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An increase in the size, output, or market share of a company
Items that a company creates that have never been sold by the company before or are significantly improved or different from previous items
A type of public company that is allowed to offer its shares for sale to the public via a stock exchange
A combination of two companies to form a new company
Expansion from within a business, through innovation, research and development, or expansion into new markets
Investigative activities a business conducts to improve existing products and procedures or to lead to the development of new products and procedures
The process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance, allowing the company to raise capital from public investors
Funds raised by issuing shares in return for cash
Refers to the strategy of expanding the business operations into new geographic locations, demographics, or product lines
Expansion achieved by merging with or taking over another company
Finance raised by a business through borrowing, typically from a bank
The process of selling company assets for liquidity purposes
The acquisition of one company by another in which the acquiring company obtains the majority stake in the acquired firm
The portion of net profit which is not distributed as dividends to shareholders but is retained by the company for reinvestment