Different types of business

Introduction

Businesses come in all shapes and sizes. This free course, Different types of business, looks at some of the different types of business on the basis of size, industry sectors, and ownership structures and legal forms. It is helpful to think about a number of different types of business because they have different characteristics and behave differently.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B100 An introduction to business and management [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .