Encyclopedia of small business by Laurie DiMauro, editor
Volume 1. Absenteeism
Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)
Accounting
Accounting Methods
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Activity-Based Costing
Advertising Agencies
Advertising Budget
Advertising, Evaluation of Results
Advertising Media-Audio
Advertising Media-Infomercials
Advertising Media-Internet
Advertising Media-Print
Advertising Media-Video
Advertising Strategy
Affirmative Action
Affordable Care Act
Age Discrimination
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
AIDS in the Workplace
Alien Employees
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Amortization
Angel Investors
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
Annual Reports
Annuities
Application Service Providers
Articles of Incorporation
Assembly Line Methods
Assets
Association of Private Enterprise Education
Assumptions
Audits, External
Audits, Internal
Automation
Automobile Leasing
B Corporations
Background Checks
Balance Sheet
Bankruptcy
Banks and Banking
Bar Coding
Barriers to Market Entry
Bartering
Bayh-Dole Act
Benchmarking
Best Practices
Better Business Bureaus (BBBs)
Board of Directors
Bonds
Bookkeeping
Brainstorming
Brand Equity
Brands and Brand Names
Break-Even Analysis
Budget Deficit
Budget Surplus
Budgets and Budgeting
Business Appraisers
Business Associations
Business Brokers
Business Cycles
Business Education
Business Ethics
Business Expansion
Business Failure and Dissolution
Business Hours
Business Incubators
Business Information Sources
Business Insurance
Business Interruption Insurance
Business Models
Business Name
Business Plan
Business Planning
Business Process Reengineering
Business Proposals
Business Travel
Business-to-Business
Business-to-Business Marketing
Business-to-Consumer
Buying an Existing Business
C Corporation
Capital
Capital Gain/Loss
Capital Structure
Career Planning and Changing
Case Foundation
Cash Conversion Cycle
Cash Flow Statement
Cash Management
Census Data
Certified Lenders
Certified Public Accountants
Chambers of Commerce
Charitable Giving
Child Care
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Closely Held Corporations
Cloud Computing
Clusters
Code of Ethics
Collaboration Tools, Web-Based
Collateral
Collegiate Entrepreneurial Organizations
Communication Systems
Community Development Corporations
Community Relations
Comp Time
Competitive Analysis
Competitive Bids
Computer Applications
Computer Crimes
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Computers and Computer Systems
Conferences, Exhibits, and Trade Shows
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
Construction
Constructive Discharge
Consultants
Consulting
Consumer Advocacy
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Content Marketing
Contingent Workforce
Contracts
Cooperative Advertising
Cooperatives
Copyright
Corporate Culture
Corporate Image
Corporate Logo
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Sponsorship
Cost Control and Reduction
Cost Sharing
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Costs
Coupons
Coworking
Credit
Credit Bureaus
Credit Card Financing
Credit Evaluation and Approval
Credit History
Crisis Management
Cross-Cultural/International Communication
Cross-Functional Teams
Cross-Training
Crowdfunding
Crowdsourcing
Customer Relationship Management
Customer Retention
Customer Service
Data Encryption
Data Management and Analytics
Data Security
Database Administration
Debt Collection
Debt Financing
Decision Making
Decision Support Systems
Delegation
Delivery Services
Demographics
Depreciation
Desktop Publishing
Difficult Customers
Difficult Employees
Direct Marketing
Direct Public Offerings
Disability Insurance
Disaster Assistance Loans
Disaster Planning
Discount Sales
Discounted Cash Flow
Discretionary Income
Distribution Channels
Distributorships and Dealerships
Diversification
Dividends
Double Taxation
Drug Testing
Due Diligence
Economic Indicators
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
Economies of Scale
Economies of Scope
Edward Lowe Foundation
8(a) Program
Elasticity
Eldercare
E-Mail
Emerging Markets
Employee Assistance Programs
Employee Benefits
Employee Compensation
Employee Hiring
Employee Internet Usage Policy
Employee Manuals
Employee Motivation
Employee Performance Appraisals
Employee Privacy
Employee References
Employee Registration Procedures
Employee Reinstatement
Employee Retention
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Employee Reward and Recognition Systems
Employee Rights
Employee Screening Programs
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
