to agree to give someone a permanent job |
hire |
adj. relating to being famous or easily recognised and considered to represent a particular idea, brand, time period, etc. |
iconic |
something which is used to encourage people to do something, especially to make them work harder, produce more or spend more money |
incentive |
to employ a person or an organisation for a short time to do a particular job for you |
hire |
a person or company that pays people to work for them |
employer |
a machine, piece of equipment, or method that is new and that is likely to have a strong influence on society, a field of study, etc |
emerging technology |
adj. done within an organisation |
in-company = in-house |
someone who starts a company, arranges business deals and takes risks in order to make a profit |
entrepreneur |
a company that is not owned by another, larger company, and that has a small number of employees. In european countries, companies must have fewer than 250 employees to be called a medium-sized enterprise, and fewer than 50 employees to be called a small |
small and medium enerprise = SME |
a business that sells products or services on the internet, instead of in a shop |
e-tailer = electronic retailer |
connected with principles of what is right and wrong |
ethical |
the formal rules for polite behaviour |
etiquette |
morally good or correct |
ethical |
a performance, sports competition, party, etc. at which people gather to watch or take part in something |
event |
the price at which one currency can be bought |
exchange rate |
an event at which people from a particular company and their guests gather together to watch or take part in something |
corporate event |
to become larger in size, amount or number, or to make something larger in size, amount or number |
expand |
an event that is intended to advertise a product, company, brand, etc. |
promotional event |
when something increases or is increased in size, amount or number |
expansion |
special skills or knowledge in an area of work or study |
expertise |
when an economy becomes more successful, and there is increased economic activity, more jobs, etc. |
expansion |
a person, company or country that sells goods to another country |
exporter |
to make something bigger or longer, or to increase its range |
extend |
someone who helps a group of people discuss things with each other or do something effectively |
facilitator |
to use the same brand name for a new type of goods that is similar in some way to the original goods sold under that brand name |
extend a brand |
one of many things that influence or affect a situation |
factor |
to go down to a lower price, level, amount, etc. |
fall; past tense: fell; past participle: fallen |
fashionable and often inexpensive clothing that is made quickly after being designed, and which often does not stay in the shops for a long time |
fast fashion |
advise, criticism, etc. about how succesful or useful something is |
feedback |
the management of money by countries, organisations and people |
finance |
a company or business, especially one which is quite small |
firm |
a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on the information that you have now |
forecast |
the purpose for which something is made or used, or the job that someone does = role |
function |
money provided to an organisation, for example in the form of loans, or grants =money given for a particular purpose |
funding |
the way in which something work or operates, or the way in which it is used |
function |
to get or achieve something important or valuable, usually by working very hard |
gain |
including and considering all the parts of a situation, together rather than the individual parts separately |
global |
to gradually get more of a useful or valuable quality, skill, etc. |
gain |
affectingor involving the whole world |
global |
to manage to enter a place, building or organisation |
gain access/admittance |
if a company or industry DO IT, it starts doing business all over the world |
go global |
things that are produced in order to be used or sold |
goods |
a group that has been formed to do a particular job or function of the government |
government organisation |
to increase in amount, size or degree |
grow; grew; grown |
an increase in size, amount or degree |
growth |
if you grow a business activity, you make it bigger |
grow; grew; grown |
a formal written promise to repair or replace a product, if it has a fault, within a specific period of time after you buy it |
guarantee |
rules or instructions about the best way to do something |
guideline |
the actions involved in supplying goods to shops and companies after they have been produced for example moving, storing and selling the goods |
distribution |
the head office of an organisation |
headquarters |
if an economy, industry or business activity expands, it gets bigger or more succesful |
expand |
the activity of protecting employees from illness or injury at work |
health and safety |
a person or business responsible for supplying goods to shops and companies after they have been produced |
distributor |
an organisation or structure in which the staff are organised in levels and the people at one level have authority over those below them |
hierarchy |
an extremely successful person, organisation, etc. |
high flyer |
a country that is in the process of developing its industries, businesses and financial systems |
emerging market |
the practice of buying and selling goods and services over the internet |
e-commerce = e-business = electronic commerce |
trademark an organisation or structure in which teams and individuals make decisions about the work they are doing, rather than being told what to do by a manager or executive |
holacracy |
the department in an organisation that deals with employing, training and helping employees |
human resources HR |
adj. in an early state of development |
emerging |
the effect or influence that an event, situation, etc. has on someone or something |
impact |
a company or business |
enterprise |
to pay someone to work for you |
employ |