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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A business (also called a firm, or 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 enterprises and state-owned enterprises. Socialist systems involve either government agencies, public ownership, state-ownership or direct worker ownership of enterprises and assets that would be run as businesses in a capitalist economy. The distinction between these institutions and a business is that socialist institutions often have alternative or additional goals aside from maximizing or turning a profit. 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. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  transess.com 603px x 800px | 35.80kB [source page] A Business Consultant for Customized Business Solution  peak.org 1920px x 2560px | 2600.00kB [source page] Risky Business Pic s Break in Mar 3 07 024 jpg 08 Mar 2007 17 16 2 4M Risky Business Pic s Break in Mar 3 07 025 jpg 08 Mar 2007 17 16 2 4M Risky Business Pic s Break in Mar 3 07 026 jpg 08 Mar 2007 17 16 2 6M Risky Business Pic s Break in Mar 3 07 027 jpg 08 Mar 2007 17 16 1 5M  sfgov.org 211px x 520px | 61.60kB [source page] Small Business Week The Honorable Mayor Gavin Newsom Co hosted by the San Francisco Small Business Commission U S Small Business Administration From Yahoo Image Search: "Business"  stlouisteaparty.com Bill Hennessy Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:28:41 GM Healthcare Reform: A Small . Business. Perspective Presented by Keeping Small . Business. Healthy With Guest Speakers Andrew Langer: Keeping Small.  tradecommodityfutures.info Ahmad Hassam Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:57:21 GM If you are currently trading for a living or want to take on trading as a future substitute of a current job, then you should remember to take trading as a . business. . You need to treat it as a . business. .  greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com By Kate Galbraith Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:59:35 GM At a meeting in Washington yesterday, top executives of several multinationals emphasized the urgency of climate negotiations - and the importance of a constructive role from China. From Google Blog Search: "Business"
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 news.google.com Kansas City Star Forsman shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday to go to 9 under and take a 1-stroke lead in the Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas. ... Forsman still in front at The Woodlands MiamiHerald.com Forsman holds lead as Administaff nears end (w/ video) Houston Chronicle Forsman keeps lead at The Woodlands The Associated Press Houston Chronicle - The Associated Press - MiamiHerald.com all 301 news articles » news.google.com New York Times The magazine business my personal opinion is has fallen on hard times because of the economy, and the economy will come back, Mr. Bloomberg said. ... The BusinessWeek buyout: Can Bloomberg extend beyond its core? BusinessWeek all 15 news articles » news.google.com New York Times One of the people said Mr. Dobbs is a potential hire for the Fox Business Network, the ratings starved, two-year-old spin-off of Fox News. ... and more » From Google News Search: "Business" What does a business analyst do? What course do you take to become a business analyst? Q. I came across a chart showing the avarage salaries of business analysts in IT/Computer software/Computer hardware. I do not know what a business analyst does exactly. What course should I take in college to become a business analyst. Currently I'm planing on getting a degree in Business with IT in college, will that enable me to become a business analyst? Asked by Wayne R. - Thu May 17 12:45:28 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes, the courses you speak of will help you to become a Business Analyst. A BA can be on the client side or the IT side. If on the client side, they are interfacing with work group domains that process the work and review what they need. They generate requirements and then work with the IT side to update or generate processes and applications to fullfil the business needs. If you're a BA on the IT side of the house, then you're taking all the requirements and developing processes and application solutions. Your job is to work with the client to generate a business solutions document (there are many names for it) and get signoff. Then, you need to make sure that solution becomes reality by working with systems analysts, programmers,… [cont.] Answered by Zeltar - Thu May 17 14:02:04 2007 What business class is good for wanting to own a salon? Q. I want to do a business class so I can own a salon. So what type of business class should I take? I was thinking business administration. Asked by J SEXXY - Wed Jul 8 09:49:23 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Business administration is good. Accounting/Finance is always a useful skill for any business. Marketing if you want to develop a good marketing plan. Answered by Lauren F - Wed Jul 8 09:54:54 2009 How big should a business be before the owner finally delegates responsibilities?
Q. I am in the family business and my mom is clearly strained... We are blessed to have business hand over fist even in this recession but that is not my problem, or question... My question is how can a small business owner learn to lay back enjoy the fruits of their labor??? I mean she has owned this insurance agency for 30 yrs. and has nursed it from ONE policy to what it is today? But her health is declining as she is still trying to take payments, pictures of homes, etc. on what should be considered now at least a "mid sized" business? Asked by Sociopath - Mon Jun 8 14:42:42 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. It sounds like you are at that point. If it feels like too much, it probably is and if you are in the black, you can definitely outsource now. If you are concerned about handling the legal aspects, book keeping, etc. of a new hire, you can go through a temp. agency first. That way, you pay the agency and they handle payroll, etc. for their employee. The agency can coach you through it. You can always keep the person on, too, if it works out. Answered by m h - Mon Jun 8 14:59:29 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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