E-commerce

Buying and selling online

Digital Business

E-procurement

Digital process for purchasing goods/services

Operations or Technology

E-tailing

Online retail sales

Ecommerce

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Finance

Early Adopters

First users of new products or technologies

Marketing or Innovation

Earn-Out Agreement

Deferred payment based on post-acquisition performance

M&A or Contracts

Earning Per Share (EPS)

Portion of profit allocated to each outstanding share

Investment or Finance

Earnings

Net profit or income of a business

Finance

Earnings Call

Public conference on a company’s financial results

Finance

Econometric Modeling

Using statistical methods to model economic behavior

Analytics or Economics

Economic Indicators

Data points showing the health of an economy

Economics

Economic Value Added (EVA)

Measure of a company’s financial performance

Finance

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages from increased production volume

Economics

Efficiency Ratio

Measure of operational efficiency

Operations or Finance

Elasticity

Sensitivity of demand to price or income changes

Economics

Elevator Pitch

Short, persuasive business summary

Marketing or Funding

Email Automation

Using software to send scheduled email messages

Marketing or CRM

Email Marketing

Promoting products/services via email campaigns

Marketing

Emerging Market

Developing nation with growing economy

Economics or Investment

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Services to support employee mental health/well-being

HR

Employee Engagement

Emotional commitment of employees to the organization

HR or Management

Employee Retention

Strategies to keep employees long-term

HR

Employee Turnover

Rate at which employees leave a company

HR

Employer Branding

Company reputation as an employer

HR or Marketing

Employment Agreement

Contract outlining terms of employment

Legal or HR

Empowerment

Granting employees autonomy and responsibility

HR or Leadership

End User

Final user of a product or service

Marketing or Product Dev

Endorsement

Public approval or support, often from influencers

Marketing

Engagement Rate

Interaction rate with content or campaigns

Digital Marketing

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Software to manage business processes

IT or Operations

Environmental Impact Assessment

Evaluation of business effects on the environment

Compliance or Sustainability

Environmental Scanning

Analyzing external factors affecting business

Strategy or Research

Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)

Non-financial factors in investment decisions

Finance or Ethics

Equity Compensation

Pay in the form of company shares or options

HR or Finance

Equity Crowdfunding

Public online investment in startups for equity

Finance or Startups

Equity Financing

Raising capital by selling ownership shares

Finance or Startups

Equity Stake

Portion of ownership in a company

Investment

Escalation Clause

Provision for cost or price increases

Contracts

Escrow

Third-party holding of assets until conditions are met

Legal or Finance

Ethical Business Practices

Operating with integrity and transparency

Ethics or Strategy

Exchange Rate

Value of one currency versus another

Finance or Economics

Exclusive Distribution

Granting one distributor the rights to sell a product

Marketing or Sales

Executive Leadership

Senior leaders responsible for direction and results

Management

Executive Summary

Overview of a business or proposal

Business Planning

Exit Interview

Interview conducted when employee leaves

HR

Exit Strategy

Plan for exiting an investment or business

Finance or Startups

Expense Ratio

Operating costs as a percentage of revenue or assets

Finance

External Audit

Independent evaluation of financial records

Accounting or Compliance

External Stakeholders

Parties outside the organization affected by decisions

Governance