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[[File:Business-model-canvas.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Business Model Canvas]]]][[Business]] is some sequence of [[enterprise effort]]s undertaken in order to make profit and/or obtain other gains. ''Business'' can be an individual's regular [[occupation]], profession, or trade. This can also be the practice of making [[money]] by selling [[product]]s, which can be purchased, produced, or both.
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[[File:Business-model-canvas.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Business Model Canvas]]]][[Business]] is some sequence of [[enterprise effort]]s undertaken in order to make profit and/or obtain other gains.
  
Colloquially, a for-profit [[legal entity]] is often called a ''business''. However, [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es are usually engaged in more than one ''business''; vice versa, some [[organization]]s distinguish several [[strategic business unit]]s ([[strategic business unit|SBU]]'s) within one [[enterprise]].
 
  
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==Definitions==
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According to the [[BABOK Guide|BABOK Guide (3rd edition)]],
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:[[Business]] (business world). An economic system where any commercial, industrial, or professional activity is performed for profit.
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===Way of making one's living===
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:''Business'' can be an individual's regular [[occupation]], profession, or trade.
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===Way of making money===
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:''Business'' can also be the practice of making [[money]] by selling [[market exchangeable]]s, which can be purchased, produced, or both.
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===For-profit entity===
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:Colloquially, a for-profit [[legal entity]] is often called a ''business''. However, [[legal entity|legal entiti]]es are usually engaged in more than one ''business''; vice versa, some [[organization]]s distinguish several [[strategic business unit]]s ([[strategic business unit|SBU]]'s) within one [[enterprise]].
  
 
==Startup==
 
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===Products===
 
===Products===
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:''Main wikipage: [[Market exchangeable]]''
  
:[[File:Product.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Marketable compound]]]]A [[product]] is any item of goods, services, or any intangible that can be sold.
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:[[File:Product.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Marketable]]]]A [[market exchangeable]] is any item of goods, services, or any intangible that can be sold.
  
 
===Processes===
 
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===Transactions===
 
===Transactions===
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===Policies===
 
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[[business law]]
 
[[business law]]
  
A very detailed and well-established body of rules that evolved over a very long period of time applies to commercial transactions. The need to regulate trade and commerce and resolve business disputes helped shape the creation of law and courts. The [[Code of Hammurabi]] dates back to about 1772 BC for example, and contains provisions that relate, among other matters, to [[Freight transport|shipping]] costs and dealings between merchants and [[broker]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/txt/ah/assyria/hammurabi.html|title=Law Code of Hammurabi}}</ref> The word "corporation" derives from the Latin ''corpus'', meaning body, and the [[Maurya Empire]] in Iron-Age India accorded legal rights to business entities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/cbl/Khanna_Ancient_India_informal.pdf |title=The Economic History of the Corporate Form in Ancient India |author=Vikramaditya S. Khanna |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019095432/http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/cbl/Khanna_Ancient_India_informal.pdf |archivedate=2013-10-19 |df= }}</ref>
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A very detailed and well-established body of rules that evolved over a very long period of time applies to commercial transactions. The need to regulate trade and commerce and resolve business disputes helped shape the creation of law and courts.
  
 
In many countries, it is difficult to compile all the laws that can affect a business into a single reference source. Laws can govern treatment of labour and employee relations, [[Health and Safety Executive|worker protection and safety]], discrimination on the basis of age, gender, disability, race, and in some jurisdictions, sexual orientation, and the minimum wage,  as well as [[Trade union|unions]], worker compensation, and working hours and leave.
 
In many countries, it is difficult to compile all the laws that can affect a business into a single reference source. Laws can govern treatment of labour and employee relations, [[Health and Safety Executive|worker protection and safety]], discrimination on the basis of age, gender, disability, race, and in some jurisdictions, sexual orientation, and the minimum wage,  as well as [[Trade union|unions]], worker compensation, and working hours and leave.
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=== Intellectual property ===
 
=== Intellectual property ===
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Businesses often have important "[[intellectual property]]" that needs protection from competitors for the company to stay profitable. This could require [[patent]]s, [[copyright]]s, [[trademark]]s, or preservation of [[trade secret]]s. Most businesses have names, logos, and similar branding techniques that could benefit from trademarking. Patents and copyrights in the United States are largely governed by federal law, while trade secrets and trademarking are mostly a matter of state law. Because of the nature of intellectual property, a business needs protection in every jurisdiction in which they are concerned about competitors. Many countries are signatories to international [[treaty|treaties]] concerning intellectual property, and thus companies registered in these countries are subject to national laws bound by these treaties. In order to protect trade secrets, companies may require employees to sign noncompete clauses which will impose limitations on an employee's interactions with stakeholders, and competitors.
 
Businesses often have important "[[intellectual property]]" that needs protection from competitors for the company to stay profitable. This could require [[patent]]s, [[copyright]]s, [[trademark]]s, or preservation of [[trade secret]]s. Most businesses have names, logos, and similar branding techniques that could benefit from trademarking. Patents and copyrights in the United States are largely governed by federal law, while trade secrets and trademarking are mostly a matter of state law. Because of the nature of intellectual property, a business needs protection in every jurisdiction in which they are concerned about competitors. Many countries are signatories to international [[treaty|treaties]] concerning intellectual property, and thus companies registered in these countries are subject to national laws bound by these treaties. In order to protect trade secrets, companies may require employees to sign noncompete clauses which will impose limitations on an employee's interactions with stakeholders, and competitors.
  
