Fiducia TogetherBribery and corruption
The Bribery Act, and the corporate offence of failing to prevent it.
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 41–50 (page 5 of 50).
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Budget
A plan expressed in money. Useful as a decision, useless as a wish.
Burn rate
How much cash your business consumes each month over and above what comes in.
Business awards and accreditations
Third-party recognition. Credibility, at a cost in time.
Business bank account
A separate account for the business. Legally required for a company, and sensible for anyone.
Business continuity
Also called BCP, Disaster recovery, Contingency planning
What you do when something stops the business. Written down before it happens, or improvised badly during it.
Business continuity for key suppliers
What happens if a supplier you depend on stops.
Business continuity in practice
Testing the plan rather than writing it. The part that gets skipped.
Business credit score
What lenders and suppliers see when they check you. Based largely on filed accounts.
Business glossary and internal language
Agreeing what your own words mean. Prevents an entire class of confusion.
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