business administration
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business administration
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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She landed a Small Business Administration loan — even with zero revenue at first — and grew to $250,000 in cookie sales in the first year.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
But without incentives for companies to voluntarily relocate, the massive investment could backfire, warned Kim Dae-jong, a professor of Business Administration at Sejong University.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Kelly Loeffler, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, was especially fawning.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
A bipartisan group of 54 senators wrote to the Small Business Administration, which administered SVOG, that “further delays are unacceptable.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
He got his doctorate from the University of Southern California and now teaches at the University of Texas School of Business Administration.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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