An enterprise is a profitable economy that combines human elements with the elements of things and independently engages in economic activities. organization 。 The basic meaning of this definition is: an enterprise is an economic organization; an enterprise is a combination of human elements and material elements; enterprises have autonomy in operation and enterprises are profitable. According to the needs of practice, enterprises can be divided into different divisions according to different attributes.

For example, according to the different form of enterprise organization, it can be divided into individual proprietorship enterprises. Form a partnership According to the different legal nature of enterprises, enterprises and companies can be divided into legal person enterprises and unincorporated enterprises. According to the different industries of enterprises, they can be divided into industrial enterprises, agricultural enterprises, construction enterprises, transportation enterprises, post and telecommunications enterprises, commercial enterprises, and foreign trade enterprises.

According to the law of our country, a company is a limited liability company and a limited liability company with all the attributes of an enterprise. company It's an enterprise. But the company and the company are not the same concept, the company and the enterprise is a kind of relationship, every company is an enterprise, but the enterprise is not necessarily a company. A company is only an organizational form of an enterprise.