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headquarters
The main or only office of a company, ranging from a single-office firm to a worldwide headquarters.
A company is listed as a headquarters when it is the main or only office of that company. This is applicable to the world headquarters of a large enterprise as well as small firms with single offices. Subsidiary offices are usually listed as branches or divisions.
The office has the central or sole position within that company. A small enterprise with one office has a headquarters even without subordinate offices elsewhere.
A branch is subordinate to the home office. An office's size alone does not determine whether it is the company's headquarters.
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branch
A national, regional, or local office subordinate to a company's home office, excluding an independent subsidiary. -
brand
A registered trademark used by a company to establish product identity among consumers. -
consortium
A named partnership of two or more firms working together on a particular building or project. -
division
A sub-organization within a company acting as an individual firm in relation to a structure or complex. -
fund
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group of companies
A corporate union or association of multiple companies which retain their separate identities. -
individual
A single person acting in the role of a company with respect to a structure or complex.