noun
1 plan/project
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ exciting
▪ ambitious , difficult , hazardous
▪ successful
▪ collaborative ( esp. AmE ), collective , common , cooperative , joint ( esp. BrE )
▪
The project is a joint ~ with the Business School.
▪ criminal
▪ academic , research , scientific
VERB + ENTERPRISE
▪ embark on , start , undertake
▪
They are willing to undertake a new ~.
▪ abandon
ENTERPRISE + VERB
▪ fail , succeed
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~
▪
The team leader will be the most important factor in this difficult ~.
2 a business
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , large-scale
▪ small , small-scale
▪ profitable , successful
▪ family , private
▪ government-sponsored ( AmE ), public , social ( esp. BrE ), state , state-owned
▪ global , multinational
▪ business , commercial , for-profit ( esp. AmE )
▪
the complex organization of a business ~
▪ agricultural , economic , farming , industrial , manufacturing
VERB + ENTERPRISE
▪ build , create
▪ control , manage , run
▪
He runs a successful small ~.
▪ invest in
▪ privatize
ENTERPRISE + VERB
▪ operate
▪ expand , grow , succeed
▪ fail
PREPOSITION
▪ in an ~ , within an ~
▪
something that affects all the workers in the ~
3 development of businesses
ADJECTIVE
▪ free , private
▪
The Act will encourage private ~.
▪ local
▪ corporate , individual
VERB + ENTERPRISE
▪ encourage , promote
ENTERPRISE + NOUN
▪ culture ( esp. BrE )
▪
The government has promoted the ~ culture.
4 abilities/imagination
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪
I thought she showed great ~.
VERB + ENTERPRISE
▪ show
PHRASES
▪ a spirit of ~