A purposeful undertaking that calls for initiative, organization, or resourcefulness.
Reach for it when naming an ambitious project, especially one built through initiative
The neighborhood repair hub began as a two-person enterprise.
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playful
startup
Fits when a young scalable business is specifically meant
Careful Startup is far narrower and excludes civic, artistic, and established enterprises.
everyday
operation
Fits when organized ongoing activity is the focus
Careful Operation can sound mechanical and does not necessarily involve invention.
everyday
project
Fits when defined work with an outcome is enough
Careful Routine defined work qualifies as a project but may show no enterprise.
professional
Fits when a new action is launched to solve a problem
Careful An initiative can be one program inside a much larger enterprise.
professional
venture
Fits when risk and uncertain reward are central
Careful Venture adds speculation and often commercial intent beyond enterprise.
formal
undertaking
Fits when scale and responsibility deserve emphasis
Careful An undertaking may be assigned or reluctant, with none of enterprise's initiative.
literary
labor of ambition
Fits when sustained aspiration deserves a figurative description
Careful The phrase is ornate and wrongly assumes personal ambition in community work.
business enterprise
The business enterprise returns part of every sale to the training fund.
joint enterprise
Restoring the canal became a joint enterprise between six towns.
successful enterprise
The successful enterprise grew slowly without abandoning its repair guarantee.
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