5 Types Of Businesses

A manufacturing business is any business that uses components, parts or raw materials to make a finished good. These finished goods can be sold directly to consumers or to other manufacturing businesses that use them for making a different product.

General Electric

Toyota

Apple

Coca-Cola

Acer

A service that is delivered to business customers by business units. It is a business people are willing to pay for but they do not result in a product you can touch. For example, delivery of financial services to customers of a bank, or goods to the customers of a retail store.

Dog Walking

Babysitting

Moving Services

Tutor

Taxi

Merchandising is a business that purchases finished products and resells them to consumers in such a way that it grabs the attention of customers to make a purchase. It is the most common type of business.

Wal-Mart

Home Depot

Toys-R-Us

Target

Kohl's

The e stands for "electronic networks" and describes the application of electronic network technology to enhance the business. However, E-commerce covers outward-facing processes that touch customers, suppliers and external partners, including sales, marketing, purchasing of supplies for production such as office supplies. On the other hand, an E-business includes e-commerce but also covers internal processes such as production, inventory management, finance, and human resources.

Amazon

E-bay

Kijiji

Adidas

Nike

A business that is granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. Non profit organizations are usually donation/charity organizations. They must disclose a great deal of financial and operating information to the public. This is because consumers want to ensure their donations are going to a good cause.

Sick Kids

Doctors Without Borders

American Red Cross

Salvation Army

United Way