business partner
Joint venture colleague
A business partner is someone who shares ownership, responsibility, or financial interest in a commercial enterprise with others.
The term covers formal legal partnerships and looser collaborative arrangements: She and her business partner opened a bakery together.
In professional contexts, it may describe a company or individual with whom one has an ongoing commercial relationship rather than shared ownership.
Connect mentally or socially
- colleagueProfessional associate
- co-founderJoint venture originator
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
teamwork · cooperation · consortium · affiliate · liaison · coalition · networking · cooperative
Financial supporter
- financierManager of substantial funds
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- angel investorIndividual funding early-stage companies
venture capitalist · sponsor · underwriter · patron · equity stake · buy-in · capitalization
Confidence in another
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- agreementShared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
negotiation · commitment · mutual benefit · accountability · shared vision · communication · transparency · profit-sharing
One who begins something
- startupNew business enterprise
- co-founderJoint venture originator
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- innovatorCreator of new methods
self-starter · pioneer · risk-taker · enterprising · bootstrapping · incubator · scale-up · disruptor
associate
Connect mentally or socially
- colleagueProfessional associate
- co-founderJoint venture originator
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
alliance · teamwork · cooperation · consortium · affiliate · liaison · coalition · networking · cooperative · co-owner
backer
Financial supporter
- financierManager of substantial funds
- stakeholderParty with an interest
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
angel investor · venture capitalist · sponsor · underwriter · patron · equity stake · buy-in · capitalization
trust
Confidence in another
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- agreementShared position between parties
contract · negotiation · commitment · mutual benefit · accountability · shared vision · communication · transparency · profit-sharing · buyout
founder
One who begins something
- startupNew business enterprise
- co-founderJoint venture originator
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
innovator · self-starter · pioneer · risk-taker · enterprising · bootstrapping · incubator · scale-up · disruptor · CEO
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
- partnersassociates, collaborators, colleagues, co-workers, coworkers
- work contactscolleague, coworker, teammate, workmate, peer
- partnershipsalliance, joint venture, joint ventures, cooperation, co-founder
- uzbek publications
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
business partnercompetitor
One striving against others
adversary · opponent · corporate raider · nemesis · arch-rival
business partnersole proprietor
Single owner of business
single owner · solopreneur · one-man band · freelancer · independent contractor
business partnerromantic partner
Intimate companion
life partner · spouse · friend · family member · lover
business, partner, busily, busyness, businesses, businesslike, businessman, businesswoman, partnership