Enterprise
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Enterprise may refer to:
Economics and business
- A businessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
- A companyCompanyA company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
- EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
, the practice of starting new organizations, particularly new businesses - Enterprise ArchitectureEnterprise architectureAn enterprise architecture is a rigorous description of the structure of an enterprise, which comprises enterprise components , the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships between them...
- Enterprise AsiaEnterprise AsiaEnterprise Asia is a regional non-governmental organization founded in 2006 by a group of entrepreneurs headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with local offices in Hong Kong SAR, China, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Thailand currently...
, a regional NGO for the development of entrepreneurship, based in Kuala Lumpur - Enterprize CanadaEnterprize CanadaEnterprize Canada is a student-run, not-for-profit organization with the focus on promoting entrepreneurship while providing opportunities to young entrepreneurs to grow and develop their ideas...
, a Canadian student-run entrepreneurial business plan competition and conference - Enterprise Capital FundEnterprise Capital FundAccording to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform , Enterprise Capital Funds were established in the UK to address a market weakness in the provision of equity finance to Small and medium enterprises...
, a type of venture capital in the UK - Enterprise for High School StudentsEnterprise for High School StudentsEstablished in 1969, Enterprise for High School Students is a San Francisco city wide youth development agency that guides teens to explore career interests, find and retain jobs, and engage in experiential learning.- Mission :...
, a non-profit organization - Enterprise GP HoldingsEnterprise GP HoldingsEnterprise GP Holdings was a midstream energy holding company based in Houston, Texas that made its debut on the Fortune 500 list at #177 in 2007. It had its corporate headquarters in the Enterprise Plaza in Downtown Houston....
, energy holding company - Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of Enterprise Rent-A-Car and several other car-rental agencies
- Enterprise PlcEnterprise PlcEnterprise plc is a support services company based in Farington in Lancashire, England. Its core markets are local authorities and utility sectors.-History:...
, a civil engineering and maintenance company in the United Kingdom - Enterprise ProductsEnterprise ProductsEnterprise Products Partners L.P. is a natural gas and crude oil pipeline company with headquarters in Houston, Texas. It acquired GulfTerra in September 2004, and is a member of the Fortune 500...
, natural gas and crude oil pipeline company
Watercraft
- HMS EnterpriseHMS EnterpriseFifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned: was a 24-gun sixth-rate, previously the French frigate L'Entreprise, captured in May 1705. She was wrecked in October 1707. was a 44-gun fifth-rate launched in 1709...
, any of fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy (four others did not use the HMS prefix) - USS EnterpriseUSS EnterpriseUSS Enterprise may refer to the following vessels:-United States of America:In watercraft, the prefix "USS" or "U.S.S." is applied to ships commissioned by and for the United States Navy. Private citizens also use the name unofficially...
, any of several ships of the United States Navy including:- (1936) Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, and the most decorated US Navy ship
- (1961), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
- Enterprise (1776)Enterprise (1776)Enterprise , was the second American ship to bear the name. She was a successful privateer before she was purchased for the Continental Navy in 1776. Commanded by Captain James Campbell, the schooner Enterprise operated principally in Chesapeake Bay...
, a ship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolution - Enterprise (1814)Enterprise (1814)The Enterprise, or Enterprize, demonstrated for the first time by her epic 2,200-mile voyage from New Orleans to Pittsburgh that steamboat commerce was practical on America's western rivers.-Early days:...
, a privately owned steamboat captained by Henry Miller Shreve - Enterprize (1829)Enterprize (1829)The topsail schooner, Enterprize, was built in Hobart, Tasmania in 1829 by William Pender. It was used for coastal transport of cargo such as coal, livestock, and supplies....
, Australian topsail schooner that was involved in the founding of Melbourne; a replica was launched in Melbourne, Australia in 1997 - Enterprise (1855)Enterprise (1855)The Enterprise was an early steamboat operating on the Willamette River in Oregon and also one of the first to operate on the Fraser River in British Columbia. This vessel should not be confused with the many other vessels, some of similar design, also named Enterprise...
, a 19th century steamer on the Columbia and Fraser Rivers - Enterprise (1862)Enterprise (1862)The Enterprise was a passenger and freight sternwheeler that was built for service on the Soda Creek to Quesnel route on the upper Fraser River in British Columbia. It was built at Four Mile Creek near Alexandria by pioneer shipbuilder James Trahey of Victoria for Gustavus Blin-Wright and Captain...
