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  2. Business - Wikipedia

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    All assets of the business belong to a sole proprietor, including, for example, a computer infrastructure, any inventory, manufacturing equipment, or retail fixtures, as well as any real property owned by the sole proprietor. A partnership is a business owned by two or more people. In most forms of partnerships, each partner has unlimited ...

  3. Employment - Wikipedia

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    For extractives, they again found extensive evidence suggesting growth in the sector has limited impact on employment. In textiles, however, although evidence was low, studies suggest growth there positively contributed to job creation. In agri-business and food processing, they found impact growth to be positive.

  4. Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

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    e. The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has been widely disruptive, adversely affecting travel, financial markets, employment, shipping, and other industries. The impacts can be attributed not just to government intervention to contain the virus (including at the Federal and State level), but also to consumer and ...

  5. Gainful employment - Wikipedia

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    Broadly, gainful employment refers to an employment situation where the employee receives steady work, payment from the employer and that allows for self-sufficiency. In psychology, gainful employment is a positive psychology concept that explores the benefits of work and employment. Second only to personal relationships, work is the most ...

  6. Business cycle - Wikipedia

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    Capitalism. Business cycles are intervals of general expansion followed by recession in economic performance. The changes in economic activity that characterize business cycles have important implications for the welfare of the general population, government institutions, and private sector firms. There are numerous specific definitions of what ...

  7. Effects of climate change on agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Examples of the effects of climate change on agriculture: 2019 flooding of Toki River caused by Typhoon Hagibis, which was exacerbated by climate change; increase in global leaf area primarily caused by the CO2 fertilization effect; 2020–2023 Horn of Africa drought, the worst drought on record and made worse due to the effects of climate ...

  8. Effect of taxes on employment - Wikipedia

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    The effect of taxes on employment is a hotly debated economic and political issue. Some commentators claim that higher taxes lead to lower employment, by reducing the availability of capital to be invested in job-creating enterprises, or by reducing the amount of money available for consumers to use to purchase goods and services, thereby ...

  9. Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015

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    The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, also referred to as SBEE, [1] received Royal Assent in March 2015. [2] Its contents include regulatory reform (part 2), public sector procurement (part 3) and company director disqualification issues (part 9).