glossary

1. A situation regarded as unwelcome, harmful and needing to be overcome. 2. A perceived gap between the existing state and the desired state. 3. A question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty or difficulty.

1. A system of operations or actions in the production of something. 2. A series of actions, changes or functions that bring about an outcome. 3. Series of movement; progression.

1. To create; yield. 2. To cause to happen or come into being.

1. The making or creation of something. 2. The goods or services produced by a company. 3. The measure of the output of a process.

1. The state of producing. 2. The state of creating desirable or useful results.

1. Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: lawyers, doctors, and other professional people. 2. Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional behavior. 3. Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career: a professional writer. 4. Performed by persons receiving pay: professional consultant. 5. Having or showing great skill; expert: a professional repair job. 6. A person following a profession, especially a learned profession. 7. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation: hired a professional to build the house. 8. A skilled practitioner; an expert.

1. The excess of income over expenditure during a particular period of time. 2. Income from an investment or transaction. 3. Money made or to be made from business activity. 4. An advantage or benefit derived from an activity.

1. The act of propitiating; prevention or reduction of the anger of; winning the favor of; appeasement; conciliation. 2. Something that propitiates, especially a conciliatory offering.

A formal written offer document to sell stock to the public. It outlines the business strategies, financial background, products, services, and management of the issuing company, and information about how the proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used. Includes all the information necessary for an investor to make an informed decision.

1. The state of being prosperous; wealth, success or good fortune. 2. An abundance of correct and precise knowledge, games, perceptions, intentions, visions, plans, participants, time, importance, values, moods, responsibilities, motions, and actions, with accurately predicted outcomes and accomplishments.