a group of shops, hotels, etc. owned by the same person or company
a chain
the group of people who work for an organization
the staff
the main office of a company
head office
someone who buys goods or services, for example from a shop or restaurant
a customer
to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines
manufacture
the person who owns a business
the owner
to introduce something new to the market
launch
to send goods to another country for sale:
export
someone who receives a service from a professional person, for example from a lawyer
a client
to buy or bring in products from another country:
import
to begin to have control of something
take over
an office or shop that is part of a larger organization, e.g. a bank
Branch
to increase in size or number, to make it bigger
expand
the person with the highest rank in a company
the CEO
to combine or join together for example 2 banks together, or to cause things to do this:
merge
a company that has offices or factories in many countries
multinational/international
a person who works with you
a colleague