private sector
Non-governmental economy
The private sector is the part of an economy consisting of businesses and enterprises not owned or operated by government.
It contrasts with the public sector (government agencies, public schools, state-run services).
Most employment in capitalist economies occurs in the private sector: She left her government job for a position in the private sector.
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
multinational · startup · SME · franchise · subsidiary · holding company · partnership · sole proprietorship
Equity owner in corporation
- investorOne who allocates capital
- dividendCorporate profit share
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
IPO · stock · bond · venture capital · angel investor · seed funding · crowdfunding · hedge fund
Struggle for supremacy
- consumersThose who buy goods
- demandForceful request or requirement
- supplyFurnish or stock
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
pricing · profit motive · free market · deregulation · laissez-faire · neoliberalism · globalization · trade
Top corporate officer
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- headquartersCentral command location
- corporate cultureShared workplace values, norms
management · human resources · corporate governance · annual report · stakeholder · workforce · employee · payroll
Sales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- tradeExchange of commodities
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- salesRevenue from goods moved
e-commerce · vendors · transactions · buyers · sellers · supply chain · distribution · import
New business enterprise
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- innovationCreating something original
- founderOne who begins something
- cofounderJoint business originator
bootstrapping · incubator · accelerator · pitch deck · disruptive · prototype · scalability · exit strategy
Industrial product creation
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- constructionProcess of building something
- technologyApplied scientific methods
pharmaceuticals · automotive · aerospace · textiles · electronics · energy · telecommunications · transportation
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
conglomerate · multinational · startup · SME · franchise · subsidiary · holding company · partnership · sole proprietorship · limited liability
shareholder
Equity owner in corporation
- investorOne who allocates capital
- dividendCorporate profit share
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
capital · IPO · stock · bond · venture capital · angel investor · seed funding · crowdfunding · hedge fund · portfolio
competition
Struggle for supremacy
market share · pricing · profit motive · free market · deregulation · laissez-faire · neoliberalism · globalization · trade · efficiency
CEO
Top corporate officer
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- headquartersCentral command location
corporate culture · management · human resources · corporate governance · annual report · stakeholder · workforce · employee · payroll · corporate strategy
retail
Sales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- tradeExchange of commodities
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
sales · e-commerce · vendors · transactions · buyers · sellers · supply chain · distribution · import · export
startup
New business enterprise
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- innovationCreating something original
- founderOne who begins something
cofounder · bootstrapping · incubator · accelerator · pitch deck · disruptive · prototype · scalability · exit strategy · risk-taking
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- constructionProcess of building something
technology · pharmaceuticals · automotive · aerospace · textiles · electronics · energy · telecommunications · transportation · hospitality
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- sectorsfinancials, industrials, technology, materials, tech
- economiesmarket economy, command economy, mixed economy, barter economy, cash economy
- free marketsfree market, free enterprise, free trade, free markets, laissez-faire
- mixed economygovernment regulation, market economy, free market, government spending, public services
private sectorpublic sector
State-controlled economic portion
government · public administration · civil service · government agencies · the crown
private sectornonprofit sector
Organizations serving public benefit
NGOs · civil society · social enterprises · community organizations · cooperatives
private, privacy, sector, privately, sectors, privation, deprivation, privateer, sectoral