B - Boomlet
Autor: teacher Jota | Publicado: 2011-03-15T13:55:00-07:00

Back-End Load - A fee or commission paid by an individual     when they sell their shares in an investment fund.
Back Shift - A group of workers or the period worked from     late afternoon until late at night in an industry or occupation where there is     also a day shift and a night shift.
Backscratching - Informal term     for reciprocity or returning favours, as in the term 'you scratch my back and     I'll scratch yours'.
Back-To-Back Loan - A loan in which two companies in separate     countries borrow each other's money at the same time for a specific period at     an agreed upon interest rate.
Back with Music - In the entertainment business, films, TV,     etc., dialogue which is spoken over music.
Bait-and-Switch - In retail sales, when customers are lured     by advertisements for a product at a low price, then find that the product is     not available but a more expensive substitute is.
Balance Sheet - A financial statement of an individual,     company or organisation, which shows assets and liabilities (money owed) at a     specific date. 
Balloon - Describes a long term loan in which there is a     large final payment when the loan matures.
Bandwidth - In computing, the amount of information that can     be transmitted through a communication channel over a given period of time,     usually measured in 'bits per second' (bps).
Bancassurance - The selling of both insurance and banking     services, usually by a major bank.
Bankers Hours - A short working day, often with a long lunch     break.
Bank Loan - A loan made by a bank to an individual, company,     etc., for a fixed term, to be repaid with interest.
Bank Run - Lots of sudden and heavy cash withdrawals at the     same time from a bank or banks, because customers believe the banks may become     insolvent.
Barista - A person who is a professional speciality coffee     maker, for example, cappuccino, latte, espresso, etc.
Base 2 - Also known as the binary system, which is the basis     of computer logic. Normal counting is based on 0-9. Binary just has 0-1, which     means a new column is started after two, not nine. Binary counting does not go     1, 2, 3, 4, etc. It goes 0, 1, 10, 11, 100, 101, etc. Other than for computing     it's not very practical. 
Bean Counter - An informal derogatory term for an accountant,     especially one who is perceived or suggested to be overly concerned about     expenditure detail.
Beanfeast - Also known as a beano -     an annual party, dinner, or outing given by an employer for its employees. 
Bear Market - In the stock market a period of declining     prices in which investors continue selling shares, expecting the prices to fall     further.
Bear Raid - The practice, in the stock market, of attempting     to push the price of a stock lower by selling in large numbers and often     spreading unfavourable rumours about the company concerned.
Behemoth - A large and powerful organisation. (originally     from Hebrew, behemot - beast)
Bells and Whistles - Extra features added often more for show     than function, especially on computers, cameras, etc., to make the product more     attractive to buyers.
Below The Line - BTL. Describes marketing which has a     short-term duration, such as non-media advertising, direct-mail, e-mail,     exhibitions, incentives, brochures, etc., which is targeted directly at the     consumer/customer. Often used by companies on a limited budget.
Bench Warrant - An order issued     by a judge for an absent defendent to be arrested and brought before a     court.
Benefit Principle - A taxation principle which states that     those who benefit more from government expenditure, financed by taxes, should     pay more tax for the product or service than those who benefit less.
Benefits     Realisation - Also Benfits Realisation Management, or if you prefer the     US Englisg it would be Benefits Realization. This refers to the translation of     projects into real and perceived positive effects, seemingly a concept devised     originally in the field of IT and ICT (Information and Communications     Technology) project management, where projects are notoriously difficult to     manage successfully and generate clear end-user appreciation. The term,     abbreviated to BRM, is increasingly applied more widely to     change management and project management of all sorts, representing an     additional final stage of project management process, for which a manager is     sometimes specifically responsible. 
Best Boy - The person on film sets, TV, etc., who is the     assistant to the electrician.
Beta Test - The second test of a product, such as computer     hardware, software, or even a website, under actual usage conditions, before     the final version is used by or sold to the public. See Alpha Test. 
Bid Bond - A sum agreed to be paid by a company that wins a     contract if the work is not carried out.
Big Bang - Occurred (UK) on 27th October 1986, when major     technology changes took place on the London Stock Exchange chiefly to replace     manual systems with electronic processes.
