Good businesses
Vocab
Entrepreneurs
Short forms
100

What does "Nokero" mean?

No kerosene

100

Look for something that you need or want

Seek

100

Tadashi Yanai started his first clothing store in 1984 in Hiroshima. Now, he is the richest man in Japan.

What is the store's name?

Uniqlo

100

What is an NGO?

non-governmental organization

200

Which company donates eyeglasses to needy people?

Warby Parker


200

To be worried about something

concerned

200

He co-founded Tesla cars and Space-X

Elon Musk

200

What is CSR?

Corporate Social Responsibility

300

What has United by Blue tried to do to help the environment?

They promise to clean one pound of garbage from the ocean for every product sold

300

The main point of interest; the center of attention

focus

300

Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka started a radio repair shop in Tokyo in 1945. Their company went on to produce TVs, audio devices, video gaming and is an entertainment giant

Sony

300

What is deoxyribonucleic acid?

DNA

400

What does TOMS' "One for One" policy mean?

With every purchase of their shoes, they give a pair of shoes to a child in need.

400

To be excited, stilmulated or motivated by something

inspired

400

Konosuke Matsushita started his business in 1917 making parts for electrical products. Later he made bicycle lights. What is the name of his company now?

Panasonic

400

What is "Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus"?

SCUBA (as in scuba diver)

500

What product does Nokero produce?

Very efficient solar lights

500

To begin to think about and deal with a problem

address

500

Along with Steve Wozniak, he co-founded Apple

Steve Jobs

500

Where does TOMS get its name from?

a. the owner's name  b. "To optimize my shoes"  c. Shoes for tomorrow

c. Shoes for tomorrow