a group of shops, hotels, etc. owned by the same person or company
a chain
an organization which produces or sells goods or provides a service
business
a company that has offices or factories in many countries
multinational
the main office of a company
head office
an office or shop that is part of a larger organization, e.g. a bank
Branch
the group of people who work for an organization
the staff
someone who buys goods or services, for example from a shop or restaurant
a customer
someone who receives a service from a professional person, for example from a lawyer
a client
a person who works with you
a colleague
the person with the highest rank in a company
the CEO
the person who owns a business
the owner
the person in charge of part of an organization, for example a shop or a branch
a manager
ending the operations of a business
close down
to fall or to allow something to fall
drop
to increase in size or number, to make it bigger
expand
to send goods to another country for sale:
export
