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  • 41Business process outsourcing in the Philippines — Business process outsourcing or BPO is an emerging industry in the Philippines. OverviewThis industry is regarded as one of the fastest growing industries in the world. International investment consultancy firm McKinsey Co. predicts that the… …

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  • 42business angel — [ˌbɪzns ˈeɪndʒl] noun [countable] FINANCE a private investor who puts money into new business activities, especially ones based on advanced technical ideas: • In the UK, business angels are a more important source of investment for start ups… …

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  • 43start-up cost — UK US noun [C, usually plural] ACCOUNTING, PRODUCTION ► the amount of money needed to start an organization, a business, a piece of work, etc.: »Europe needs to cut start up costs for new businesses. → See also SET UP COST(Cf. ↑set up cost) …

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  • 44business relationship — In the context of money laundering, an arrangement between two or more persons, one of whom must be acting in the course of a business. The purpose of the arrangement is for transactions to take place on a frequent or regular basis between those… …

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  • 45start to bite — start/begin to bite ► to start to have a bad effect on something: »When the credit crunch started to bite, many smaller firms were forced out of business. »Sales will slow as interest rates begin to bite. Main Entry: ↑bite …

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  • 46start/begin to bite — ► to start to have a bad effect on something: »When the credit crunch started to bite, many smaller firms were forced out of business. »Sales will slow as interest rates begin to bite. Main Entry: ↑bite …

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  • 47start-up — start′ up or start′up n. 1) the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion 2) bus a new business or other enterprise that is being established 3) cvb of or pertaining to the beginning of a new project or venture, esp. to the… …

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  • 48Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 49start — ▪ I. start start 1 [stɑːt ǁ stɑːrt] verb 1. [intransitive] if prices start at or from a particular figure, that is the lowest figure at which you can buy something, for example for the most basic product, service etc in a range: start at/​from •… …

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  • 50start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… …

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