Art of abbreviation for business intelligence individuals

An abbreviation is a way to shorten a phrase. For example, many common abbreviations shorten the word being referenced by literally shortening the word but not creating a new one. Here are some abbreviation examples:

Ave., which is an abbreviation for “avenue.”

Dec., which is an abbreviation for “December.”

Etc., which is an abbreviation for “et cetera.”

Photo, which is an abbreviation for “photograph.”

Exam, which is an abbreviation for “examination.”

ACA – Angel Capital Association

ACCT – Account

ACRS – Accelerated Cost Recovery System

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax

AP – Accounts Payable

API – Application Programming Interface

AR – Accounts Receivable

ARC – African Regional Conference

ARC – Appalachian Regional Council

ARR – Annual Recurring Revenue

ARR – Annual Run Rate

ASP – Application Service Provider

ATDC – Advanced Technology Development Center

AUM – Assets Under Management

B2B – Business to Business

B2C – Business to Consumer

BDC – Business Development Company

BHAG – Big Hairy Audacious Goal

BOD – Board of Directors

BR – Bounce Rate

BS – Balance Sheet

CAC – Customer Acquisition Cost

CAGR – Compound Annual Growth Rate

CAPEX – Capital Expenditures

CAO – Chief Analytics Officer

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

CfIRA – Crowdfunding Intermediary Regulatory Advocates

CFO – Chief Financial Officer

CFP – Certified Financial Planner

CfPA – Crowdfunding Professional Association

CIO – Chief Information Officer

CLTV – Customer Lifetime Value

CMO – Chief Marketing Officer

CMS – Content Management System

COB – Close of Business

COGS – Cost of Goods Sold

COO – Chief Operating Officer

CPA – Cost per Acquisition

CPA – Certified Public Accountant

CPC – Cost per Click

CPC – Cost per Conversion

CPL – Cost per Lead

CPU – Central Processing Unit

CPU – Cost per Unit

CR – Conversion Rate

CR – Credit

CRM – Customer Relationship Management

CSO – Chief Security Officer

CT – Cap Table

CTA – Call to Action

CTO – Chief Technology Officer

CTR – Click-through Rate

D&O Insurance – Directors and Officers Insurance

DD – Due Diligence

DNS – Domain Name Server

DR – Debit

EBAN – European Business Angels Network

EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

EIN – Employer Identification Number

EOD – End of Day

EPS – Earnings per Share

ERISA – Employee Retirement Income Security Act

ESOP – Employee Stock Option Plan

EV – Enterprise Value

FEIN – Federal Employer Identification Number

FIFO – First In First Out

FFF – Friends & Family Round

FMA – First Mover Advantage

FTE – Full-Time Employee

FY – Fiscal Year

GA – Google Analytics

GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GEW – Global Entrepreneurship Week

GMV – Gross Merchandise Value

GP – General Partner

HR – Human Relations

HTML – Hyper-text Markup Language

IM – Instant Messaging

IPO – Initial Public Offering

IRA – Individual Retirement Account

IRR – Internal Rate of Return

IP Address – Internet Protocol Address

ISP – Internet Service Provider

JOBS – Jumpstart our Business Startups Act

KISS – Keep it Simple Stupid

KPI – Key Performance Indicator

LBO – Leveraged Buyout

LIFE – Last In First Out

LLC – Limited Liability Company

LP – Limited Partner

LTM – Last Twelve Months

LTV – Lifetime Value

MBI – Management Buy-in

MBO – Management Buyout

MESBIC – Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Companies

MF – Management Fee

MoM – Month over Month

MRR – Monthly Recurring Revenue

MSP – Multi-sided Platform

MVP – Minimal Viable Product

NASD – National Association of Securities Dealers

NACO – National Angel Capital Association

NAV – Net Asset Value

NDA – Non Disclosure Agreement

NPV – Net Present Value

NYSE – New York Stock Exchange

OOO – Out of Office

OS – Operating System

OTC – Over the Counter

PaaS – Platform as a Service

PAJ - Pranav Aj 😉

PSCS - Pranav Software Consultancy Services

P&L – Profit and Loss Statement

PIK – Payments in Kind

PIPE – Private Investment for Public Equity

PIV – Pooled Investment Vehicle

PM – Project Manager

PMF – Product Market Fit

POC – Proof of Concept

PPC – Pay per Click

PR – Public Relations

PTE – Part-time Employee

PTO – Paid Time Off

PV – Page View

QA – Quality Assurance

QPAM – Qualified Professional Asset Manager

QoQ – Quarter over Quarter

R&D – Research and Development

RAM – Random Access Memory

ROA – Return on Assets

ROE – Return on Equity

ROFR – Right of First Refusal

ROI – Return on Investment

ROR – Ruby on Rails

SaaS – Software as a Service

SAFE – Simple Agreement for Future Equity

SBA – Small Business Administration

SBIC – Small Business Investment Company

SBIR – Small Business Innovation Research Program

SCCE – Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics

SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission

SEO – Search Engine Optimization

SEM – Search Engine Marketing

SHA – Shareholders Agreement

SM – Servicemark

SM – Social Media

SMB – Small to Medium Business

SMM – Social Media Marketing

SPAC – Specified Purpose Acquisition Company

STTR – Small Business Technology Transfer Program

SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis

TM – Trademark

TS – Term Sheet

UI – User Interface

ULPA – Uniform Limited Partnership Act

URL – Universal Resource Manager

USPTO – United States Patent & Trademark office

UV – Unique Visitor

UX – User Experience

VC – Venture Capital / Venture Capitalist

VPN – Virtual Private Network

WOM – Word of Mouth

WoW – Week over Week

YoY – Year over Year

YTD – Year to date