Enterprise is a special organizational form of conducting economic activities.There are different types of enterprises, but they all operate on the same principles.The company is an independent economic entity with rights of legal entities and established entrepreneur or association of entrepreneurs.The purpose of the company is the production and (or) sale of products, works and services.The main task that performs the company - it is the needs of the market and society, as well as profit.As a separate economic structure, the company is entitled to establish their own type and quantity of products to be produced (this industrial activity), sold, purchased, distributed (commercial activity).The company also elect their own methods and ways of distribution of the product for their own use and for other purposes (sharing, storage, and so on. N.).
All enterprises in accordance with legal acts - are legal entities that carry financial responsibility.The main goal of any business is profit.To maximize profits, it is necessary to produce goods or services, making sure that the level of expenses incurred in the production and sales did not exceed the income from this activity.This takes into account a number of factors, which are represented by the demand of customers, their desires, market saturation in some product, the ability of the enterprise to produce specific products and services, as well as the organizational system, including its performance, the level at which organized the production, matching enterprise trends research-technical progress.Important role in the success of enterprises play a form of management and organization of marketing.
Classification of enterprises based on the principle that all businesses are different from each other on a number of grounds.An entity may be an individual, family, government and so forth. It is very frequent are so-called company - that is, combining businesses that are engaged in the same or different activity.In addition the company is classified in the qualitative and quantitative characteristics.
classification companies headcount divides them into: small businesses (businesses that employ up to 100 people);Middle (enterprises which employ up to 500 people);and large (businesses, which employ more than 500 people).The most important place in the economies of most developed countries is the place to small businesses."Small Business" - a relative term that can not speak about the legal form of the enterprise, the level of production or turnover.It should be noted that in developed countries, more than half of the working population is employed in small business.The main advantage of this business is the ability to adapt to any market changes and the presence of high level of competition that stimulates development.
There is a classification of enterprises by attributes, as well as the classification of enterprises by type of ownership - shares their public and private.In addition the company is classified by the nature of activity, type of manufactured or marketed products, methods of competitive struggle, participation in various associations.The main quality parameters of the company - is its organization-legal form under which conducted business activity.
