| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| ESP | European Schools Project |
| B.E.M.A. | Business Equipment Manufacturers Association [engl.] Heute: C.B.E.M.A. |
| ARIB | Association of Radio Industries and Business [engl.] Japanischer Verband der Radio-Industrie und -Handel |
| AMBA | Association of Master of Business Administration [engl.] |
| ABWA | American Business Women's Association [engl.] Kansas City, [MO], http://www.abwa.org |
| C.B.E.M.A. | Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association |
| BCUA | Business Computer User Association [engl.] Verbraucherverband beruflicher Computernutzer |
| CBEMA | Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association [engl.] Heute ITI |
| tia | Chatsprache: thanks in advance Chat-Kürzel: danke im voraus |
| C.I.A. | cash in advance [engl.] Vorkasse |
| APEX | Advance Purchase Excursion [engl.] Flugspartarif bei Bezahlung im Voraus |
| ARM | Advance RISC Machines Ltd. [engl.] Britischer Computer-Hersteller |
| ABC | Advance Booking Charter [engl.] Vorgebuchte Pauschalreise |
| DELTA | Development of European Learning Through Technology Advance Gemeinschaftsaktion auf dem Gebiet der Lerntechnologie |
| 4G | Advance Leasing Company [IATA-Airline-Code/ USA] |
| B2B | Business to Business [phonetischer Begriff] [engl.] Internet-Handel direkt zwischen Unternehmen |
| BBP | Business to Business Procurement [engl.] Produktname für Bestellsoftware bei Zulieferern [SAP] |
| BtoB | Business to Business [engl.] Handel zwischen Unternehmen mittels Internet |
| .biz | Business Kennung bei Internetadressen |
| VAB | Value Added Business |
| M.B.L. | Master of Business Law Akademischer Grad |
| M.L.B. | Master of Law and Business Akademischer Grad |
| G2B | Government To Business |
| DBA | Doing Business As [engl.] Berufstätig als ... |
| BU | Business Units |
| VB | Venture Business |
| COB | Close Of Business |
| BTOC | Business to Customer [engl.] Handel mit dem Kunden mittels Internet |
| BPM | Business Performance Management |
| BC | Business Computer [engl.] Computer für den beruflichen Einsatz |
| BW | Business Wire [engl.] |
| BP | Business Partner [engl.] Vertragspartner |
| PBC | Personal Business Computer "Veraltete Bezeichnung für "PC"" |
| sbu | Strategic Business Unit |
| SBE | Small Business Edition |
| bpw | Business Plan Wettbewerb |
| NBG | Networking Business Group |
| NBO | Network Business Opportunity |
| BRS | Business Recovery Services [IBM] |
| BRE | Business Reengineering [engl.] Workflow-Methode |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SMB | Small and Medium Business |
| IBN | Integrated Business Network |
| IBOND | Intelligent Business On Demand |
| BI | Business Intelligence [engl.] bezeichnet Systeme und Prozesse zur systematischen Analyse des eigenen Unternehmens |
| IEB | Institute of Electronic Business e.V. Berlin, http://www.ieb.net |
| MBA | Management Business Analyst |
| BIH | Business Information Highway |
| MBA | Master of Business Administration |