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| − | [[Business Sectors]] | + | [[Fringian Business Sectors]] are key areas of industry, trade and commerce. |
| + | * Each sector represents a particular commercial field. | ||
| + | * Each details unpublished, non-[[canon]] organizations. | ||
| − | == Description (Specifications) == | + | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == |
| − | ''General Overview:'' Interstellar trade allows for a greater competition and more competitive pricing, which (in theory at least) provides a greater variety of products at more affordable prices for the consumer. The exchange of | + | ''General Overview:'' Interstellar trade is the life-blood of the [[Distant Fringe]]. Throughout the region there is a constant exchange of [[good]]s and services at a domestic level, between individual [[world]]s and across interstellar borders. |
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| + | Interstellar commerce allows for a greater competition and more competitive pricing, which (in theory at least) provides a greater variety of products at more affordable prices for the consumer. The exchange of [[good]]s also affects the economies of [[subsector]]s, [[sector]]s and the [[Distant Fringe]] as a whole, dictated by supply and demand. This makes [[good]]s and services obtainable which may not otherwise be available to consumers at a local level. | ||
=== Key Areas === | === Key Areas === | ||
Commerce is considered to fall into one of ten key areas, referred to as business sectors: | Commerce is considered to fall into one of ten key areas, referred to as business sectors: | ||
| − | * [[Agriculture, Food, and Luxuries]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Agriculture, Food, and Luxuries|Agriculture, Food, and Luxuries]]'''. |
| − | * [[Banking, Insurance, and Legal]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Banking, Insurance, and Legal|Banking, Insurance, and Legal]]'''. |
| − | * [[Consumer goods, Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, and Aerospace]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Commercial Security Services|Commercial Security Services]]'''. |
| + | * '''[[Fringian Consumer goods, Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, and Aerospace|Consumer goods, Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, and Aerospace]]'''. | ||
** including starship construction and vehicle manufacture. | ** including starship construction and vehicle manufacture. | ||
| − | * [[Defense, Electronics, Communications, and Robotics]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Defense, Electronics, Communications, and Robotics|Defense, Electronics, Communications, and Robotics]]'''. |
** including weapons manufacture. | ** including weapons manufacture. | ||
| − | * [[Media, Leisure, and Tourism]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Media, Leisure, and Tourism|Media, Leisure, and Tourism]]'''. |
| − | * [[Mining, Refining, and Industrial Chemistry]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Mining, Refining, and Industrial Chemistry|Mining, Refining, and Industrial Chemistry]]'''. |
| − | * [[Pharmaceuticals, Health, and Education]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Pharmaceuticals, Health, and Education|Pharmaceuticals, Health, and Education]]'''. |
** including scientific research. | ** including scientific research. | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * '''[[Fringian Transport and Logistics|Transport and Logistics]]'''. |
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** including interstellar shipping. | ** including interstellar shipping. | ||
** including courier and postal services. | ** including courier and postal services. | ||
| − | * [[Utilities, Waste, and Energy]]. | + | * '''[[Fringian Utilities, Waste, and Energy|Utilities, Waste, and Energy]]'''. |
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| + | Business sectors are entirely artificial – they originated as a method of defining the nature of stocks and shares on the [[Tal Varisa (world)|Tal Varisa]] stock exchange – but they do serve as a useful method of defining the core interests of an organization. There is a huge amount of crossover between business sectors and individual organizations are frequently involved in multiple commercial activities. | ||
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| + | === Image Repository === | ||
| + | A map showing the relative importance of different regions of the [[Distant Fringe]] and the [[Star Lane]]s that connect them. | ||
| + | * It closely parallels the core operating areas of many large [[corporation]]s. | ||
| − | + | [[File:Importance-Map-Distant-Fringe Ade-Stewart 20-Oct-2019.png|800px]] | |
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| − | Business activity has existed in the [[Distant Fringe]] since the first [[sophont]] species emerged on their respective [[homeworld]]s and began primitive bartering and trading for their needs: interstellar commerce began when humans – with jump technology – first arrived in the region. A number of corporations claim to be able to trace their origins back to 2255AD, the year that the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled, though very few large organisations from that period survived the [[Fringian Dark Age|Dark Age]]. | + | Business activity has existed in the [[Distant Fringe]] since the first [[sophont]] species emerged on their respective [[homeworld]]s and began primitive bartering and trading for their needs: interstellar commerce began when humans – with [[DeVoss Drive|jump technology]] – first arrived in the region. A number of corporations claim to be able to trace their origins back to 2255AD, the year that the [[Distant Fringe]] was first settled, though very few large organisations from that period survived the [[Fringian Dark Age|Dark Age]]. |
