Business Wikipedia

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For other uses, see Business (disambiguation).

"Firm" redirects here. For other uses, see The Firm.

Companies law |

* Company * Business |

Business entities |

* Sole proprietorship * Partnership * Corporation * Cooperative |

European Union / EEA |

* EEIG * SCE * SE * SPE |

UK / Ireland / Commonwealth |

* Community interest company * Limited company * by guarantee * by shares * Proprietary * Public * Unlimited company |

United States |

* Benefit corporation * C corporation * LLC * Series LLC * LLLP * S corporation * Delaware corporation * Delaware statutory trust * Massachusetts business trust * Nevada corporation |

Additional entities |

* AB * AG * ANS * A/S * AS * GmbH * K.K. * N.V. * Oy * S.A. * more |

Doctrines |

* Business judgment rule * Corporate governance * De facto corporation and corporation by estoppel * Internal affairs doctrine * Limited liability * Piercing the corporate veil * Rochdale Principles * Ultra vires |

Corporate laws |

* United States * Canada * United Kingdom * Germany * France * South Africa * Australia * Vietnam |

Related areas |

* Civil procedure * Contract |

* v * t * e |

A business, also known as an enterprise or a firm, is an organization involved in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers.[1] Businesses are prevalent in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and provide goods and services to customers for profit. Businesses may also be not-for-profit or state-owned. A business owned by multiple individuals may be referred to as a company, although that term also has a more precise meaning[clarification needed].

The etymology of "business" stems from the state of being busy, and implies...