The Big Board - An informal name for the New York     Stock Exchange on Wall Street.
Bikeshed Colour effect/Colour of     the Bikeshed Law/The Bicycle Shed Law/Parkinson's Law of Triviality -     This was originally a concept or 'law' proposed by C Northcote Parkinson in his     (1957/8) book Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress, which also gave us     Parkinson's Law itself. The revived Triviality Law was popularized in 1999 by     Poul Henning Kamp, a computer developer, effectively and accidentally renaming     it the Bikeshed Colour effect. Essentially the law contends that people in     organizations (due to human nature and organizational behaviour) inevitably     spend a disproportionately large amount of time and effort on trivia matters -     especially attempting to apply personal influence - while neglecting the really     important issues because they are difficult to understand, and consequently     more difficult to influence. See Parkinson's Law and     Parkinson's Law of     Triviality, which includes more explanation about the     Bikeshed Colour     effect and its derivation. 
Bilateral - Agreement or involvement     or action by two parties, people, companies, countries, etc. See     Unilateral and Multilateral.
Biometrics - The biological identification of human features,     such as eyes, voices and hands, increasingly used to identify individuals,     e.g., in laptop computers, entry systems and passports.
Bit Part - In films and TV, a supporting actor who has at     least one line of dialogue, and who is usually listed in the credits.
 Black Economy - Money earned in private cash transactions,     which is untraceable, and therefore untaxable.
Black Knight - A company which makes a hostile takeover bid     for another company that does not want to be bought.
Blamestorming -     Portmanteau term contrived     from Brainstorming and Blame, referring to     meetings or discussions seeking to allocate responsibility for a failure or     disaster. Popularised in the late 1990s by viral emails which listed amusing     office terminology.
Blatherskite - A person who talks     at great length without saying anything useful. Originally a Scottish 16thC     expression adopted into American slang from the song Maggie Lauder during the     US War of Independence. 
Blind Test - Research method in which people are asked to try     a number of similar products which are not identified by brand name, to decide     which product is the best.
Blind Trial - A trial, with two groups of people, to test the     effect of a new product, especially in medicine. One group is given the real     product while the other group is given a placebo or 'sugar pill', which does     not contain any medication.
Bloatware - In computing, software that needs so much     computer memory that it takes a long time to load and therefore does not     function properly.
Blue Chip - On the stock market, shares of a large company     with a good reputation, whose value and dividends are considered to be safe and     reliable.
Blue-Sky Law - In the US, a law designed to protect the     public from buying fraudulent securities.
Blue-Sky Thinking - Open-minded, original and creative     thinking, not restricted by convention.
Bluetooth - Wireless technology which allows data to be     transferred over short distances between laptop computers, mobile phones,     digital cameras, etc.
Blue Law - In the US, a law which     regulates and limits activities for religious reasons, such as Sunday working     or shopping.
Bodhisattva - From Buddhism, a     person who seeks enlightenment for the good of, and motivated by a compassion     for, other people. In Western thinking we could see this to be similar to     Maslow's notion of 'trancendence' in the pursuit of self-actualization, notably     helping others to self-actualize. Not an easy concept to explain; in the     spectrum of human behaviour it's about as far away that can be imagined from     the pursuit of a merchant banker's bonus or the Presidency of Europe, if you'll     forgive the clichés. 
Boilerplate - A section of standard     text, especially a contract clause, inserted into legal documents, or instead     increasingly referring to a standard section of code inserted into computer     programs or other digital applications.
Bold-Faced Names - Informal     term for celebrities, used mostly in the USA.
Bona Fides - Credentials showing someone's true identity.     (Latin - with good faith)
Bonded Warehouse - A warehouse in which imported goods are     stored under bond, until the import taxes are paid on them.
Bonus - An extra sum of money given to an employee on top of     their salary, often for achieving targets.
Bonus Culture - Term used when companies give their     executives huge bonuses in addition to their large salaries, even if their     performance has been poor, especially leaders of financial institutions.
Book Depreciation - A decrease or loss in value of a     company's assets, as recorded in the company's finances.
Boomlet - A small period of rapid growth in trade and     economic activity.
Bookkeeping - The recording of a business's transactions,     such as sales, purchases, payments, income, etc.
