Vocabulary
Corporate America
Famous Entrepreneurs
International Business
Abbreviations
100
A person who holds or owns shares in a company or corporation
Who is a Shareholder
100
Technology Company that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services
Who is Apple
100
He is the richest man in the world with a net worth estimated to be over $79 billion
Who is Bill Gates
100
To bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale
What is import
100
PM
What is Profit Margin
200
Money paid for the use of money lent
What is Interest
200
Retail Corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and warehouse stores
Who is Wal-Mart
200
Often referred to as "The Grandfather of the Digital Revolution," He forever changed the consumer electronics industry
Who is Steve Jobs
200
The development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets
What is globalization
200
COGS
What is Cost of Goods Sold
300
Exclusive control over a product or the means of producing it
What is a Monopoly
300
This Company is a global leader in the Beverage Industry and its topmost product was created in 1886 by a pharmacist
Who is the Coca-Cola Company
300
He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company in 1870
Who is John D. Rockefeller
300
International trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions
What is free-trade
300
ROI
What is Return on Investment
400
A reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time
What is Depreciation
400
The world's largest publicly traded international Oil and Gas Company
Who is Exxon Mobil
400
He worked his way up to becoming a superintendent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company before creating his own successful business in the Steel Industry
Who is Andrew Carnegie
400
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allows for free trade between these three countries
What is Canada, Mexico, and the United States
400
SWOT
What is Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
500
A semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers
What is a Buyer Persona
500
This Dallas-based Airline Company began flying its first international routes in 2014, to the Caribbean.
Who is Southwest Airlines
500
These two entrepreneurs were Ph.D. students at Stanford University when they created Google, the most visited website in the world
Who is Larry Page and Sergey Brin
500
This organization deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible
Who is the World Trade Organization (WTO)
500
EBITDA
What is Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization