オーナー企き業ぎょう

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Meanings

noun

owner-operated company; company where the manager is also the major shareholder

Refers to a business where the founder or owner holds both management control and a large ownership stake, often contrasted with professionally managed firms.

あの会かい社しゃは典てん型けい的てきなオーナー企き業ぎょうで、社しゃ長ちょうが株

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That company is a typical owner-operated business; the president holds a majority of the shares.

オーナー企き業ぎょうでは、経けい営えいの意い思し決けっ定ていが速はやい反はん面めん、後こう継けい者しゃ問もん題だいが起おきやすい。

In owner-operated companies, decision-making is fast, but succession issues tend to arise.

Kanji

企undertake, scheme, design
業business, vocation, arts

Related words

同どう族ぞく企き業ぎょう
同族企業 emphasizes family control across generations, while オーナー企業 focuses on a single owner-manager, not necessarily family-run.
ベンチャー企き業ぎょう
ベンチャー企業 is a startup with high growth potential, often founder-led, but オーナー企業 stresses ownership concentration regardless of company age or innovation.

Built from

オーナー+企き業ぎょう

Etymology

Compound of オーナー (from English 'owner') and 企業 (enterprise). The term became common in Japanese business discourse to distinguish founder-led firms from those with dispersed ownership.