business network
Corporate relationship web
A business network is a group of professional contacts who share information, opportunities, and referrals.
The term covers both informal relationships cultivated over a career and formal organizations designed for this purpose: She built her business network through industry conferences.
In computing, a business network is the internal system connecting a company's computers and devices.
- rolodexRotating index of contacts
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- strategic allianceFormal inter-organizational cooperation
networking · power lunch · elevator pitch · mutual benefit · platform · organization · trade association · stakeholder · cartel · old boys club · growth · supply chain · hub · B2B · intermediary · chamber of commerce · referral · affiliate
- consortiumsconsortium, syndicate, cartel, joint venture, conglomerate
business networksocial circle
Network of acquaintances
family ties · support network · emotional bonds · childhood friends · intimate relationships