The Multiple Terms in Finance, Business, and Economy

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[...] Open-plan office: a large room with many desks, can be divided into cubicles. A printer: a machine that is usually connected to a computer and prints out copies of work produced. The stationery: pencils, notebook, paper in an office A switchboard: a machine, which a phone is connected to, that is used to direct phone calls from callers to the person they wish to speak to. The different types of people: A temp : travailleur qui remplace un autre travailleur quand celui-ci n'est pas là (votre prof remplaçant est un « temp ») a foreman: a skilled supervisor, in factory an intern: someone who work for free or a very little amount of money. [...]

[...] To make a phone call: To phone someone. To order office supplies: To buy any stationery that is needed, such as pens, paper, etc. To pay salaries: To give employees the money they earn working for you. To recruit staff: To look for new staff members. To serve customers: To give or sell your product to people. To train staff: To teach your employees useful information or skills. To type a letter: To use a computer to write a letter to send to someone. [...]

[...] To arrange a meeting: To decide when and where a meeting should be, book a room, invite people, and inform them of the details. To arrange travel: To make plans for travel, whether locally or internationally. To book a crew: To book a group of people. This could be for building work, television production, airlines or many other industries. It often refers to physical / manual jobs, rather than office jobs. To call the IT helpdesk: To phone the information technology staff to get help with a computer problem. [...]

[...] To greet customers: To welcome people into your restaurant, shop, or place of business. To hold a staff meeting: To bring all of your employees together to talk about relevant matters. To input data: To add information to a spreadsheet. To liaise with other departments: To talk to other areas in your company about common tasks you are working on. To look into a problem: To investigate why something has gone wrong. To maintain the database: To make sure all financial figures, sales figures, etc., are recorded and up to date. [...]

[...] The Multiple Terms in Finance, Business, and Economy The 3 main definitions you need to know: Business: it's a deal between peoples. person A want something, and person B had it so there is an exchange between them. (it's a structure which make money) Company: it's a corporation of people who work behind an idea or a product in order to make money. (company is a certain idea of certain person or group of people to sell their ideas with their name) Structure: it's the idea who divide companies and business in different cases Sectors and their functions: R&D (research and development): Carries out research / Installs and maintains systems equipment. [...]