Empresa

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Ways of sayng empresa in English and when do we used them for example company?
Enterprise?
Etc...

[Perikles]

There might be a big variation between BrE and AmE, but for the UK, empresa = company, firm, business, etc.

The differences are not very clear.

A company usually makes something, manufactures something.
A limited company (Ltd.) = S.A.

Fred and John formed a company for the production of rubber ducks

A firm can be a company, but includes e.g. lawyers and accountants

Fred and John work in a firm of solicitors.

Fred and John formed a business partnership to sell drinking holidays in Iran.

Any use?

[Awaken]

The AmE is pretty much spot on to what Perikles said.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

whaat about those created by the administration or government?

[Perikles]

whaat about those created by the administration or government?They don't exist

[pjt33]

They don't exist
Yes they do. A British example would be the Student Loans Company (which is a PLC).

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

They don't exist

Just out of curiosity, who owned the British East India Company? :confused:

[Perikles]

Just out of curiosity, who owned the British East India Company? :confused:It was formed by Royal Charter in 1600 according to Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company), and there were shareholders who 'owned' it, I suppose.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Public sector firm
Security firm ( no lawyers involved)
What about enterprise?

[Perikles]

Public sector firm
Security firm ( no lawyers involved):bad:
What about enterprise?A security firm would be hiring out people for security purposes. I don't really know the technical difference between the other two. An enterprise might not be a business, legally. :thinking:

Also, public sector company, but not firm. To me, a firm is something which professionals do, but don't produce anything. Like lawyers.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Perikles: Thank you. I always thought it was property of the British government. :)