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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






2. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






3. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






4. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






5. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






6. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






7. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






8. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






9. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






10. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






11. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






12. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






13. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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14. Sales divided by total assets.






15. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






16. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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17. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






18. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






19. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






20. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






21. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






22. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






23. Cargo which is transported by plane.






24. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






25. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






26. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






27. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






28. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






29. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






30. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






31. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






32. The examination and evaluation of something.






33. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






34. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






35. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






36. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






37. Useable or acceptable.






38. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






39. The ability to develop new ideas.






40. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






41. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






42. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






43. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






44. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






45. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






46. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






47. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






48. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






49. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






50. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.







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