Types of Business
Introduction to Business
Classifications
• By Industry
• By Nature
• By Ownership
• By Size
Business by Industry
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Agriculture
Textile
Pharmaceutical
FMCG
Education
Mining
Auto-mobile
Others
Business by Industry
• Primary Industries
• Mining, forestry, farming, fishing, etc.
• Secondary Industries
• Automobiles, FMCG, electronics, etc.
• Tertiary Industries
• Hospitals, insurance, education, etc.
Business by Nature
• Manufacturing
• Nokia, IBM, IKEA, etc.
• Merchandizing/Trading
• Hyperstar, Prime Distributors, Computer Zone, etc.
• Service
• Agha Khan Hospital, Indus University, etc.
• Hybrid
Business by Ownership
• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• General Partnership
• Limited Partnership
• Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
• Company/Corporation
• Private Limited Company
• Public Limited Company
Business by Size
• Small-medium enterprise (>250)
• Micro (>10)
• Small (10-49)
• Medium (50-249)
• Large enterprise (250+)