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ConsultingFirm The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in providing consulting services. All ConsultingFirms employ <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP3EHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Consultant</a>s, but usually employ people in other capacities as well. business that does some consult http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_consulting computer consulting firm The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rd7omVoJLQdeS-pqnGtYT8A" class="cyc_term">ConsultingFirm</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in providing consulting services specifically relating to computers, computer networks, and other information technology. ComputerConsultingFirm FirstConsultingGroupInc First Consulting Group Inc Right Management Consultants RightManagementConsultantsInc DA Consulting Group DAConsultingGroupInc The A Consulting Team Inc TheAConsultingTeamInc accenture Accenture AnswerThinkConsultingGroupInc Answer Think Consulting Group Inc A type-level collection, the collection of all types of organizations. Each instance is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s whose instances share some common feature that is important enough to warrant reifying the collection as a 'type'. OrganizationType organization type A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a> is an organization intended to make profits, i.e. to make money for agents who own them. Note that not all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es. For example, in a franchise <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, while the parent company (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjF5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">parentCompany</a>) is regarded as a business, the sub-organizations are commercial organizations but not businesses. Also, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjQNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Business</a>es are typically <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>s, while <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s need not be. business Business ConsultingFirm The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in providing consulting services. All ConsultingFirms employ <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP3EHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Consultant</a>s, but usually employ people in other capacities as well. business that does some consult CommercialServiceOrganization service company A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a> is a commercial organization which sells some service(s), rather than tangible goods, as its main product. Some tangible goods may accompany or supplement the main service sold, but only as side products; for example, some instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj-xJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HairSalon</a> sell hair care products. ConsultingFirm The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in providing consulting services. All ConsultingFirms employ <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP3EHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Consultant</a>s, but usually employ people in other capacities as well. business that does some consult ConsultingFirm The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in providing consulting services. All ConsultingFirms employ <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP3EHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Consultant</a>s, but usually employ people in other capacities as well. business that does some consult ConsultingFirm The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>s that are primarily or significantly engaged in providing consulting services. All ConsultingFirms employ <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP3EHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Consultant</a>s, but usually employ people in other capacities as well. business that does some consult