Employee Strikes
Employee Suggestion Systems
Employee Termination
Employee Theft
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Employment Applications
Employment Contracts
Employment Interviews
Employment of Minors
Employment Practices Liability Insurance
Empowerment Zones
Endorsements and Testimonials
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Audit
Environmental Law and Business
Environmental Management
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equipment Leasing
Equity Financing
Ergonomics
Estate Tax
European Union (EU)
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Expense Accounts
Export-Import Bank
Exporting
Exporting-Financing and Pricing
Facility Layout and Design
Facility Management
Factoring
Family Limited Partnership
Family and Medical Leave Act
Family-Owned Businesses
Feasibility Study
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
FICA Taxes
Fiduciary Duty
Finance Companies
Financial Analysis
Financial Planners
Financial Ratios
Financial Statements
Firewalls
Fiscal Year
Fixed and Variable Expenses
Flexible Benefit Plans
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Flexible Work Arrangements
Flow Charts
Focus Groups
Forecasting
401(k) Plans
Franchising
Freelance Employment/Independent Contractors
Gender
Global Business Globalization
Goodwill
Government Procurement
Green Production
Grievance Procedures
Growth Strategies
Health Care
Health Insurance Options
High-Tech Business
Home Offices
Home-Based Business
Hoteling
HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Policies
Human Resources Law
IM/Texting
Income Statements
Incorporation
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
Industrial Safety
Industry Analysis
Industry Life Cycle
Information Brokers
Initial Public Offerings
Innovation
Insurance Pooling
Intellectual Property
Interest Rates
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
International Business Innovation Association (INBIA)
International Exchange Rate
Internet Domain Names
Internet Payment Systems
Internet Security
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
Internet Threats
Internships
Interpersonal Communication
Intranet
Intrapreneurship
Inventions and Patents
Inventory
Inventory Control Systems
Investor Presentations
Investor Relations and Reporting
IRS Audits
ISO 9000
Volume 2. Job Description
Job Sharing
Job Shop
Joint Ventures
Keogh Plan
Knowledge Management
Labor Surplus Area
Labor Unions and Small Business
Layaway
Layoffs, Downsizing, and Outsourcing
Lean In
Learning Curves
Learning Organizations
Leasing Property
Legal Services
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues
Letter of Intent
Leveraged Buyouts
Liabilities
Licensing
Licensing Agreements
Life Insurance
Limited Liability Company
Liquidation and Liquidation Values
Loan Proposals
Loans
Local Area Networks (LANs)
Loss Leader Pricing
Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C)
Mailing Lists
Management by Objectives
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Managing Organizational Change
Manufacturers' Agents
Market Questionnaires
Market Research
Market Segmentation
Market Share
Marketing
Markup
Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Medicaid
Medicare
Meetings
Mentoring
Merchandise Displays
Mergers and Acquisitions
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Mezzanine Financing
Minimum Wage
Minority Business Development Agency
Minority-Owned Businesses
Mission Statement
Money Market Instruments
Multilevel Marketing
Multiple Employer Trust
Multitasking
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Mystery Shopping
National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE)
National Association of Women Business Owners
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
National Small Business Association
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Negotiation
Nepotism
Net Income
Net Worth
Networking
Non-Competition Agreements
Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Organizations and Human Resources Management
Nonprofit Organizations and Taxes
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
Nontraditional Financing Sources
Nonverbal Communication
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Office Romance
Office Security
Office Supplies
Open Book Accounting
Operations Management
Opportunity Cost
Optimal Firm Size
Oral Communication
Organization Chart
Organization Theory
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Development
Organizational Growth
Organizational Life Cycle
Organizational Structure
