Cartel (Economics)- Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis & Monetary Policy

What is a Cartel?A Cartel is a group of firms or nations who attempt to control the price or supply of a commodity (such as oil) through mutual restraint on production. These associations of companies seek to control a market in a monopolistic manner. They are...

Certificate of Deposit – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is a Certificate of Deposit?Certificate of Deposit is a financial document or contract offered by a financial institution normally with a fixed return over a particular period of time. US is the pioneer country that started issuing a Certificate of Deposit back...

Certificate of Origin – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Operations, Project, & Supply Chain Management

What is a Certificate of Origin?The certificate of origin refers to the document used by the exporter to show the origin of goods when they reached the destination. The document is used to a certain the origin of the goods imported to satisfy financial or custom...

Capitalization (Company) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Finance, Personal Finance, and Valuation Principles

What is Capitalization?Capitalization refers to either:   Capitalization – This is the process of funding a new venture.  (Market Capitalization) the value of a company; it is the total amount of a company’s shares on the market or the total amount of...

Capital Stock – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Finance, Personal Finance, and Valuation Principles

What is Capital Stock? Capital stock refers to the total preferred and common shares issued to shareholders by a corporate entity. These shares form a percentage of the total number of shares authorized for the entity. Shareholders refer to capital stock as the amount...

Capital Requirements (Banking) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Banking, Lending, and Credit Industry

Update Table of Contents What are Capital Requirements?How Do Capital Requirements Work? What are Capital Requirements?The least amount of money that banks and depository institutions are required to maintain is referred to as capital requirement. This amount should...

Capital Structure (Company) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Finance, Personal Finance, and Valuation Principles

What is Capital Structure?Capital Structure is a company’s or an organizations financial structure is its way of financing its operational costs or expansion. Most companies will resort to loans or shares. In this case, capital refers to the amount of money...

Capital Markets – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What are Capital Markets?A capital market refers to the financial market where individuals or institutions buy or sell securities. This is the place to trade stocks, bonds and debt securities. Capital markets allow companies to sell their stocks to many investors to...

C-Suite – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

What is the C-Suite?C-suite is the description of the highest hierarchical level for a company’s officers. “C” is the abbreviation of the chief and is the international job title of company leaders. There are numerous officers with C-level positions....

Business Model Canvas – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation

What is the Business Model Canvas?The business model canvas is a strategic management and lean startup template for developing new or documenting existing business models. It can also be defined as a visual chart with elements describing a firms or products value...