Vocabulary
Executive Roles in a Business
Terms
Types of Compensations
Different Types of Business
100


An agreement between an employee and a company outlining obligations and terms of employment.

What is a Contract?

100

Focuses on technology strategy and implementation

What is a CTO? Chief Technology Officer

100


An economic resource that will generate economic benefit and is categorized in the order of how liquid the asset is: current, fixed, and other. A 

What is Asset?

100


A payment amount provided to employees for the number of hours they worked.

What is hourly pay?

100

Two or more individuals agree to share in the profits or losses of a business.

What is conflict of Partnership

200

Legal responsibility for one's actions or omissions. 

What is a Liability?

200

Responsible for developing and implementing the company's marketing strategy.

What is a CMO? Chief Marketing Officer

200


A card issued by a financial company that enables the cardholder to borrow funds based upon the condition that the cardholder will pay back the borrowed money in addition to agreed-upon interest charges. 

What is a credit card?

200

A fixed payment amount provided to a full-time employee.

What is salary?

200

Focused on charitable, educational, or scientific purposes, not for profit.

What is non-profit

300

Adhering to laws,regulations,and industry standards

What is compliance?

300

 Oversees financial planning, budgeting, and risk management.

What is a CFO? Chief Financial Officer

300

The net worth of a company representing the difference between a company's liabilities and assets. Equity represents the health of a business as it represents the amount of money left after all debts are satisfied. 

What is Equity?

300

The additional compensation, often calculated at higher for employees' who work beyond standard hours

What is overtime?

300

Combines the pass-through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with limited liability of a corporation

What is a LLC (Limited Liability Company)

400

Protecting the business from potential risk and liabilities.

What is a Insurance?

400

Manages day-to-day operations and ensure efficient business functions.

What is COO? Chief Operating Officer

400

Money spent or a cost incurred in an organization or individual's endeavors to generate revenue, including equipment, materials, marketing, and employee wages.

What is a Expenses?

400

A payment or incentivized reward added to an employee's compensation package.

What is bonuses?

400

The simplest form,where a single individual owns and operates the business,

What is Sole Proprietorship 

500

Failure to fulfill the terms of the contract.

What is a breach-of-contract?

500

The highest-ranking executive, responsible for the overall strategic direction and performance of the company.

What is CEO? Chief Executive Officer

500

A company's debts, including credit extended to the business, money owed on credit cards, sales tax owed to the government, employee withholdings owed to the government, and both short-term and long-term debts. Liabilities are distinguished between two types: current and long-term.

What is Liability?

500

Employees receive them during a particular time, which varies according to the sales revenue or company profit.

What is commission?

500

A separate legal entity owned by shareholders 

What is a Corporation