business council

Trade leadership group

A business council is an organization where business leaders convene to discuss shared interests, influence policy, or coordinate economic activity.

Some are advisory bodies to government: The president met with the business council on trade issues.

Others are industry associations or regional groups promoting local commerce: The downtown business council organized the street fair.

Related

entrepreneurs · advocacy · corporations · trade association · chair · round table · lobbying · job creation · globalization · executive committee · consortium · strategic planning · policymakers · local leaders · table · workforce development · discuss · working group

Opposites
organizational purpose and constituency

business councillabor union

Collective bargaining group

trade union · workers' council · labor council · regulatory agency · consumer protection agency

sector orientation

business councilgovernment agency

State administrative body

labor board · municipal authority · community council · grassroots organization · civic association

Family

business, council, busy, busily, busyness, businesses, businessman, businesswoman, businesslike

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