BEN1 / Voc. 12-28

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substitute

someone or something that can be used instead of someone or something else

supplier

a company which sells something

SWOT

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. These ideas are used when comparing a company with other companies that are competing ageinst it

SWOT analysis

this is a tool where companies measure their strengths and weaknesses, and the opportunities and treats that there

threats

possible dangers to the business

volume industry

an industry in which companies produce a lot of similar products

weaknesses

negative characteristics

acquisition

the act of buying something

acquisitive

often buying other companies

attractive

good and worth having or doing

chaebol

a South Korean business in which different memebers of the same family own and manage companies which supply each other

concentrate on

to give most of your attention to one activity or aim

concentrated

a concentrated industry has only a few companies in it

core business

the main business

disposal

the process of getting rid of something

dispose of

to get rid of something

divest

to sell an asset

divestment

the process of selling an asset

entrant

a company that has recently started operationg in a perticular market

family-owned business

a business owned by and managed by several people in the same family

fragemented

a fragmented industry has many companies operating in it

high entry barrier

a difficult thing which must be done that prevents most companies from entering an industry

in-house

done by employees in an organization rather than by another company or person

key player

one of the main companies in a particular industry

low entry barriers

the fact od not having a lot of features which stop a person or company entering a market

loyalty card

a plastic card that allows you collect points when you buy things from a particular company. You can use these points to buy things more cheaply

make our buy decision

a decision that a company makes about whether to make or do something itself, or whether to pay another company to make or do it

market share

the percentage of the total amount of sales of a product or service that a company has

merge

if companies merge, they join together and become one comapny

mergers and acquisition (M&A)

this refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealling with the buying, selling and combining of different companies that can aid, finance and help a growing company in a given industry grow rapidly without having to vreate another business entity

non-core business

a business owned by a company that is not its main business

portfolio theory

the principle that when not many people want the goods or services of one of the companies in a group, a lot more people will want the goods and serices of other companies in the group

profitability

the amount of money that is made in relation to how much is spent

strategic acquisition

when a company huys another company as part of its business plan

subsidiary

a company that is owned by a larger company

takeover

when one company buys another

unwieldy conglomerate

a large company that owns several maller companies and is difficult to manage

vertical integration

a situation or process in which a company owns the companies which provide supplies for it or the companies that it sells its products to

attractive

good and worth having or doing

bring a product to market

to make something available to buy for the first time