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Bar codes, 575 types, 395–399 Business communications, 216
Barclays, 453 Building codes, 172 Business credit card, 432–433
Basic product, 561 Building layout, 522 Business cycles, 72
Bath and Body Works, 562 Bureau of Economic Analysis, 20 Business education programs, 684
Ben and Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., Bureau of Labor Statistics, 31, 275 Business ethics, 41, 198
44, 129 Burglary and robbery insurance, Business for Social Responsibility
Beneficiaries, 498 496 (BSR), 44
Benefits, 617–618, 647–650 Business, 4, 269 Business income insurance, 496
Benetton, 83 See also Companies; Business interruption insurance,
Berners-Lee, Tim, 199 Corporations 496
Best Buy, 13 bankruptcy, 166 Business loans, 456
Best Buy.com, 223 buying process, 587–588 Business Notes
Bezos, Jeff, 111, 552 capital requirements, 148 annual incomes, 15
Biotechnology, 167, 251 categories, 5 buying foreign companies, 92
Blogs, 667 competition, 36, 540 channels of distribution, 566
Board of directors (boards), credit policies, 375 communicating across cultures,
137–138, 144 customer oriented, 540–541 255
Body language, 243 dynamic, 7 computer technology, 205
Boeing, 88 e-commerce. See E-commerce computer sell/lease program, 63
Bonding, 499 economic and social diverse workforce, 304
Bonds, 434–435 responsibilities, 19 e-mail guidelines, 329
trading, 436 employees. See Employees e-mail messages, 390
Bonuses, 643 ethical dilemmas, 41–42 entrepreneurs, 118
Book value, 428–429 failure, 18–19, 112, 668 executive summary, 279
Bovespa, 465 global competition, 8 foreign languages, 8
BrainStore, 680 goods and services, 31 Google, 222
Brainstorming, 250, 286 government and, 171 human resources, 621
Brand awareness, 564 health and safety, 621 investing, 145
Brand names, 83 improving operations, 217–218 loans and interest, 456
Branding, 563 improving organization, 326–327 marketing, 586
Brands, 563 incorporation, 141 negative account balances, 96
Brazil, 85 Internet, 90, 216–218 newsgroups and blogs, 667
Bricks-and-click businesses, 219, inventory, 587 personal values, 38
222 investing in, 139–141 praising employees, 654
Bricks-and-mortar businesses, 219, key indicators, 668 stock tables, 434
221 lawsuits, 37 telecommunications industry, 163
British East India Company, 82 licensing, 171 Total Quality Management
Brokers, 452, 465 marketing, 4 (TQM), 522
Browser, 196 mission and goals, 670 understanding data, 371
Budgets, 329, 371 mission statement, 326 value, 545
administering, 399–400 names, 127–128, 139 Business operations insurance, 499
capital budget, 396–397 operating expenses, 594 Business ownership, 113
cash budget, 396 problems, 668 franchise businesses, 17–18
defining, 395 profit, 42, 401 intrapreneurs, 20
estimates, 399 purpose of, 139 obligations, 18–20
importance, 395 quality, 524 responsibilities, 115–116
income and expenses, 399 records, 417–418, 490 risks, 18–19
monitoring, 399 supply and demand, 64 small businesses, 16–17
operating budget, 396 theft, 377 Business plan, 113–115, 118
reducing expenses, 399–400 types, 5 e-commerce, 226–227
sales budget, 397–399 Business associations, 570 payroll records, 416
specialized, 395–396 Business budgets, 395–400 value of, 323–324
start-up budget, 396 Business careers, 681–686 Business practices, 9–10
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