1
Q
AGM
A
annual general meeting
2
Q
AOB
A
any other business
3
Q
APC
A
area partnership company
4
Q
APR
A
annual percentage rate
5
Q
ASAI
A
advertising standards authority of ireland
6
Q
ASTI
A
association of secondary teachers of ireland
7
Q
BEP
A
Breakeven point
8
Q
BES
A
business expansion scheme
9
Q
BIK
A
benefit in kind
10
Q
BOP
A
Balance of payments
11
Q
CAD
A
Computer aided design
12
Q
CAI
A
Consumer association of ireland
13
Q
CAM
A
Computer aided manufacturing
14
Q
CAP
A
common agricultural policy
15
Q
CAT
A
Capital acquisitions tax
16
Q
CCPC
A
Competition and consumer Protection Commision
17
Q
CEB
A
County enterprise boards
18
Q
CEO
A
Chief executive officer
19
Q
CFF
A
Cash flow forecast
20
Q
CFP
A
Common fishires policy
21
Q
CGT
A
Capital gains tax
22
Q
CIM
A
Computer integrated manufacturing
23
Q
CPI
A
Consumer Price index
24
Q
CPT
A
Corporation profit tax
25
CRO
Companies registration office
26
CSO
Central statistics office
27
CV
Curriculum vitae
28
DD
Direct debit
29
DIRT
Deposit interest retention tax
30
EA
Equal authority
31
EAT
Employment appeals tribunal
32
ECB
European central bank
33
EDI
Electronic data interchange
34
EGM
Extraordinary General Meeting
35
EIA
Environmental Impact Assesment
36
EMU
European Monetary Union
37
EPA
Environmental protection agency
38
EPOS
Electronic point if sale
39
ERDF
European regional development fund
40
ESF
European social fund
41
EU
European union
42
FC
Fixed costs
43
FDI
Foreign direct investment
44
GNP
Gross national product
45
HP
Hire purchase
46
HRM
Human resource management
47
IBEC
Irish business and employers confideration
48
ICT
Information and communications technology
49
ICTU
Irish congress of trade unions
50
IDA
Industrial development agency
51
IFA
Irish farmers association
52
IFSC
International Financial services Centre
53
ISDN
Integrated services digital network
54
ISME
Irish small and medium enterprises
55
ISO
International standards organisation
56
IT
Informations technology
57
ITAA
Irish travel agents association
58
JIC
Joint industrial council
59
JIT
Just in time
60
JLC
Joint Labour Committee
61
LAN
Local Area Network
62
LRC
Labour Relations Commission
63
LTD
Private Limited Company
64
MBO
Management Buy out
65
MD
Managing Director
66
MEP
Member of European Parliament
67
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Area
68
NAMA
National Assets Management Agency
69
NCA
National Consumer Agency
70
P&L
Profit and Loss account
71
PAYE
Pay As You Earn
72
PC
Personal Computer
73
PLC
Public Limited Company
74
PR
Public Relations
75
PPSN
Personal Public Service Number
76
PRO
Public Relations Officer
77
PRSI
Pay Related Social Insurance
78
R&D
Research and Development
79
ROCE
Return On Capital Employed
80
ROI
Return ON Investment
81
SEM
Single European Market
82
SIPTU
Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union
83
SMART
Specific Measurable Agreed Realistic Timed objectives
84
SME
Small and Medium sized Enterprises
85
SO
Standing Order
86
SRCOP
Standard Rate Cut Off Point
87
SWOT
Strengths Weaknesses Oppourtunities and Threats
88
TC
Total Costs
89
TNC
Transnational Company
90
TQM
Total Quality Management
91
TR
Total Revenue
92
TUI
Twachers Union of Ireland
93
USC
Universial Social Charge
94
USP
Unique Selling Point
95
VAT
Value Added Tax
96
VC
Variable Costs
97
VDU
Visual Display Unit
98
VHI
Voluntary Health Insurance
99
WRC
Workplace Relations Comission
100
WTO
World Trade Organisation
101
WWW
World Wide Web
102
BOT
Balance Of Trade
103
ECJ
European Court of Justice
104
EFF
European Fisherys Fund
105
ERDF
European Regional Development Fund
106
FIFO
First In First Out
107
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
108
IG
Interest groups
109
LIFO
Last In First Out
110
MNC
Multinational Company
111
LEO
Local Enterprise Office
112
IDA
Industrial development agency
