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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

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"Funny how falling feels like flying, for a little while." - Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart.

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Even successful small . business. owners can make mistakes, and some of them will kill a company. Here are ten of the most common errors.

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Now we all know that . business. computing is one of Microsoft's expertise so instead of competing with the likes of Windows XP or Windows 7 Professional Google is expected to roll out its Google Chrome OS . Business. on netbooks. ...

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LOUIS, March 9, 2010 (Globe newswire) -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq:SIAL), will hold its Annual Business Review with the financial community on ...

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The manufacturer announced the new models on Tuesday, with availability in the UK immediately. The machines are the latest in the Vostro line, ...

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Tue Mar 9 15:46:37 2010

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 is a business that can not be enhanced by the internet called?
Q. I am doing a research paper in which I am going to discuss E-commerce and internet businesses versus anti-internet businesses only that is not a real word. So please DON'T give me an obvious and idiotic answer like "business." I am looking for businesses that do/can not use the internet to greatly benefit themselves. thank you!! thank you, after doing some work i remembered brick-AND-Mortar businesses.
Asked by Bleach - Tue Feb 24 20:43:10 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You may need to separate "Internet" and "E-Commerce" into distinctly different roles. Every business on the planet would benefit from an "Internet" presence, because of the potential mass exposure. The internet allows a business a space to educate its ideal consumer about the companies product and service. The whole point of being in business is to make and keep customers...so being exposed to as many potential customers as possible, is a massive advantage upgrade. E-Commerce...I think this is where you are trying to identify a company which would not benefit from "Purchase" transactions over the internet...and again...as I sit here I am having difficulty thinking how this would not benefit any company. If something comes to mind I will… [cont.]
Answered by Doran P - Tue Feb 24 20:57:17 2009

I want to start a business. But what kind of business i should go on with?
Q. I am 21 years old. I have a ambition of starting my own business. To take a first step into business world, i would like to start something small. But, i am looking for more ideas so that i can choose best out of it. So, i just need your help. Do you have any idea on what business i should go on with?
Asked by thoufic r - Fri Nov 9 08:34:58 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. check out It list different business ideas with links to guides on how to start them
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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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  • You cannot Adhere to the teachings of the church on Sunday and not apply to the marketplace on Monday.
    • Archbishop LeRoy Bailey Jr senior pastor of The First Cathedral; From a sermon entitled: He Is Lord
  • 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