| Micro Enterprise | | Micro Enterprise |
| Small Enterprise | | Employs between 50 and 249 people. |
| Medium Enterprise | | Enterprises owned by the government |
| Self-employed | | Have a legal status of limited. |
| Profit making | | A charity or community interest project who does not have making a profit as their sole interest |
| Not-for-profit | | An enterprise that makes more money than it spends |
| Ltd | | Employs between 1 and 10 people |
| Private sector | | The owners are only responsible for debts up to the amount they have invested in the business. |
| Public sector | | Enterprises owned by individuals |
| Limited Company | | Small Enterprise |
| Yorkshire Dama Cheese are an example of this | | Medium Enterprise |
| Women with Waders are an example of this | | The owner is their own boss |
| Pasta Foods Limited are an example of this | | Employs between 11 and 49 people |