Owner: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Owner

  • a person or organization that has legal title to products or services
  • the person who controls a private company

Wiktionary Definition for: Owner

  • One who owns (something).
  • Ex: ''Are you the owner of this car?''
  • # cattag nautical, slang captain of a ship

Additional Resources

Business Succession Planning
A business succession team, consisting of the owner, attorney, CPA, and life insurance agent or financial planner, should meet, as needed, to keep a business succession plan timely. Don’t let procrastination and an untimely death or disability of the primary owner lead to a company’s early demise. Proper planning can...
Tags: Succession Planning, Certified Public Accountant, Owner, Insurance, Leadership, Real Estate, Financial Planning, Team Management, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Management, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Stay In Touch With Customers
"In the early stages of building a business, the owner is heavily involved with selling and/or customer service and, therefore, in constant contact with customers. The owner has a good feel for what they want and their reactions to and perceptions of how you conduct business. As the business grows,...
Tags: Owner, Sales Strategy, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 1999-09-13
NBA team owner becomes Dairy Queen manager for day - Side Dishes - Mark Cuban, owner of Dallas Mavericks - Brief Article
DALLAS -- Think what you will about Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, but the man doesn't often back down from a challenge.
Tags: Mark Cuban, NBA, team
Research articles 2002-02-04
Are You a Micromanager?
In a small business, a micromanager is an owner who tries to manage every aspect of the business by himself. While this type of management is usually what it takes to start a small business especially during its first year, it will also stifle the business' growth if the owner...
Tags: Owner, Small Business, Business
White papers 2003-01-01
Former eMachines Owner Reviews Options for Gateway, Inc. Transaction
LOS ANGELES -- Mr. Lap Shun John Hui, owner of Joui International and the former owner of eMachines, announced today that he is reviewing his options in connection with Gateway, Inc.'s (NYSE: GTW) recent announcement that its Board of Directors had rejected his offer to purchase Gateway's retail operations for...
Tags: eMachines Inc., Gateway Inc.
Research articles 2006-09-05
Report: Domino's-BK owner Bain courts Dunkin'
BOSTON -- The owner of Domino's Pizza and co-owner of Burger King Corp. is among two other private equity firms in talks to buy Dunkin' Brands Inc., franchisor of the Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins and Togo's brands, a Boston Globe report said.
Tags: Bain, Dunkin, IBM Lotus Domino
Research articles 2005-08-08
Negotiating the Buying of Reinsurance on Behalf of the Owners of Captive Insurance Companies
The owner of a captive insurance company lacks the experience of buying reinsurance, especially when they are dealing with the few sophisticated reinsurers that exist in today?s reinsurance market. In the reinsurance buying negotiation process, the captive owner is at a complete disadvantage when dealing with experienced reinsurance company executives....
Tags: Corporate Insurance, Business Operations, Insurance, Reinsurance
White papers 2005-01-21
Does Favorable Tax-Treatment of Housing Reduce Equipment Investment?
It is often argued that low tax rates on owner-occupied housing divert investment from equipment. This paper demonstrates that if people are heterogeneous in their propensity to save, and if there are constraints on borrowing, favorable tax treatment of owner-occupied housing up to a certain value increases equipment investment. This...
Tags: Free Trade, Taxes, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, National Bureau Of Economic Research
White papers 1997-11-21
NBC rushes CBS affiliate in Buffalo. (NBC discussing contract with WIBV-TV, raising speculation that NBC parent company General Electric will acquire King World Productions Inc.)
Talks fan speculation of station part-owner King World merging with NBC-owner GE Talks fan speculation of station part-owner King World merging with NBC-owner GE
Tags: General Electric Co., NBC
Research articles 1994-05-09
Income Statement And Statement Of Owners’ Equity
The income statement is the financial statement of an organization that provides financial information related to the operations of the organization over a specific period. It details out various sources of income to the organization. Owner’s equity refers to total assets minus total liabilities for an individual or an organization....
Tags: Finance, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Investment, Owner, Income Statement, Equity, Income, Financial
Presentations 2003-01-01
The Treasurer and FX Risk Management
The treasurer, as the owner of the processes to hedge financial risks, often becomes, explicitly or implicitly, the owner of the processes to manage financial risks. This article points out that as owner of the process to effectively manage FX risk, the treasurer must build an interdisciplinary approach that cuts...
Tags: Financial, Treasurer, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2004-04-01
Is Your Business Domain At Risk?
What obligation does a trade owner have to purchase all relevant domain names and misspellings pertaining to its trademark? If the trademark owner does not register all the variations, are they free for the taking? Who has rights to domain names pertaining to defunct businesses? These are questions posed by...
Tags: Domain, Domain Name, Owner, WTN Media, Domain Names, Internet
White papers 2006-10-06
MGM is not selling
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., owner of one of the world's largest film libraries, has announced that it has no interest in selling the company. This comes as a response to speculation that owner Kirk Kirkorian is preparing for a sale.
Tags: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios
Research articles 1999-03-22
To Bid Or Not To Bid
Most organizations buy products from other companies to meet the technical requirements. The product owner should first make sure that, whether the deal is worth considering or not. Both companies’ viz. the prospective buyer and the product owner should play a fair game while making a deal. The process adds...
Tags: Product Owner, Small Business
White papers 2003-01-01
Proforma.(UPDATE ON PEOPLE)
RUSSELL RHONE joined Proforma as the new owner of Proforma Executive Specialty Products, Sugar Land, TX. ILENE MARSHALL, owner of Proforma Star Incentives in Pleasanton, CA, acquired ... RUSSELL RHONE joined Proforma as the new owner of Proforma Executive Specialty Products, Sugar Land, TX. ILENE MARSHALL, owner of...
Tags: Computer Associates International Inc.
Research articles 2006-02-01
A small mfg. company owner is so concerned about free trade he's running for Congress.(David Vs. Goliath:)
It is not often that an owner of a small manufacturing company decides to make a run for Congress out of conviction that the country is headed down the wrong track. Jack Davis, founder and owner of I Squared R Element Co. of Akron, N.Y., a maker...
Tags: free trade, manufacturing, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2004-09-01
Arbor Tea Room.(opening in Everett, Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
Owner: Laurie Crawford Owner: Laurie Crawford
Research articles 2000-12-01
Teide Investments, Inc. dba AVIS Rent A Car.(Brief Article)
Owner: Tina Heide Owner: Tina Heide
Tags: Avis Rent A Car System Inc.
Research articles 2001-01-01
Surviving Each Other in an HOA
Communication is a lost art in some HOAs due to lack of basic people skills. Board members often get more criticism than praise and then along comes an abusive owner who makes unreasonable demands. But it works both ways, because sometimes it's an owner that suffers at the hands of...
Tags: Business Operations, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Communication, Board
White papers 2006-08-16
Disney settles with RI diner owner - Modern Diner's owner Nicholas Demou wins trademark violation settlement from Walt Disney Co - Brief Article
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Nicholas Demou, owner of the Modern Diner here, has settled a trademark violation suit against Walt Disney Co.
Tags: Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co.
Research articles 1994-04-18
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