Retail
A retail sale occurs when a business sells a product or service to an individual consumer for his or her own use.
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ERP is a comprehensive software platform used to help a business run more efficiently and effectively by automating core processes.
A business license grants the owner the right to start and run a business.
A SKU is a unique code consisting of letters and numbers that identify characteristics about each product.
A unique selling proposition, more commonly referred to as a USP, is the one thing that makes your business better than the competition.
制造业或手工制作的商品machine that upon completion the business sells to a customer.
Crowdfunding is the process of raising money for a business, project, or charitable cause from many individual donors – the crowd.
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