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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. 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 From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  designrfix.com 940px x 500px | 176.20kB [source page] 1scale1 Business Card with Popout Figure Lush business card that contains actual grass seed From Yahoo Image Search: "business"  internetmarketingshowtime.com internetmarketingvideos Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:30:54 GM Do not pound and do not hesitate about internet marketing. You have got a unique and swell chance to be with . business. to your liking it means you do not.  weblogs.baltimoresun.com Annie Linskey Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:22:02 GM The state's capital produces enough hot air to melt even the fiercest of snowstorms. The Statehouse is open for . business. Tuesday, says Alexandra Hughes, a spokeswoman for Speaker Busch. Also, Hughes promises, committees will be meeting. ...  politicsdaily.com Lizzie Skurnick Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GM When should you have a baby? I ask not because I am planning one of my own (sorry, Mom!) or because, as I creak over. From Google Blog Search: "business"  news.google.com Wall Street Journal "Since Micron is moving to step up efforts to strengthen its flash memory chip business through the acquisition and will become a bigger player, ... Micron to Acquire Chipmaker Numonyx for $1.27 Billion BusinessWeek all 167 news articles » news.google.com The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe White businesspeople in Zimbabwe who don't cede control of their companies to black partners could face jail under a law going into ... and more » news.google.com MarketWatch HP TRIM 7 enables the transparent capture, search and management of all types of physical and electronic business information, including Microsoft Office ... and more » From Google News Search: "business" Opening a business and wondering what types of expenses I can write off? Q. I am opening an online business for website design. (set up as a LLC, I'm the sole owner) Should I start keeping receipts of all business related expenses? Or would my business qualify as a hobby if I don't make a certain amount of money in the year that I'm filing. What types of things can I write off onto my business? (dinners, gasoline, etc.) Do I need a seperate business credit card/bank account for the expenses? Do I have to accept payments towards the business's services through a corporate account, or can they make the check/payment directly to me? Asked by Ken - Tue Jun 19 18:29:52 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. You need to keep accurate records when running a business. This will be your best defense if you ever get audited. For IRS purposes, you need to make a profit every 3 out of 5 years to have the IRS prove that you are not running a business. Otherwise, it is up to you to prove that you are running a business and not doing a hobby. You can prove that you are running a business by keeping your business accounts and personal accounts separate. You can write off any legitimate business expense including dinners with clients, car expenses, equipment, etc. Having a separate checking account and credit card is a good idea. However, it isn't necessary. You can comingle your business and personal expenses using your personal accounts. But, [cont.] Answered by Steve - Wed Jun 20 00:02:51 2007 Does my small business need to file a tax return? Q. I am a small business owner and have been developing my company for the past year. Because I left my previous job to start this business I do not have a current income and because my company only recently officially "opened for business" we do not have a profit line. Do I need to file? What about the business expenses that I incur? Asked by greg b - Mon Mar 5 18:09:43 2007 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments A. Definitely keep track of your expenses. Most start-up expenses should be capitalized until operations begin. This means that you cannot deduct certain expenses until the date the business started, even if you paid them last year. Some expenses should be amortized over a period of time. Business start-up costs are the expenses you incur before you actually begin business operations. Your business start-up costs will depend on the type of business you are starting. They may include costs for advertising, travel, surveys, and training. These costs are generally capital expenses. You usually recover costs for a particular asset (such as machinery or office equipment) through depreciation (discussed next). You can elect to deduct up to… [cont.] Answered by tma - Tue Mar 6 02:55:56 2007 Do you think a fee based business acquaintance service can be a profitable industry?
Q. Everyone has some business acquiantance that can help others to do successful business. How to let all of them know each other. Fee based business acquitantance service may do it. Big business service ? Profitbale business service ? Let me know. Great thanks. Asked by energyquotenet - Mon Aug 14 04:13:03 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes -- it is called linkedin.com Answered by Mr. PhD - Mon Aug 14 04:17:09 2006 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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