#business_organization__business__concern__business_concern a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
supertype: enterprise an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"
member: division.administrative_unit
subtype: agency a business that serves other businesses
subtype: advertising_agency__advertisingagency__ad_agency an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients
subtype: credit_bureau a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee
subtype: detective_agency__detectiveagency an agency that makes inquiries for its clients
subtype: employment_agency__employment_office an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people
subtype: mercantile_agency__commercial_agency an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States"
subtype: news_agency__press_agency__pressagency__wire_service__press_association__pressassociation__news_organization an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
subtype: syndicate a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
subtype: service_agency__serviceagency__service_bureau__servicebureau__service_firm__servicefirm a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale
subtype: travel_agency an agency that arranges personal travel
subtype: transfer_agent an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates
subtype: real_estate_agency
instance: Spirit_Of_Finance
subtype: tour_operator
subtype: brokerage the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
subtype: commodity_brokerage__commoditybrokerage a brokerage firm dealing in commodities
subtype: common_carrier__carrier a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
subtype: line.common_carrier a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
subtype: airline_business__airline__airway a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
subtype: railway_system__railwaysystem__railway__railroad_line__railway_line__railwayline line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system
subtype: cable_railway__cablerailway__funicular__funicular_railway__funicularrailway a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
subtype: cog_railway__cograilway__rack_railway railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
subtype: metro__subway__tube__underground electric underground railway
subtype: monorail a railway having a single track
subtype: rail short for railway; "he traveled by rail";1 "he was concerned with rail safety"
subtype: scenic_railway small railway in an amusement park
subtype: steamship_company__steamshipcompany__steamship_line__steamshipline a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships
subtype: fleet.steamship_company a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
subtype: argosy one or more large merchant ships
subtype: transit_line__transitline a line providing public transit
subtype: bus_line__busline an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system
subtype: trolley_line__trolleyline a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses
subtype: chain.business_organization a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
subtype: apparel_chain__apparelchain a chain of clothing stores
subtype: discount_chain a chain of discount stores
subtype: restaurant_chain a chain of restaurants
subtype: retail_chain a chain of retail stores
subtype: corporation__corp a business whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
subtype: conglomerate__empire a group of diverse companies run as a single organization
subtype: publishing_conglomerate__publishing_empire a conglomerate of publishing companies
subtype: closed_corporation__close_corporation__closecorporation__private_corporation__privatecorporation__privately_held_corporation a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
subtype: family_business a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family
subtype: closely_held_corporation stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
subtype: shell_corporation__shellcorporation__shell_entity__shellentity a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations
subtype: Boy_Scouts_of_America a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
instance: Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation__FDIC Federal_Home_Loan_Mortgage_Corporation__Freddie_Mac__FHLMC Federal_National_Mortgage_Association__Fannie_Mae__FNMA
subtype: business_firm__firm__house members of a business organization; "he worked for a brokerage house"
subtype: accounting_firm a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee
subtype: consulting_firm__consulting_company a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
subtype: publishing_house__publisher__publishing_firm__publishing_company a firm in the publishing business
subtype: newspaper_publisher.publishing_house__newspaperpublisher__newspaper__paper a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
subtype: magazine_publisher__magazine a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine"
subtype: publisher_in_IS
instance: Springer_Verlag AAAI/MIT_Press Cambridge_University_Press
subtype: dealer a firm engaged in trading
subtype: car_dealer__cardealer a firm that sells and buys cars
subtype: new-car_dealer__newcardealer
instance: John_Briggs_Alfa_Romeo
subtype: used-car_dealer
instance: Car_Carnival
subtype: Toyota_car_dealer
subtype: Alfa_Romeo_car_dealer
instance: John_Briggs_Alfa_Romeo (jbar)
subtype: computer_dealer a firm that sells and buys computers
subtype: jewelry_dealer__jewelrydealer__jewelry_store a firm that sells and buys jewelry
subtype: truck_dealer__truckdealer a firm that sells and buys trucks
subtype: law_firm__lawfirm a firm of lawyers
subtype: auction_house__auctionhouse a firm that conducts auctions
subtype: dealership__franchise a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
subtype: maker__manufacturer__manufacturing_business a business engaged in manufacturing some product
subtype: armorer a manufacturer of firearms
subtype: bottler a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
subtype: car_manufacturer__carmanufacturer__car_maker__carmaker__auto_manufacturer__auto_maker a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
subtype: computer_business a business that manufactures and sells computers
subtype: partnership the members of a business venture created by contract
subtype: copartnership a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages
subtype: processor a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
subtype: shipbuilder a business that builds and repairs ships
subtype: underperformer a business that is less successful than expected
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