Bootstrapping - Starting a business from scratch and building     it up with minimum outside investment.
Bossnapping - Believed to have started in France, the     unlawful imprisonment of a boss, in the offices of a company or on the site of     a corporation, by employees who are protesting against redundancy, closure of     the company, etc.
Bottom Fishing - Buying the cheapest investments available     which are unlikely to fall much further in value.
Bounty Hunter - In the US, someone who pursues criminals or     fugitives and brings them to the police in exchange for a monetary reward.
Boutique - A small shop typically selling fashionable and     expensive items such as clothing. The term 'boutique' is now increasingly     applied to various other sectors and products to denote small-scale and high     individual or hand-made quality, for example Boutique Hotels, below.
Boutique Hotel - A small     individual hotel, commonly within a historic building, with luxurious stylish     themed and furnished rooms, typically independently owned. 
Bracket Creep - Slowly moving into a higher tax bracket with     small pay increases over a period of time.
Brain Drain - The loss of highly skilled people to another     region, country or industry, where they can work in a better environment and/or     earn more money.
Brainstorming - Problem solving in small groups, contributing     ideas and developing creativity.
Brand - A unique identifying symbol, trademark, company name,     etc., which enables a buyer to distinguish a product or service from its     competitors.
Brand Association - &nbsp;Something or someone which make     people think of a particular product. 
Brand Loyalty - When a consumer repeatedly buys a particular     brand of product and is reluctant to switch to another brand.
Bread and Butter - The main source of income of a company or     an individual.
Break Even - To make enough money to cover costs. In     business, the point at which sales equals costs. To make neither a profit or     loss.
Bridging/Bridging loan/Bridge - A     short term loan, normally at high rates of interest calculated daily, which     'bridges' a period when funds are unavailable, typically when payment has to be     made before finance can be released from elsewhere to cover the transaction.     
Brinkmanship - The practice of     pursuing a tactic or method to the point of danger or damage, typically     employed in competitive situations in which it is felt that the tactic will     unsettle or cause the withdrawal of the adversary/ies. Dervies from the word     brink, meaning the edge of a cliff or other dangerously high point.
British Standards Institution - BSI. An organisation which     sets out formal guidelines to help businesses, etc., produce or perform more     efficiently and safely. The BSI operates in more than 25 countries, and     represent UK interests in other organisations, such as the ISO - International     Organisation For Standardization.
Brownfield - Previously developed land, either commercial or     industrial, which has been cleared for redevelopment.
Brown Goods - &nbsp;Household electrical entertainment     appliances such as televisions, radios and music systems.
Brown-noser - Insulting slang term for a sychophant,     originally 1930s US military slang (brown-nose). Brown-nosing describes     crawling or creeping to please a boss; an amusingly disturbing interpretation     of various expressions which juxtapose the head of the follower with the     backside of the boss, as in the rude slang metaphors: kissing arse/ass,     arse-licking, bum-licker, etc. 
Bubble Economy - An unstable boom when the economy     experiences an unusually rapid growth, with rising share prices and increased     employment.
Budget - Allocation of funds or the estimation of costs for a     department, project, etc., over a specific period. The management of spending     and saving money.
Built To Flip - Companies which have been sold soon after     they have been created, so that money can be made quickly.
Bullet Point - A symbol, e.g. a dot or a square, printed at     the beginning of each item on a list.
Bull Market - On the Stock Market, a prolonged period in     which share prices are rising and investors are buying.
Business Angel - Also known as Private Investor. A, usually     wealthy, individual who invests money in developing (often high risk)     companies, and who provides their advice, skills, knowledge and contacts in     return for an equity share of the business.
Business Plan - A written document which sets out a     business's plans and objectives, and how it will achieve them, e.g. by     marketing, development, production, etc.
Business To Business - B2B. Commercial transactions or     activities between businesses.
Business To Consumer - Transactions in which businesses sell     goods and/or services to end consumers or customers.
Button Ad - A small advertisement on a website, typically     measuring 120 x 90 pixels.
Buy-in - Purchase of a company where outside investors buy     more than 50% of the shares, so they can take over the company.
Buzzword - A word or phrase which has become fashionable or     popular, or sounds technical or important and is used to impress people.