| A | B |
| authorize | to give power to or authority for |
| compensation | something paid out for services rendered |
| consultant | one who gives professional or technical advice |
| correspondence | letters or the exchange of letters |
| courier | a speedy messenger |
| credentials | written testimonials or other proof of qualifications |
| disclose | to make known; to uncover |
| diversify | to give variety to; to invest in various markets or products |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes and assumes the risk of a business venture |
| expend | to spend or use up |
| forum | a public meeting or a meeting place for public discussion |
| hoax | fraud or deception |
| incorporate | to form into a particular type of business organization -- a corporation -- that has specific legal rights |
| incorporation | the act of being legally formed into a corporation |
| legitimate | lawful; valid |
| lucrative | yielding gain or producing wealth |
| merger | a combining of two or more companies |
| priority | rating by importance or necessity |
| punctual | on time |
| speculate | to take a business risk; to buy or sell expecting to profit from future price changes |