The meaning of "Business"

BUSI-NESS

noun

1. an occupation, profession, or trade
2. the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit
3. a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern
4. volume of trade; patronage
5. a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store, or office; a place of work
6. that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned
7. something with which a person is rightfully concerned
8. affair, project
9. an assignment or task; chore

Just as we did with the word "relationship, we defined what "business" means. As you can see the word "business" can mean many things. Although we will mainly focus on the first 5 descriptions above, all these descriptions are relevant and something we can all relate to when thinking about "business." However, for the purpose of this blog, we will focus on the meanings that pertain to employment, jobs or work environments. These work environments can encompass many places: from working at a location where you share ideas or see a lot of people daily all the way to a home business environment where you are mostly by yourself, but still need some business relationship skills to make your business work.