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Fri Dec 11 22:13:56 2009

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.

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Small Business Week The Honorable Mayor Gavin Newsom Co hosted by the San Francisco Small Business Commission U S Small Business Administration

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Sat Jan 2 17:20:29 2010

What kind of business should I start in Bangladesh?
Q. I have US $ 1000. I would like to invest it in my country (Bangladesh). I want to invest in a production business or any other suitable business. I am ready to do this with partnership also. Is this money enough to start any business ? if yes then what kind of business. Pls help me.
Asked by Sajjad B - Mon Aug 20 01:29:03 2007 - - 3 Answers - 6 Comments

A. open up a internet cafe... good luck!
Answered by John Loves Jenn - Mon Aug 20 01:34:34 2007

What type of business should I mark my business to operate as?
Q. I'm almost done with my business plan. I'm stuck on something. I don't know sould I operate my business as a Corporation or Sole Prietorship if I'm planning to run a photography and graphic designing business with employees I'm planning to hire which will include a secretary, assistant, graphic designer and a beautican. Please help I'm planning to open and start at the beginning to 2010.
Asked by L Ant - Tue Dec 15 16:58:26 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. First off, let me congratulate on your business venture. I'm so excited for you because of the strong passion I have for business and hopefully you will gain one to. I wish you the best of luck and I hope to quickly here from you about the success you are having with your company. From personal experience this will be a task you won't regret, but at the same time please understand that it will be challenging. Now to answer your question on if you should operate a business as a corporation or sole prietorship, you first need to understand the difference between a corporation and a sole prietorship. If you chose to go the sole prietorship option, than a question u need to be prepared to answer is are you willing to put up personal assets… [cont.]
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What business credit cards are not attached to my personal credit?
Q. Hello, I am trying to find out how to build my business credit without being attached to my personal credit score. I would like to know if anybody has information regarding what credit cards are available to do this. I would love any free information or links to sites that can tell me how to build my business credit. Thanks!!
Asked by Erick R - Sun Feb 17 21:13:19 2008 - - 7 Answers - 2 Comments

A. People think once they screw up their own personal credit the next thing they can do is have a business and get credit that way but it doesn't work like that. Your personal social security number and credit rating are going to be used to extablish credit when you start out and even well beyond. Added Reality is as a beginning business you are NOT going to go out and secure credit using an unknown/ unestablished business name or identifying number!
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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