, pioneer stern wheeler on the upper Fraser River - Enterprise, a sailing ship caught in a storm off St. Ives, Cornwall in 1903
- SS Flying EnterpriseFlying EnterpriseSS Flying Enterprise was a 6,711 ton Type C1-B ship which sank in 1952. She was built in 1944 as SS Cape Kumukaki for the United States Maritime Commission for use in World War II...
, built in 1944 and originally commissioned as the SS Cape Kumukaki (C1-B) - London Enterprise, an oil tanker built for London & Overseas FreightersLondon & Overseas FreightersLondon & Overseas Freighters Ltd. was an ocean-going merchant shipping company that for most of its history was based in the United Kingdom.-Counties Ship Management:...
in 1950 and scrapped c. 1974 - London Enterprise, a PanamaxPanamaxPanamax and New Panamax are popular terms for the size limits for ships traveling through the Panama Canal. Formally, the limits and requirements are published by the Panama Canal Authority titled "Vessel Requirements"...
oil tanker built for London & Overseas Freighters in 1983 - Enterprise (dinghy)Enterprise (dinghy)The Enterprise is a two-man sloop-rigged hiking sailing dinghy with distinctive blue sails. Despite being one of the older classes of dinghies, it remains popular in the United Kingdom and about a dozen other countries, and is used for both cruising and racing. It has a combination of size, weight,...
, a class of sailing dinghy - Discoverer EnterpriseDiscoverer EnterpriseDiscoverer Enterprise is a fifth generation deepwater double hulled dynamically positioned drillship owned and operated by Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc., capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 3,049 m using an , 15,000 psi blowout preventer ,...
, deepwater drillship that gives its name to the Enterprise class of large drillships
Aircraft
- Enterprise (balloon)Enterprise (balloon)The Enterprise was a gas inflated aerostat built by Prof. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe along with his father Clovis Lowe in 1858. It was the second balloon built by Lowe at his Hoboken, N.J. facility and named with the express approval of his wife Leontine because of the money and time they put into...
, a hot air balloon used by the Union Army during the American Civil War - Enterprise, an early Goodyear BlimpGoodyear BlimpThe Goodyear Blimp is the collective name for a fleet of blimps operated by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for advertising purposes and for use as a television camera platform for aerial views of sporting events...
Spacecraft
- Space Shuttle EnterpriseSpace Shuttle EnterpriseThe Space Shuttle Enterprise was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight...
- VSS EnterpriseVSS EnterpriseThe VSS Enterprise is the first of five commercial suborbital spacecraft being constructed for Virgin Galactic by Scaled Composites....
, the inaugural vessel of the Virgin Galactic suborbital tourism fleet
Fictional
- Starship EnterpriseStarship EnterpriseThe Enterprise or USS Enterprise is the name of several fictional starships, some of which are the focal point for various television series and films in the Star Trek franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. It is considered a name of legacy in the fleet...
, any of several ships by that name in the Star Trek fictional universe - Enterprise, a ship in the game Final Fantasy IIIFinal Fantasy IIIis a role-playing video game developed and published by Square in for the Family Computer as the third installment in the Final Fantasy series. It is the first numbered Final Fantasy game to feature the job-change system....
- Enterprise, an airship in the game Final Fantasy IVFinal Fantasy IVis a role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1991 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game was originally released for the Super Famicom in Japan and has since then been rereleased for many other platforms with varying modifications. An enhanced remake with 3D graphics...
- Enterprise, a starship in H. Beam Piper's novel Space VikingSpace VikingSpace Viking is a science fiction novel written by H. Beam Piper and is set in his Terro-Human future history. It tells the story of one man's search for his wife's murderer and its unexpected consequences...
- Enterprise, the title ship in the 1959-1961 television series RiverboatRiverboat (TV series)Riverboat is a western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds that was broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961....
Computing
- Enterprise (computer), an 8-bit home computer from the UK, also known as Flan and Elan
- Enterprise softwareEnterprise softwareEnterprise software, also known as enterprise application software , is software used in organizations, such as in a business or government, contrary to software chosen by individuals...
- Enterprise storageEnterprise storageIn computing, an enterprise storage is the computer storage designed for large-scale, high-technology environments of the modern enterprises. When comparing to the consumer storage, it has higher scalability, higher reliability, better fault tolerance, and much higher initial price.From the...
, the storage, protection, and retrieval of data in large-scale environments - Enterprise resource planningEnterprise resource planningEnterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
(ERP), an Information Technology term referring to a hardware or software system that serves all departments within an enterprise
United States
- Enterprise, AlabamaEnterprise, AlabamaEnterprise is a city in the southeastern part of Coffee and Dale Counties in the southeastern part of Alabama in the Southern United States. The population was estimated to be 25,909 in the year 2009....
