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






2. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






3. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






4. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






5. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






6. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






7. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






8. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






9. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






10. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






11. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






12. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






13. A new scientific or technical idea.






14. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






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






16. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






17. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






18. Things which are likely or feasible.






19. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






20. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






21. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






22. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






23. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






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






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






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

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






28. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






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






30. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






31. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






32. Metal rails along which a train travels.






33. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






34. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






35. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






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






37. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






38. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






39. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






40. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






41. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






42. Debts; money that must be paid.






43. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






45. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






46. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






47. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






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






49. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






50. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.







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