Business reports
Business reports are written factual accounts that objectively, accurately and clearly communicate and document information about one or more aspects of a given business. The formats of business reports may vary from brief and informal reports to highly detailed formal reports with an appendix providing additional information, statistical data, diagrams, graphs, maps, tables, bar charts, line charts, pie charts, flow charts, organization charts, and even bibliography. BR (business reports) can also be classified as internal reports (for use within the company itself) and as external reports (sent to persons in other companies) Informal reports are usually short and may consist of one to five or six pages. For that reason, such reports are often written in the form of a letter or memo. In contrast with informal reports, formal reports are often written in impersonal terms. Pronouns such as “I” and “you” are frequently not used. Personal biases should be kept in check and emotionally charged language must be avoided. However, be sure the information in informal and formal business reports is accurate, reliable, and specific; contains all the relevant facts and figures.