Matching Pairs Business terminologyOnline version This activity will allow you to understand some common terms in the business world. by Mauricio Lopez 1 Accounting period 2 Commodity 3 Assets 4 Benchmarking 5 Capital 6 Enterprise value 7 Venture capital 8 Business angel 9 Exit strategy 10 Arbitrage Capital invested into projects with higher risks, usually start-up businesses. This is any item which can be freely bought and sold. Examples include gold, food products and coffee beans. This is the market value of a business. It is calculated by market capitalisation times current share price, minus cash, plus debt. Also known as an angel investor. An individual who provides capital for a business start-up in return for a stake in the company. The time for which profits are being calculated, normally months, quarters or years. The process by which a person or business takes advantage of the difference in price of a share or a currency. Property that has value owned by a company. Money invested into a company or project by its owners. A plan to enable you to leave your business, either after achieving your goal or deciding you would like to move on to do something else while recouping any capital you invested when starting the company. Checking your company’s standards by comparing them with certain criteria, e.g. a competitor’s activities.
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