| A | B |
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| Patent | A document granting an inventor sole rights to an item or idea for up to 20 yrs **make, use and sell** |
| Trademark | A word, name, symbol, sound or color that identifies a good or service; **can be renewed forever** |
| Copyright | Involves anything that is authored by an individual, such as writings (books, magazines articles, etc) music & artwork **life of author plus 70 yrs** |
| Competition | Forces businesses to product better quality products/services at reasonable prices |
| Price Competition | Focuses on the sale price of a product |
| Nonprice Competition | Businesses choose to compete on the basis of factors that are not related to price **quality, service, reputation, etc.** |
| Business Risk | The potential for loss or failure |
| Monopoly | Exclusive control over a product or the means of producing it |
| Private Enterprise | Business ownership by ordinary people, not the government |
| Profit | The money earned from conducting business after all costs and expenses have been paid |
| Supply | The amount of goods producers are willing to make and sell |
| Demand | Consumer willingness and ability to buy products |
| Domestic Business | A business that sells its products only in its own country |
| Global Business | A business that sells its product in more than one country |
| For-profit Business | Business that seeks to make a profit from its operations |
| Non-profit Business | A business that functions like a business but uses the money it makes to fund the cause identified in its charter |
| Private Sector | Businesses not associated with government agencies |
| Public Sector | Government-financed agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency |
| Wholesalers | A business that obtains goods from manufacturers and resells them to organizational users, other wholesalers, and retailers |
| Retailers | A business that buys goods from wholesalers or directly from manufacturers and resells them to consumers |
| Production | The process of creating, growing, manufacturing or improving on goods and servicesv |
| Management | The process of achieving company goals by effective use of resources through planning, organizing and controlling |
| Finance | The function of business that involved money management |
| Accounting | The discipline that keeps track of a company’s financial situation |
