This type of manufacturing business generates profits primarily from sale of intellectual property – they include movie studios, publishers, and internet and software companies.
Information Business
This type of manufacturing business produce products, either from raw materials or from component parts, then sell their products at a profit, for example, cars, clothing, or pipes.
Manufacturer
This type of manufacturing business produces raw material such as plants or minerals.
Agriculture and Mining Business
This type of manufacturing business sell, rent, and develop properties – including land, residential homes, and other buildings.
Real-estate Business
This type of merchandising business act as middlemen and get goods produced by manufacturers to the intended consumers; they make their profits by marking up their prices.
Retailers and Distributors
This type of service business delivers goods and individuals to their destinations for a fee.
Transportation Business
This type of service business includes banks and other companies that generates profits through investment and management of capital.
Financial Business
This type of service business offers intangible goods or services and typically charge for labor or other services provided to government, to consumers, or to other businesses.
Service Business
This type of service business produces public services such as electricity or sewage treatment, usually under the government.
These are companies that may be classified in more than one type of business.
Hybrid Business
7-Eleven – a 24-hour retail shop
Retailers and Distributors
Avida Land Corp. – sells houses, house and lots, condos
Real-estate Business
HSBC – a bank
Financial Business
Lumina Homes – a housing developer
Real-estate Business
Max’s – a restaurant
Service Business
Meralco – an electric power distribution company
Utilities Business
Philtranco – a bus company
Transportation Business
Puregold – a chain of supermarkets
Retailers and Distributors
Realme – a smartphone brand
Manufacturers
Uber – mobility as a service provider, like a taxi
Transportation Business
KPMG – an auditing firm
Service Business
Honda Cars – manufactures and sells cars
Manufacturers
Fastbooks Educational Supply – a publishing company
Information Business
K-pub – a bar
Service Business
PLDT – a telephone provider
Utilities Business