ELEVATOR PITCH
Colloquial term for a short speech summarizing the idea for a given product, service, or project. The term stems from the notion the statement should be delivered within the short time period of an elevator ride, normally 20 to 60 seconds. In finance, it refers to a businessman’s endeavor to persuade a venture capitalist a business idea is worth his investment.
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Current Rate Method
Process of translating all foreign currency holdings on a company’s balance sheet using the current exchange rate. This is the most broadly u ...
Amplitude
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Sunshine Laws
Laws requiring transparency in government by making meetings, votes, deliberations, and other actions to be made available for public. It also mand ...
Subjective Probability
Describing an individual’s personal judgment on the likelihood of a certain event’s occurrence. This probability has no formal computat ...
McDonough School of Business
Established in 1957, it is the business school of Georgetown University, which is located in Washington, DC. It offers both undergraduate and postg ...
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Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Ethical Investing: Leaving an Ethical Imprint
After selecting the rightful ethical investments and making it work, it is about to decide how to disburse your assets after you die. You have two ...
Ethical Investing: Corporate Governance
It is important for ethical investors to determine how companies manage themselves and their relations with investors and stakeholders.
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An Introduction to Ethical Investing
Ethical investing is, simply put, investing while taking into consideration your personal beliefs or your ethics. Because it is personal, it means ...
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