Business is an economic activity aimed at fulfilling the needs and wants of customers through the supply of goods and services for their satisfaction.
Business equally contributes to the individuals, society and nation as a whole.
Business increases earning capacity of the people and makes their life comfort and happy. As a result, it maintains economic stability and prosperity in the society.
Economic activity, production and distribution, risk and uncertainty, profit motive and regular transactions are the characteristics of the business.
On the basis of the nature of these business activities, the business can be classified into: industry, commerce and trade.
Industry is the activity relating to extraction, reproduction, manufacturing and construction of products. It can be classified into Primary industry(Extractive and Genetic industry) and Secondary Industry(Manufacturing and Constructive Industry)