=== Company Suffixes === | === Company Suffixes === | ||
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* '''[[SRO]]''': Spolecnost S Rucenim Omezenim (limited company) | * '''[[SRO]]''': Spolecnost S Rucenim Omezenim (limited company) | ||
| − | A limited liability company is a corporate structure whereby the members of the company cannot be held personally liable for the company's debts or liabilities. A public company is one that offers a percentage of its shares for public sale. | + | A limited liability company is a corporate structure whereby the members of the company cannot be held personally liable for the company's debts or liabilities. |
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| + | A public company is one that offers a percentage of its shares for public sale. | ||
| − | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | + | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == |
| − | {{ | + | {{Advanced}} |
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{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
|S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | |S1= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | ||
| − | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[ | + | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] |
| − | |S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[ | + | |S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] |
}} | }} | ||
| + | [[Category: Commerce]] | ||
[[Category: Economy]] | [[Category: Economy]] | ||
{{LEA|Distant Fringe}} | {{LEA|Distant Fringe}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 15 November 2019
Fringian Business Sectors are key areas of industry, trade and commerce.
- Each sector represents a particular commercial field.
- Each details unpublished, non-canon organizations.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
General Overview: Interstellar trade is the life-blood of the Distant Fringe. Throughout the region there is a constant exchange of goods and services at a domestic level, between individual worlds and across interstellar borders.
Interstellar commerce allows for a greater competition and more competitive pricing, which (in theory at least) provides a greater variety of products at more affordable prices for the consumer. The exchange of goods also affects the economies of subsectors, sectors and the Distant Fringe as a whole, dictated by supply and demand. This makes goods and services obtainable which may not otherwise be available to consumers at a local level.
Key Areas[edit]
Commerce is considered to fall into one of ten key areas, referred to as business sectors:
- Agriculture, Food, and Luxuries.
- Banking, Insurance, and Legal.
- Commercial Security Services.
- Consumer goods, Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, and Aerospace.
- including starship construction and vehicle manufacture.
- Defense, Electronics, Communications, and Robotics.
- including weapons manufacture.
- Media, Leisure, and Tourism.
- Mining, Refining, and Industrial Chemistry.
- Pharmaceuticals, Health, and Education.
- including scientific research.
- Transport and Logistics.
- including interstellar shipping.
- including courier and postal services.
- Utilities, Waste, and Energy.
Business sectors are entirely artificial – they originated as a method of defining the nature of stocks and shares on the Tal Varisa stock exchange – but they do serve as a useful method of defining the core interests of an organization. There is a huge amount of crossover between business sectors and individual organizations are frequently involved in multiple commercial activities.
Image Repository[edit]
A map showing the relative importance of different regions of the Distant Fringe and the Star Lanes that connect them.
- It closely parallels the core operating areas of many large corporations.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Business activity has existed in the Distant Fringe since the first sophont species emerged on their respective homeworlds and began primitive bartering and trading for their needs: interstellar commerce began when humans – with jump technology – first arrived in the region. A number of corporations claim to be able to trace their origins back to 2255AD, the year that the Distant Fringe was first settled, though very few large organisations from that period survived the Dark Age.
Company Suffixes[edit]
Many organisations use traditional corporate suffixes as part of their trading name:
- AG: Aktiengesellschaft (public limited company)
- BV: Besloten Venootschaap (private limited liability company)
- GmbH: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (company with limited liability)
- Inc.: Incorporated
- LLC: Limited Liability Company
- Ltd.: Limited Liability
- PLC: Public Limited Company
- SA: Société Anonyme (public limited company)
- SPRL: Société Privée à Responsabilité Limitée (private limited liability company)
- SRO: Spolecnost S Rucenim Omezenim (limited company)
A limited liability company is a corporate structure whereby the members of the company cannot be held personally liable for the company's debts or liabilities.
A public company is one that offers a percentage of its shares for public sale.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science