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
Outsourcing
Overhead Expense
Overtime
Packaging
Partnership
Partnership Agreement
Part-Time Employees
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
Payroll Taxes
Penetration Pricing
Pension Plans
Per Diem Allowances
Personal Selling
Physical Distribution
Point-of-Sale Systems
Portability of Benefits
Pregnancy in the Workplace
Present Value
Press Kits
Press Releases
Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio
Pricing
Private Labeling
Private Placement of Securities
Privatization
Pro Forma Statements
Probationary Employment Periods
Product Costing
Product Development
Product Launch
Product Liability
Product Life Cycle
Product Positioning
Productivity
Profit Center
Profit Impact of Market Strategies (PIMS)
Profit Margin
Profit Sharing
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Project Management
Promissory Notes
Proprietary Information
Prototype
Proxy Statements
Psychographics
Public Relations
Purchasing
Quality Circles
Quality Control
Racial Discrimination
Rebates
Reciprocal Marketing
Record Retention
Recycling
Refinancing
Regulation D
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Relocation
Remanufacturing
Renovation
Request for Proposal
Research and Development
Ršumš
Retail Trade
Retirement Planning
Return on Assets (ROA)
Return on Investment (ROI)
Return Policies
Right-to-Know (RTK) Laws
RISE after Disaster Act of 2015
Risk and Return
Risk Management
Robotics
Royalties
Royalty Financing
Rural Businesses
S Corporation
Sales Commissions
Sales Contracts
Sales Force
Sales Forecasts
Sales Management
Sales Promotion
Sarbanes-Oxley
Scalability
Search Engines
Seasonal Businesses
SEC Disclosure Laws and Regulations
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Seed Money
Self-Assessment
Self-Employment
Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA)
Selling a Business
Seniority
Service Businesses
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Service Marks
Sex Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Shared Services
Shoplifting
Sick Leave and Personal Days
Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans
Site Selection
Skoll Foundation
Small Business
Small Business Administration
Small Business Consortia
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC)
Small Business Investor Alliance
Small Business Job Protection Act
Small Business/Large Business Relationships
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
Small Business-Dominated Industries
Small Claims Court
Smoke-Free Environment
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Media, Communication Tools
Social Media Marketing
Social Media, Networking
Social Media, Overview
Social Media, Rich Media
Socially Responsible Investing
Sole Proprietorship
Spam
Span of Control
Stakeholders
Standard Mileage Rate
Startup Culture
Stocks
Strategy
Strategy, Generic
Strategy, Portfolio Model
Strategy, Structure-Conduct-Performance Model
Subcontracting
Substance Abuse
Succession Plans
Supplier Relations
Supply and Demand
Sustainable Business Practices
Sustainable Growth
Syndicated Loans
Target Markets
Tariffs
Tax Planning
Tax Preparation Software
Tax Returns
Tax Withholding
Tax-Deductible Business Expenses
Technology Diffusion
Telemarketing
Temporary Employment Services
Testing Laboratories
Time Management
Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
Total Preventive Maintenance
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Trade Secrets
Trademarks
Training and Development
Transaction Processing
Transportation
Transportation of Exports
Tuition Assistance Programs
Undercapitalization
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
US Chamber of Commerce
US Department of Commerce
US Small Business Administration Guaranteed Loans
User Experience
Valuation
Value-Added Tax
Variable Pay
Variance
Venture Capital
Venture Capital Networks
Venture Philanthropy
Vertical Marketing System
Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC)
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015
Viral Marketing
Virtual Private Networks
Virtual Staffing
Vistage
Warranties
Web Programming Languages and Tools
Web Site Design
Wellness Programs
Wholesaling
Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Women Entrepreneurs
Women-Owned Businesses Certification
Workers' Compensation
Work-Life Balance
Workplace Anger
Workplace Diversity
Workplace Giving
Workplace Safety
Workplace Violence
Written Communication
Young Entrepreneur Council
Young President's Organization
Zoning Ordinances.
Call Number: HD62.7 .H553 2017eb
ISBN: 9781414462677
Publication Date: 2017