business contacts
Work-related acquaintances list
Business contacts are people one knows through professional or commercial relationships rather than personal life.
The term emphasizes the instrumental nature of these connections—people useful for deals, referrals, or opportunities: I met her through business contacts in Shanghai.
A contact list or address book of business contacts is a professional asset, sometimes jealously guarded.
- clientsThose receiving professional services
- connectionsRelationships between things
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- introductionsInitial formal presentations
cold calls · trust · reciprocity · keeping in touch · contracts · networking · stakeholders · partnerships · referrals · colleagues · proposals · reputation management · rapport · cultural sensitivity · investors · deals · Rolodex · email
- contactsfriend, family, neighbor, acquaintances, phone book
- directoriesphone book, phone books, white pages, phone directory, online directory
- guest listsguests, invitees, attendees, names, RSVPs
business contactsloved ones
Cherished people in life
close friends · family · soulmates · confidants · companions
business contactsinner circle
Exclusive group of confidants
intimates · nearest and dearest · loved ones · family members · significant others
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