Business A to Z

Every trade has words it uses without explaining. In business the cost of not knowing one is real: some of them are ordinary jargon and some of them are a decision that can take a house.

Please note: This page explains what a term means. It is general information, not legal, financial, tax or investment advice, and it does not know anything about your business. Before you sign, file or commit to anything, check it with an accountant, a solicitor, or the official guidance we link to.

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28 terms filed under E, showing 21–28 (page 3 of 3).

E

Escrow and retention on a sale

Part of the price held back to cover warranty claims.

ESG and sustainability reporting

Environmental, social and governance performance, and the growing obligation to report it.

Escalation and exit clause

Also called Termination clause, Notice period, Break clause

How a contract ends. Worth reading before you sign, because it is read at the point when everybody is already unhappy.

Exit interviews

Asking people why they are leaving. Useful if somebody acts on the answers.

Exiting a joint venture

Getting out of a partnership arrangement. Plan it at the start.

Expenses policy

What staff can claim, and how. Prevents both overspending and awkward conversations.

Export licence

Permission required to export controlled goods, technology or software.

Exporting

Selling outside the UK, and the paperwork that comes with it.

Ready when you are

Have a look round the demo, start a free trial with your own service in it, or ask us the awkward question first. Whichever you pick, the people who answer are the people who built it.