==Related lectures==
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==See also==
*[[Enterprise Architecture Quarter]].  
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===Related lectures===
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:*[[What Career Is]].
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:*[[Enterprise Architecture Quarter]].  
  
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 6 May 2023

Business is some sequence of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to make profit and/or obtain other gains.


Definitions

According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),

Business (business world). An economic system where any commercial, industrial, or professional activity is performed for profit.

Way of making one's living

Business can be an individual's regular occupation, profession, or trade.

Way of making money

Business can also be the practice of making money by selling market exchangeables, which can be purchased, produced, or both.

For-profit entity

Colloquially, a for-profit legal entity is often called a business. However, legal entities are usually engaged in more than one business; vice versa, some organizations distinguish several strategic business units (SBU's) within one enterprise.

Startup

Main wikipage: Startup business

Startup business (or, simply, startup). (1) A business in its search of its business model, which usually means ways not to depend on external funding; (2) An enterprise in the early stages of operations. Startups are usually seeking to solve a problem of fill a need, but there is no hard-and-fast rule for what makes a startup since situations differ. Often, a company is considered a startup until they stop referring to themselves as a startup.

Canvas

Main wikipage: Business Model Canvas

Capital

When businesses need to raise money (called capital), they sometimes offer securities for sale.

Capital may be raised through private means, by an initial public offering or IPO on a stock exchange, or in other ways.

Major stock exchanges include the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Singapore Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ (the USA), the London Stock Exchange (UK), the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan), and Bombay Stock Exchange (India). Most countries with capital markets have at least one.

Businesses that have gone public are subject to regulations concerning their internal governance, such as how executive officers' compensation is determined, and when and how information is disclosed to shareholders and to the public. In the United States, these regulations are primarily implemented and enforced by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Other western nations have comparable regulatory bodies. The regulations are implemented and enforced by the China Securities Regulation Commission (CSRC) in China. In Singapore, the regulatory authority is the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and in Hong Kong, it is the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

The proliferation and increasing complexity of the laws governing business have forced increasing specialization in corporate law. It is not unheard of for certain kinds of corporate transactions to require a team of five to ten attorneys due to sprawling regulation. Commercial law spans general corporate law, employment and labor law, health-care law, securities law, mergers and acquisitions, tax law, employee benefit plans, food and drug regulation, intellectual property law on copyrights, patents, trademarks, telecommunications law, and financing.

Other types of capital sourcing include crowdsourcing on the Internet, venture capital, bank loans, and debentures.

Model

Main wikipage: Business model

Products

Main wikipage: Market exchangeable
A market exchangeable is any item of goods, services, or any intangible that can be sold.

Processes

Main wikipage: Business process

natural business year, business process management

Development

Main wikipage: Business development

Transactions

Main wikipage: Market transaction

Policies

Main wikipage: Business rule

Strategy

Competition

Main wikipage: Competitive strategy

Behavior

Main wikipage: Business strategy

business goal, business objective, business value

Analysis for a change

Main wikipage: Business analysis

Needs

Main wikipage: Business need

Requirements

Main wikipage: Business requirement

Legal regulations

Main wikipage: Commercial law

business law

A very detailed and well-established body of rules that evolved over a very long period of time applies to commercial transactions. The need to regulate trade and commerce and resolve business disputes helped shape the creation of law and courts.

In many countries, it is difficult to compile all the laws that can affect a business into a single reference source. Laws can govern treatment of labour and employee relations, worker protection and safety, discrimination on the basis of age, gender, disability, race, and in some jurisdictions, sexual orientation, and the minimum wage, as well as unions, worker compensation, and working hours and leave.

Some specialized businesses may also require licenses, either due to laws governing entry into certain trades, occupations or professions, that require special education or to raise revenue for local governments. Professions that require special licenses include law, medicine, piloting aircraft, selling liquor, radio broadcasting, selling investment securities, selling used cars, and roofing. Local jurisdictions may also require special licenses and taxes just to operate a business.

Some businesses are subject to ongoing special regulation, for example, public utilities, investment securities, banking, insurance, broadcasting, aviation, and health care providers. Environmental regulations are also very complex and can affect many businesses.

Administration

Main wikipage: Business administration

External research

Main wikipages: Business opportunity and Business threat

Internal research

Main wikipage: Business intelligence

Intellectual property

Businesses often have important "intellectual property" that needs protection from competitors for the company to stay profitable. This could require patents, copyrights, trademarks, or preservation of trade secrets. Most businesses have names, logos, and similar branding techniques that could benefit from trademarking. Patents and copyrights in the United States are largely governed by federal law, while trade secrets and trademarking are mostly a matter of state law. Because of the nature of intellectual property, a business needs protection in every jurisdiction in which they are concerned about competitors. Many countries are signatories to international treaties concerning intellectual property, and thus companies registered in these countries are subject to national laws bound by these treaties. In order to protect trade secrets, companies may require employees to sign noncompete clauses which will impose limitations on an employee's interactions with stakeholders, and competitors.

See also

Related lectures