| Primary Sector | | Transforming those raw products into finished or part finished goods |
| Secondary Sector | | The money spent by a business on materials for manufacturing or reselling |
| Tertiary Sector | | When one business sells to an individual ie a retailer sells its products and services to a customer directly |
| Manufacturing | | Providing services to individuals and businesses (also known as the Service Sector) |
| Retailing | | Extracting, growing or converting Raw Products or Materials |
| B2B (Business to Business) | | The amount left over from Revenue when the Cost of Sales is deducted |
| B2C (Business to Customer) | | Selling things in small quantities (link to providing services and products) |
| Turnover or Total Revenue | | The amount left when the operating expenses are deducted from the gross profit figure. Also known as ‘profit before tax’ |
| Gross Profit | | Money owed to someone else or an organisation |
| Net Profit | | Owned by the government and local authorities with the purpose of providing a service |
| Credit | | When one business sells to another business ie a manufacturer sells to a wholesaler or wholesaler to retailer |
| Debt | | Making things (links to Raw Products and Materials) |
| Private Sector (Ltd, Plc, Sole Trader) | | The amount of money going into a business |
| Public Sector | | An agreement which allows suppliers and customers to obtain goods, without immediate payment, but are expected to make payment within a fixed period of time |
| Voluntary Organisations and Charities | | Business who operate with the sole purpose of making a profit for its owners or shareholders |
| Cost of Sales | | An organisation or business who is not interested in making a profit but making money to benefit the cause |