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The legal duties of anyone selling food, and the rating on the door.
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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500 terms, showing 201–210 (page 21 of 50).
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Footfall and conversion in retail
How many people came in, and how many bought.
Force majeure
A clause excusing performance when something outside anyone's control prevents it. It only covers what it lists.
Force majeure in practice
Relying on a force majeure clause, and the notice that has to go with it.
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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