Mercantilism
Money Money Money
Free Trade
Own It/Run It
Wild Card
100
Mercantilism is synonymous with what current-day trade strategy?
What is Protectionism
100
This agency of the US Department of the Treasury oversees the collection of federal taxes.
What is the IRS - Internal Revenue Service?
100
Authored what might be considered the most important book in the history of the modern world, .."Wealth of Nations"...
Who was Adam Smith?
100
This South-African born American businessman is the founder, CEO, Chairman, & CTO of which company?
What is Space X?
200
Applied to foreign goods to aid domestic producers
What is a Tariff?
200
Indicative of our personal income tax system, this type of tax increases as income increases
What is a Progressive Tax?
200
The act of limiting the production of goods to only those you are most appropriately equipped to produce?
What is Specialization?
200
A group of individuals required to provide governance and oversight of a publicly traded company?
What is a Board of Directors?
200
The right to petition the Government is protected in this Amendment of the US Constitution?
What is the First Amendment?
300
Support offered by domestic government to financially assist an industry
What is a subsidy?
300
A government program designed to provide financial protection for American workers who become disabled or of retirement age.
What is Social Security?
300
According to Szwast (TED), 90% of US exporters are considered to be one of these....
What is a single-location small business? (Or just SMALL BUSINESS if acceptable I guess)
300
A collective term for those with ownership in a company
What are Shareholders
400
This Texas agency is responsible for collecting and allocating state and local taxes
What is the Texas Comptroller?
400
Percentage of US companies that actually export their goods/services?
What is 1% or less?
400
An inside director who is also an executive with the organization
What is an Executive Director?
500
A risk/benefit associated with buying/selling in various currencies?
What is the currency exchange rate?
500
Trade agreement allowing free flow of goods between the US, Mexico & Canada?
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
500
A type of for-profit corporation driven by mission (purpose, accountability & transparency) AND profit
What is a B-Corporation?
500
Mental shortcuts that lead to snap judgments—often based on race and gender—about people's talents or character.
What is Unconscious (or implicit) Bias?