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= English =
= English =


== Language tools and resources==
== [[Accounting]], [[math]], analysis, [[law]], [[finance theory]] ==
 
[[w:Analysis]] builds on [[w:accounting]]. [[w:Finance]] builds on analysis. Ability to do [[w:Fundamental analysis]] is a serious indogenous hard skill of the global professional. Ability to fluently read [[w:Financial statement]]s is the bread & butter of [[w:analyst]]s ♪ ♫ all over the [[w:World]] ♪ ♫ ♫ ...
 
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== Procurement, purchasing, sourcing, [[logistics]] ==
* [[w:Procurement]], [[w:purchasing]], [[w:sourcing]]
* [[w:Modes of transport]], [[w:Warehousing]], logic, [[w:Logistics]]
* [[w:Supply chain management]]
 
Sail - [[w:Steamship|Steamship (S/S)]]  ( approx. 1770 - early 1900's ) - [[w:Motor ship| Motor Ship ( M/S)]] - [[w:Containerization]] ( 1960's) - [[w:liquified natural gas|LNG powered ships]] ( 2010's )
 
== Customer interface, distribution, customer relationship management, [[marketing]] ==
 
[[w:Marketing mix]] aka. "The 4 p's" ( [[w:Product]], [[w:Price]], [[w:Place]] and [[w:Promotion]] ) is a timeless classic of [[w:Marketing]].
 
#) Product - What is it ( the product ). How does it fill a need with the consumer ?
#) Price - How much ?
#) Place - Where from ? Order online in one of millions of webshoppes, specialist boutique, hypermarket,  ?
#) Promotion - Advertising, PR but also promotional portion that is clearly done by those in a purely [[#Sales|sales]] by function description.
 
Advertising has two roles:
::::* Keep the consumers informed of prices and offerings
::::* To do brand enhancement and post-sales brand image reinforcement
 
 
== Sales ==
 
== Management, project management, human management, business management ==
 
 
== Markets, banking, finance and investments ==
[[w:The Stock Exchange (book)]] written by [[w:Max Weber]] in 1894-1896  in what is now [[w:Germany]] at under 100 pages it was originally published as a 2-part informational leaflets for workers suspicious and out-of-the-loop in of the ways of the bourses it remains to this date a very relevant and almost essential read should you want begin to understand the flavours of modern [[w:investment]].
 
Market slang contains '''a lot of synonyms and words with overlapping meanings''' ( e.g. capital, equity, shares, stock, investments, holdings, assets etc. almost used interchangeably ) and could be argued that this is done intentionally to render investorspeak non-understandable for the non-investor. Like all cliques and guilds ( lawyers, doctrors etc. ) develop language to make their trade harder for others ( outsiders ) to understand.
 
== Economics ==
'''* [[Business Economics]]'''
 
* [[w:Microeconomics|Micro]] & [[w:Macroeconomics|Macro]]
* [[w:Supply]] & [[w:demand]]
* Equilibriums, optimums and partial optimums
* Duoptimums, Pareto perfectness
* Mindless barrage of 2-D two variable linear curve thingies
 
== Useful & good to know stuff and services ==
== Language tools ==
* http://www.onelook.com - look up English words in English from over 500 dictionaries with one search
* http://www.onelook.com - look up English words in English from over 500 dictionaries with one search
* http://www.etymonline.com  - look up etymologies of English lang words. '''Start with [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=Business&searchmode=none etymology of the word "business"]'''
* http://www.etymonline.com  - look up etymologies of English lang words. '''Start with [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=Business&searchmode=none etymology of the word "business"]'''
* http://www.wordreference.com - free high quality dictionaries
* http://www.wordreference.com - free high quality dictionaries
* http://www.memrise.com - Language learning environment with a plethora of learning programs
* http://www.memrise.com - Language learning environment with a plethora of learning programs
* http://ankisrs.net - A less automized [[w:spaced repetition]] flash card program and associated web-interface when you don't have an installation handy


== Courses ==
* [[User:Jukeboksi/BBA studies/Multicultural Business Communication in English]]
* [[User:Jukeboksi/BBA studies/Law#Business_Negotiations_and_Contracts]]
== Observations on Business English ==
{{Q|'''Market slang''' contains a lot of synonyms and words with overlapping meanings ( e.g. capital, equity, shares, stock, investments, holdings, assets etc. almost used interchangeably ) and could be argued that this is done intentionally to render investorspeak non-understandable for the non-investor. Like all cliques and guilds ( lawyers, doctrors etc. ) develop language to make their trade harder for others ( outsiders ) to understand.|jubo-jubo|terminology and cliques}}
== Recommended reading ==
* [[w:The Stock Exchange (book)]] written by [[w:Max Weber]] in 1894-1896  in what is now [[w:Germany]] at under 100 pages it was originally published as a 2-part informational leaflets for workers suspicious and out-of-the-loop in of the ways of the bourses it remains to this date a very relevant and almost essential read should you want begin to understand the flavours of modern [[w:investment]].


= Finnish =
= Finnish =
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* [[Finnish for Business Purposes]] ( in Finnish )
* [[Finnish for Business Purposes]] ( in Finnish )
* [[Finnish for foreigners]]
* [[Finnish for foreigners]]
* [http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/finnish/ Memrise.com courses of Finnish]
== Learn legal Finnish with translations ==
* Compare [http://www.finlex.fi/fi/ Legistlation of Republic of Finland and more online in Finnish and Swedish] with [http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/ Translations of finnish laws and regulations at finlex.fi]


= Swedish =
= Swedish =


* [[Affärsvenska]] - [[Business Swedish]] - [[Swedish for foreigners]]
* [[Affärsvenska]] - [[Business Swedish]] - [[Swedish for foreigners]]
* [http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/swedish/ Memrise.com courses on Swedish]


= French =
= French =
* [http://www.memrise.com/course/131350/french-conjugation-easy/ Excellent French conjugation course on Memrise.com] suitable for beginners and advanced alike
* [http://www.memrise.com/course/2086/450-most-common-french-verbs/ 450 most used French verbs] - Nice verbery for basic stuff


* [[Français pour debutants 1]] - [[Français pour debutants 2]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 1]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 2]] - [[Business French]] - [[French Business Communication]]
* [[Français pour debutants 1]] - [[Français pour debutants 2]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 1]] - [[Fraçais intermediaire 2]] - [[Business French]] - [[French Business Communication]]
= Russian =
* http://translit.ru - quick hack for typing cyrilics using a western keyboard lay-out
* [http://www.memrise.com/courses/english/russian/  Memrise.com courses on Russian]
= Places =
* [http://lib.eduskunta.fi Library of The Parliament of Finland] is situated in the "Postitalo" right at the core of Helsinki ([http://lib.eduskunta.fi/Resource.phx/kirjasto/sijainti.htx map]). In addition to having all laws and all regulations legistlated by the parliament, they offer wide variety of weekly and monthly magazines from all over the world. '''Free entry.'''
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