profit line. Do I need to file? What about the business expenses that I incur? Asked by greg b - Mon Mar 5 18:09:43 2007 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments A. Definitely keep track of your expenses. Most start-up expenses should be capitalized until operations begin. This means that you cannot deduct certain expenses until the date the business started, even if you paid them last year. Some expenses should be amortized over a period of time. Business start-up costs are the expenses you incur before you actually begin business operations. Your business start-up costs will depend on the type of business you are starting. They may include costs for advertising, travel, surveys, and training. These costs are generally capital expenses. You usually recover costs for a particular asset (such as machinery or office equipment) through depreciation (discussed next). You can elect to deduct up to… [cont.] Answered by tma - Tue Mar 6 02:55:56 2007 Do you think a fee based business acquaintance service can be a profitable industry? Q. Everyone has some business acquiantance that can help others to do successful business. How to let all of them know each other. Fee based business acquitantance service may do it. Big business service ? Profitbale business service ? Let me know. Great thanks. Asked by energyquotenet - Mon Aug 14 04:13:03 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes -- it is called linkedin.com Answered by Mr. PhD - Mon Aug 14 04:17:09 2006 What kind of business can you start with a small amount of money?
Q. Since I have not had much luck with getting a good job , even with a degree, I am thinking about starting my own business. I do not have much money, do you know of any organizations that can match what I have to start a business. I have about $6000-7000. Is this a bad time to start a business with this economy? Asked by Tigerfan - Thu Jul 2 12:16:06 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Here are some small business enterprises to consider: 1. Providing a private tutoring service ranging from music lessons, English writing and reading lessons: to training seniors on how to operate a particular computer; 2. Offering to supervise or monitor services to senior citizens especially those wanting someone to take them on errands, driving on long trips, watch and clean up homes left behind by seniors who have been relocated to assisted living quarters; 3. Becoming a regional apartment manager servicing several properties while traveling to and fro to collect monthly rents and service tenant complaints; 4. Leasing a van equipped with paper shredding machinery and go into high-income areas offering to shred their highly… [cont.] Answered by VicSEO - Fri Jul 3 02:57:13 2009 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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