, a city - Enterprise, Amador County, CaliforniaEnterprise, Amador County, CaliforniaEnterprise is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It is located west-northwest of Fiddletown, on Big Indian Creek, at an elevation of 876 feet ....
, an unincorporated community - Enterprise, Butte County, CaliforniaEnterprise, Butte County, CaliforniaEnterprise is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It was located west-northwest of Forbestown on the South Fork of the Feather River, at an elevation of 902 feet . In 1948, it was inundated by Lake Oroville.A post office operated at Enterprise from 1878 to 1926, with a brief closure...
, a former settlement - Enterprise, Lake County, CaliforniaEnterprise, Lake County, CaliforniaEnterprise is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California. It is located north-northwest of Three Crossing, at an elevation of 2799 feet ....
, an unincorporated community - Enterprise, Shasta County, CaliforniaEnterprise, Shasta County, CaliforniaEnterprise is an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California. It lies at an elevation of 538 feet ....
, an unincorporated community - Enterprise, FloridaEnterprise, FloridaEnterprise is an unincorporated community in Volusia County, in the U.S. state of Florida, and its former county seat. Situated on the northern shore of Lake Monroe, it is flanked by the cities of DeBary and Deltona. Enterprise was once the head of navigation on the St. Johns River and at various...
, an unincorporated community - Enterprise, KansasEnterprise, KansasEnterprise is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 855.-History:On January 10, 1883, the Enterprise Town Company, capital $50,000, was organized. The following officers were elected: V. P. Wilson, president; John Johntz, vice-president;...
, a city - Enterprise, MinnesotaEnterprise, MinnesotaEnterprise is an abandoned townsite in section 36 of Utica Township, in Winona County, Minnesota, United States.-History:Enterprise was founded by Alexander Whittier, who established three inns at the roadside in the 1850s. A mill and dam were built by Nathan B. Ufford in 1854, and a post office...
, an abandoned townsite - Enterprise, MississippiEnterprise, MississippiEnterprise is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Enterprise is located at...
, a town - Enterprise, NevadaEnterprise, NevadaEnterprise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 14,676 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 78,488 in 2008...
, an unincorporated census-designated place - Enterprise, OregonEnterprise, OregonEnterprise is a city in and the county seat of Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,895 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 1,940 in 2007.- History :...
, a city - Enterprise, UtahEnterprise, UtahEnterprise is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,711 at the 2010 census. Enterprise is home to two schools, Enterprise Elementary School and Enterprise High School .-Geography:...
, a city - Enterprise, WisconsinEnterprise, WisconsinEnterprise is a town in Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Enterprise is located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town - Enterprise (community), WisconsinEnterprise (community), WisconsinEnterprise is an unincorporated community located in the town of Enterprise, Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Enterprise is located on County Highways G and Q southeast of Rhinelander....
, an unincorporated community - Enterprise Township, MichiganEnterprise Township, MichiganEnterprise Township is a civil township of Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 194 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Enterprise Township, Jackson County, Minnesota
- Enterprise Township, Valley County, NebraskaEnterprise Township, Valley County, NebraskaEnterprise Township is one of fifteen townships in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 124.-External links:*...
Canada
- Enterprise, Northwest TerritoriesEnterprise, Northwest TerritoriesEnterprise is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, located between Great Slave Lake and the Alberta border on the Hay River....
, a hamlet - Enterprise, a hamlet in the township of Stone Mills, OntarioStone Mills, OntarioStone Mills is a township located east of Greater Napanee in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario. According to the 2006 Canadian Census, the township has a population of 7,568.-Communities:...
- Enterprise No. 142, SaskatchewanEnterprise No. 142, SaskatchewanThe rural municipality of Enterprise No. 142 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan located in the Richmound region in the Southwest part of the province.-History:...
, a rural municipality
Other
- Enterprise (ride)Enterprise (ride)The Enterprise is an amusement ride, manufactured primarily by HUSS Maschinenfabrik in 1972. The ride was an adaptation and improvement of a design produced earlier that year by Schwarzkopf, with an increased passenger capacity. Despite not owning the original incarnation of the ride, HUSS was...
, an amusement ride - Enterprise (train), an inter-city train service between Belfast and Dublin
- Social enterpriseSocial enterpriseA social enterprise is an organization that applies business strategies to achieving philanthropic goals. Social enterprises can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit....
- Enterprise Records, a record label
- Enterprise, original title of the television series Star Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
- USS Enterprise (BLDG 7115), a U.S. Navy Recruit Barracks named in honor of the Navy's Enterprise ships