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| Advertising | the activity of attracting public attention to a product or business |
| Assets | items a business owns that have monetary value |
| Balance Sheet | a snapshot of a businessÕs Þnancial condition at a speciÞc moment in time, usually at the close of a Þnancial period |
| Bank Loan | a sum of money borrowed from the bank to be repaid with interest |
| Box OfÞce | a place where tickets are sold in a theater |
| Business | a sole proprietor, partnership, or corporation that creates and sells a product or service; the occupation, work, or trade in which a person is engaged; a commercial enterprise or establishment |
| Business Plan | a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals |
| Campaign | a series of actions intended to achieve a speciÞc goal |
| Capital | money or material wealth used to produce more money |
| Computer Functions | the tasks or actions that software is intended to perform |
| Computer Icons | symbols or illustrations appearing on the computer screen that indicate program Þles or other computer functions |
| Computer Programming | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something |
| Constructive Criticism | a form of feedback where suggestions are offered in a positive and helpful manner |
| Copyright | protection granted by a government that gives the creator exclusive right to publish and sell literary, musical, or artistic work |
| Debt | something owed, such as money, goods, or services |
| Demand | the number of products your customers are willing to buy at a given price |
| Deposit | money put into an account |
| Design | to plan or create something artistically |
| EfÞcient | to minimize waste, expenses, and unnecessary effort |
| Emote | give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role |
| Entrepreneur | a person who organizes, operates, and takes on the risk for a business venture |
| Equity | the market value of property less any debt or claims against it |
| Ethics | the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession: business ethics |
| Executive Producer | person responsible for managing the smooth operation of the company and its employees |
| Expense | a cost associated with operating a business |
| Finance | the science of managing money and assets |
| Founder | one who establishes a business |
| Funds | available money; ready cash |
| Income | Þnancial gain (earned or unearned) over a period of time |
| Income Statement | a business Þnancial statement that lists revenue, expenses, and proÞt over a period of time |
| Incorporate | to form a corporation |
| Infringement | illegal use of a copyrighted work |
| Intellectual Property | a creative idea that has commercial value (can be sold) |
| Interest | the fee paid to a bank for borrowing money |
| Inventory | the quantity of materials on hand |
| Job Application | a written request for employment |
| Liabilities | Þnancial obligations or money owed |
| Logo | a graphic representation or symbol of a company, often designed for easy recognition |
| Loss | when expenses exceed revenue |
| Marketing | the activities involved in promoting a company, product, or service |
| Merchandise | to promote the sale of goods through their display; also the goods themselves |
| Negotiate | to discuss with others for the purpose of coming to terms or reaching an agreement |
| Patent | protection granted by a government that gives the creator of an invention or design the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention or design for a set period of time |
| Pitch | a presentation made to convince a venture capitalist to invest in a company |
| Press Release | an announcement made by an organization or an individual and distributed for use by the media |
| Pricing Structure | the planned selling price of products calculated to generate a desired proÞt |
| Product | something produced by human or mechanical effort or by a natural process |
| ProÞ t | the money gained after expenses have been paid; the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost |
| Prototype | a full-scale model of a new product or a new version of an existing product |
| Reconcile | to balance or check against others for accuracy |
| Rent | the money paid to use or occupy a space |
| Resale | the act of selling again |
| Resource | the total means available to a company for increasing production or proÞ t, including plant, labor, and raw materials |
| Retail | the price of goods, in smaller quantities, not intended for resale |
| Revenue | the money a company receives through the sale of a product or service |
| Rotate | to turn about an axis or a center |
| Salary | the money a person is paid for working |
| Scarcity | an insufÞ ciency or shortage of supply |
| Service | work done for others as an occupation or business |
| Simulate | to imitate, model, replicate, or duplicate behavior, appearance, or properties |
| Slogan | a distinctive phrase or motto identiÞ ed with a particular company or product |
| Special Effects | visual or sound effects used to enhance a theatrical performance |
| Stage Direction | an instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner |
| Stock | the shares of a company that represent ownership in the company |
| Stock Market | a place where stocks are bought and sold |
| Storyboard | sequence of pictures designed to communicate the desired general visual appearance on camera of a scene or movie |
| Story line | plot of a story |
| Supply | the number of products available to your customers at a given price |
| Target Market | a speciÞc group of customers at which a company aims its products and/or services |
| Tax | a fee or contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or businesses within the domain of that government |
| Ticket | a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something |
| Timeline | a linear representation of the progress of an animation from the Þrst to the last frame |
| Venture Capitalist | a person who invests cash in new and innovative businesses |
| VP of Design | a person focused on leading the team in creating a quality movie with a compelling story line that will appeal to customers (ticket buyers) |
| VP of Finance | a person focused on leading the team in making sure that all the money is accounted for and that the company is making a proÞt |
| VP of Production | a person focused on leading the team in producing (computer programming) the product (movie) as efÞciently as possible |
| VP of Marketing | a person focused on leading the team in promoting the company and the product (movie) |
| VP of Sales | a person focused on leading the team in making customers (ticket buyers) happy and selling lots of products (tickets) |
| Waypoints | in BizMovie, waypoints Òpoint the wayÓ for the characters: any reference point on a route that can be easily identiÞ ed |
| Wholesale | the price of goods, typically in larger quantities, for the purpose of resale |
