biz
Informal enterprise term
Biz is informal for business, typically referring to a particular industry or trade: the music biz, the restaurant biz.
Show biz (show business) is the most established compound.
The word carries a casual, insider tone—someone in the biz knows how things really work.
Energetic, aggressive action
- gigShort-term paid work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- dealAgreement or distribution
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
scheme · operation · venture · outfit · shop · grind · moneymaker · networking
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
multinational · franchise · subsidiary · headquarters · executive · CEO · CFO · shareholder
Venue for commerce
- retailSales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
- transactionExchange of goods/money
merchandising · supply · demand · inventory · logistics · distribution · procurement · import-export
Creating and managing ventures
- bootstrappingSelf-starting without external input
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- pitchFrequency of sound
pivot · scalability · disruptive · lean · agile · coworking · crowdfunding · unicorn
hustle
Energetic, aggressive action
racket · scheme · operation · venture · outfit · shop · grind · moneymaker · networking · small-time
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
conglomerate · multinational · franchise · subsidiary · headquarters · executive · CEO · CFO · shareholder · stakeholder
marketplace
Venue for commerce
- retailSales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
transaction · merchandising · supply · demand · inventory · logistics · distribution · procurement · import-export · vendor
entrepreneurship
Creating and managing ventures
- bootstrappingSelf-starting without external input
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
pitch · pivot · scalability · disruptive · lean · agile · coworking · crowdfunding · unicorn · founder
bizbusiness
Commercial activity or occupation
commerce · enterprise · industry · corporation · trade
- show bizStage and screen world