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  • 1Small business — Small businesses on Dalrymple Street in Greenock, Scotland A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned… …

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  • 2Credit channel — The credit channel mechanism of monetary policy describes the theory that a central bank s policy changes affect the amount of credit that banks issue to firms and consumers for purchases, which in turn affects the real economy. Contents 1 Credit …

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  • 3Credit rating agency — Corporate finance …

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  • 5Credit rationing — refers to the situation where lenders limit the supply of additional credit to borrowers who demand funds, even if the latter are willing to pay higher interest rates. It is an example of market imperfection, or market failure, as the price… …

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  • 6Credit default swap — If the reference bond performs without default, the protection buyer pays quarterly payments to the seller until maturity …

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  • 7Credit card — Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract Salary Wage Empl …

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  • 8Credit bureau — A credit bureau (United States), or credit reference agency (United Kingdom) is a company that collects information from various sources and provides consumer credit information on individual consumers for a variety of uses. It is an organization …

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  • 9Bond credit rating — In investment, the bond credit rating assesses the credit worthiness of a corporation s or government debt issues. It is analogous to credit ratings for individuals. Contents 1 Table 2 Credit rating agencies 3 Credit rating tiers …

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  • 10Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program — The Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (often referred to as simply SR ED or SRED) provides tax incentives (in the form of tax credits and/or refund) to Canadian businesses to support applied research and… …

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