Introduction To Business

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Business is the activity of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services).^{[1][2][need quotation to verify][3][4]} Simply put, it is "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit. It does not mean it is a company, a corporation, partnership, or have any such formal organization, but it can range from a street peddler to General Motors."^[5]

Having a business name does not separate the business entity from the owner, which m