to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines
manufacture
the business or trade in a particular product, including financial products
market
the group of people who work for an organization
the staff
to buy or bring in products from another country:
import
ending the operations of a business
close down
the person who owns a business
the owner
an event to celebrate or introduce something new
launch
to begin to have control of something
take over
a person who works with you
a colleague
a company that has offices or factories in many countries
multinational
the person in charge of part of an organization, for example a shop or a branch
a manager
an office or shop that is part of a larger organization, e.g. a bank
Branch
to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this:
merge
the person with the highest rank in a company
the CEO
to increase in size or number, to make it bigger
expand
to send goods to another country for sale:
export
a group of shops, hotels, etc. owned by the same person or company
a chain
to fall or to allow something to fall
drop
someone who buys goods or services, for example from a shop or restaurant
a customer
the main office of a company
head office
an organization which produces or sells goods or provides a service
business
someone who receives a service from a professional person, for example from a lawyer
a client