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Long-term interest rate is the interest rate charged on long-term debt.
Your company’s brand includes your business name, logo, sign, symbol, design, or a combination of all used to differentiate your goods or services from competitors. See our complete guide to small business branding for more on how to build your brand.
A company whose shares are not publicly traded on a stock market. Such companies usually have less restrictive reporting requirements than publicly traded companies. A company which is not owned by the government (state owned). In contrast, see the entry for a publicly traded company. Our complete guide to choosing your business structure is good...
SCORE is a no-cost consulting and resources service offered through the Small Business Administration.
Co-branding is the pairing of two manufacturer’s brand names on a single product or service. For more on branding, see our Branding Guide.
The corridor principle is the principle where an entrepreneurial venture may find that it has significantly changed its focus from the initial concept of the venture as it has continually responded and adapted to its market and the desire to optimize profitability potential. For more on defining your market and target customers, check out How...
Collection days is supposed to represent the average number of days business waits, on average, between delivering an invoice and receiving payment. The formula for calculating collection days is: =(Accounts_receivable_balance*360)/(Sales_on_credit*12)
Also called income or profits, earnings are the famous “bottom line”: sales less costs of sales and expenses. For more, check out our article on the LivePlan blog on net profit, as well as our free Profit and Loss Template.
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