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Business 115 Chapter 6&20 Vocabulary

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Entrepeneurship   Taking the risk to start up a business  
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Entrepreneurial Team   People from different area's of business who form a managerial team to develop, make, and market a new product  
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micropeneurs   entrepeneurs starting a business they know will stay small, so they can live a balanced life style  
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intrapreneurs   entrepeneurs that work inside a corporation  
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enterprise zones   specific geographic areas the gov tries to attract private business investment by offering lower taxes and gov support  
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incubators   Centers that offer new business low-cost offices with basic business services  
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small business   independantly owned and operated, not dominant in it's feild, and meets size standards  
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business plan   describes nature of the business, target market, the advantages the business will have in relation to competition, resourses and qualifications of the owners  
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Venture Capitalists   Individuals or companies that invest in new business in exchange for partial ownership  
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SBA   U.S gov agency that advises and assists small businesses by providing management training and financial advise and loans  
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Small business investment company (SBIC)   Prvate investment companies licensed by the SBA lend money to small businesses.  
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Market   People who have unsatisfied wants and needs but have both the resourses and willingness to buy  
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Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)   SBA office with volunteers who counsel small businesses at no cost  
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Money   anything generally accepted for payments for goods and services.  
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Barter   Tradinf of goods and services for other goods and services directly.  
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Money Supply   amount of money the Federal reserve bank makes available for people to buy goods and services.  
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M-1   Money that can be accessed quickly and easily  
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M-2   Money that can take a little more time to obtain  
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Reserve Requirement   Percentage of commercial banks checking and savings account that must be physically kept in the bank  
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Open-Market Operations   buying and selling of U.S. gov bonds by the fed with the goal of regulating the money supply  
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discount rate   the interest rate that the FED charges for loans to member banks  
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nonbanks   accept no deposits but offer many services other banks offer  
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commercial bank   pro-fit seeking that uses some of the funds to make loans  
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demand deposit   technical name for a checking accout  
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time deposit   technical name for a savings account  
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Certificate of Deposite (CD)   A-time deposit (savings)account that earns interest ... delivered at maturity date.  
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Savings and loan association (S&L)   A finanacial institution the accepts both saving and checking deposits and provides home mortgage loans  
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Credit Unions   Non-Profit, member-owned financial coopertives offer full variety  
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Pension Funds   amounts of money put aside to cover financial needs of members when they retire  
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)   Independant agency of the U.S. government that insures bank deposits.  
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Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF)   The part of the FDIC that insures holders of the accounts in savings and loan associations  
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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)System   A computerized banking system  
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Electronic check conversion (EcC)   Electronic Check transaction compared to a paper check  
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Debit Card   Electronic funds transfer tool with same function of checks  
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Smart Card   combination of credit card,debit card, phone card, drivers license card, and more  
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letter of credit   promise by the bank to pay seller an amount if certain conditions are met  
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banker's accptance   promise the bank will pay some specified amout at a certain time.  
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World Bank   Primarily responsible for financing economic development  
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)   Organization that assists the smooth flow of money among nations  
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