companies
Firms and corporations
Companies is the plural of company—a business enterprise or firm: Several tech companies announced layoffs.
Company also means companions or guests: We're expecting company tonight.
To keep someone company is to stay with them so they're not alone.
A company of soldiers is a military unit.
Two's company, three's a crowd.
Legally formed as company
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- boardFlat rigid panel
- CEOTop corporate officer
- CFOTop corporate money officer
headquarters · dividend · stock · charter · bylaws · annual report · fiduciary · governance
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
partnership · franchise · spinoff · takeover · divestiture · consolidation · affiliate · LLC
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- identityWho someone is
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- imageVisual or mental likeness
loyalty · recognition · tagline · slogan · endorsement · sponsorship · consumer · marketing
Paid staff members
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- personnelWorkers at an organization
- workersPeople doing jobs
- human resourcesEmployee administration department
recruitment · hiring · talent · payroll · benefits · retention · training · headcount
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- transnationalCrossing country lines
worldwide · offshoring · outsourcing · foreign markets · expansion · localization · headquarters · regional office
Distinct division of whole
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
aerospace · healthcare · finance · manufacturing · energy · retail · construction · agriculture
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- angel investorIndividual funding early-stage companies
incubator · accelerator · bootstrap · pitch deck · unicorn · pivot · crowdfunding · prototype
incorporated
Legally formed as company
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- boardFlat rigid panel
- CEOTop corporate officer
CFO · headquarters · dividend · stock · charter · bylaws · annual report · fiduciary · governance · executive
merger
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
joint venture · partnership · franchise · spinoff · takeover · divestiture · consolidation · affiliate · LLC · incorporation
logo
Company identifying symbol
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- identityWho someone is
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
image · loyalty · recognition · tagline · slogan · endorsement · sponsorship · consumer · marketing · merchandising
employees
Paid staff members
human resources · recruitment · hiring · talent · payroll · benefits · retention · training · headcount · layoffs
globalization
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
transnational · worldwide · offshoring · outsourcing · foreign markets · expansion · localization · headquarters · regional office · expat
sector
Distinct division of whole
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- technologyApplied scientific methods
telecommunications · aerospace · healthcare · finance · manufacturing · energy · retail · construction · agriculture · textiles
founder
One who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
angel investor · incubator · accelerator · bootstrap · pitch deck · unicorn · pivot · crowdfunding · prototype · minimum viable product
- organizationsorganization, organizations, club, clubs, association
- work historyresume, CV, work experience, job titles, employers
- rise and falltides, empires, stocks, markets, careers
- LinkedInprofile, connections, feed, jobs, inbox
- corporate lawincorporation, shareholders, corporate governance, limited liability, shares
- financial entitiesbanks, corporations, institutions, credit unions, investment banks
companiessole proprietorships
Businesses with single owners
sole proprietors · individuals · freelancers · independent contractors · solopreneurs
companiessubsections
Divisions within divisions
divisions · departments · subsidiaries · branches · units
companiesgovernments
Ruling political authorities
government agencies · public sector · nonprofits · non-governmental organizations · charities
- front companiesBusinesses masking illicit activity
- canine companionDomesticated dog as pet
- theatre companiesGroups staging live performances
- oil companiesCorporations selling petroleum products
- insurance companiesBusinesses selling risk coverage
- fire companiesCrews that extinguish blazes
companion, companions, accompanied, companionship, accompaniment, accompanies, accompanist