4. Circle the correct answer to each question.

a) Seaton Industries has a turnover of around £55m. In other words it is a small firm/corporation.

b) Robbins Inc. employs around 300,000 people. In other words it is a small/medium/large firm.

c) In the UK, firms employing less than 20 staff make up 97% of all businesses. They are small businesses/corporations.

5. Complete the crossword using both the above-studied vocabulary and your background business English.

Across

2) another word for business in general (8)

3) another word for a company (10)

5) a person or organization who provides finance for the start-up of a company (6)

8) the buying or taking over of another company (11)

9) another general word for a business; a business _________________ (7)

10) the joining together of two companies (6)

Down

1) make enough money to cover costs (5, 4)

4) a business that is owned by or is part of another business (10)

6) organizations owned or funded by the government (6, 6)

7) an association of companies formed for a particular purpose (10)

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