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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16 terms filed under F, showing 11–16 (page 2 of 2).

F

Forecasting

Estimating what will happen, and updating it when it does not.

Foreign exchange risk

Exposure to currency movements between agreeing a price and being paid.

Framework agreement

Being pre-approved to supply, then competing for the actual work.

Franchising

Licensing your model to somebody else to run under your brand.

Fraud prevention

Stopping money leaving the business dishonestly, from outside and inside.

Free cash flow

Cash generated after everything needed to keep operating. What is actually available.

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