Earnings
Profit or financial performance of a corporation.
Economics
The social science that looks at how people, organizations, and governments distribute resources.
E-commerce
Online sales and purchases of goods and services.
Efficiency
The ability to complete a task profitably and sparingly with resources.
Equity
Ownership interest in a firm, typically expressed as stock.
Export
The act of sending goods or offering services to countries other than one's own.
External environment
Competition, laws, and economic conditions are examples of external factors that might affect a company's operations.
External financing
The process of acquiring money through sources other than a business, including loans or investments.
External growth
Expansion of a business via means other than internal development, such as collaborations or acquisitions.
External market
A market outside of the one where a corporation is based.
External stakeholder
A group or person that is interested in a corporation's performance or actions but is not actively participating in its operations.
External technology
Technology developed or used external to a firm.
External trend
A significant change in the external environment that a company may need to adapt to.
Externalization
Entrusting a third party with a business task or function.
Externalized cost
The cost of a third-party service or business activity that has been externalized.