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A
stake
in
business
is
a
general
term
that
refers
to
or
responsibility
for
a
company
or
organization
.
There
are
many
ways
that
you
can
have
a
in
a
business
,
including
a
partial
owner
,
owning
stocks
or
having
other
stakes
such
as
investment
or
materials
.
For
example
,
a
person
who
rents
a
storefront
to
a
business
may
be
a
in
that
business
because
they
benefit
monetarily
.
Those
who
own
stocks
in
a
company
are
of
that
business
.
A
person
who
stands
to
gain
profit
from
a
company
when
it
performs
well
is
often
a
in
that
business
.
Others
,
who
rely
on
an
organization
for
other
assets
,
like
income
or
business
,
may
also
be
stakeholders
.
A
stakeholder
in
a
business
is
anyone
who
on
that
organization
for
something
,
whether
it
be
success
,
dividends
or
consistency
:
:
The
person
who
starts
a
company
can
be
a
stakeholder
even
if
they
no
longer
own
a
part
of
the
company
.
This
can
be
because
when
the
company
performs
well
,
it
may
affect
the
founder's
public
image
.
:
Those
who
own
parts
of
the
company
are
stakeholders
,
as
they
can
benefit
monetarily
when
the
company
performs
well
.
This
often
shows
in
stockholders
receiving
dividends
from
the
stocks
they
own
in
the
company
.
:
A
team
member
who
works
for
a
company
can
be
a
stakeholder
when
they
rely
on
the
organization
for
their
income
.
Many
team
members
may
also
own
stocks
in
the
company
they
work
for
.
:
someone
who
owns
a
share
of
the
company's
debt
.
When
the
company
can
repay
their
debt
,
the
bondholder
profits
,
which
makes
them
a
stakeholder
.
:
may
rely
on
the
organization
or
business
to
provide
a
service
or
product
necessary
for
their
daily
function
.
This
can
make
them
a
stakeholder
in
the
company
.
:
can
be
stakeholders
in
companies
because
they
often
rely
on
them
for
purchases
and
profits
.
For
example
,
a
lumber
supply
company
may
have
a
stake
in
the
success
of
a
furniture
manufacturing
company
.
The
primary
way
that
stakes
,
stocks
and
shares
differ
is
in
their
definitions
.
A
in
a
business
is
what
happens
when
a
person
can
benefit
from
the
success
of
that
organization
,
monetarily
or
not
.
are
measurements
of
fractional
equity
of
an
organization
or
business
,
so
when
you
own
you
own
a
percentage
of
that
organization
.
are
units
of
ownership
in
a
company
and
are
the
smallest
piece
of
a
company
that
an
individual
can
own
as
an
investment
.
Due
to
their
definitions
,
a
stockholder
or
shareholder
is
always
a
stakeholder
.
A
stakeholder
isn't
always
a
stockholder
,
as
their
in
the
company
may
not
be
reliant
on
a
part
of
it
as
with
shares
and
stocks
.
Shares
and
stocks
are
two
ways
of
official
partial
ownership
of
a
company
or
business
.
Stocks
and
shares
both
represent
ownership
in
a
company
,
though
stock
is
the
term
for
the
overall
ownership
,
and
shares
are
the
units
that
measure
that
ownership
.
A
stakeholder
is
an
individual
or
a
group
of
individuals
with
an
,
often
financial
,
in
the
of
some
venture
.
The
primary
stakeholders
in
a
corporation
include
its
investors
,
employees
,
customers
,
and
suppliers
.
With
increasing
on
corporate
social
responsibility
,
the
concept
of
stakeholders
has
been
extended
to
include
communities
,
governments
,
and
trade
associations
.
Internal
Stakeholder
Investors
are
internal
stakeholders
who
are
significantly
by
a
company
and
its
performance
.
For
example
,
if
a
venture
capital
firm
decides
to
invest
$5
million
in
a
technology
startup
in
return
for
10%
equity
and
significant
influence
,
the
firm
an
internal
stakeholder
of
the
startup
.
The
return
on
the
venture
capitalist
firm
?
s
investment
on
the
startup
?
s
success
or
failure
,
meaning
that
the
firm
has
a
vested
interest
.
External
Stakeholder
External
stakeholders
don't
have
a
direct
with
the
company
but
may
be
by
its
operations
.
When
a
company
goes
over
the
limit
of
carbon
emissions
,
for
example
,
the
town
in
which
it's
located
is
considered
an
external
stakeholder
because
its
may
be
harmed
by
the
increased
pollution
.
External
stakeholders
,
in
some
cases
,
can
have
a
direct
on
a
company
.
The
federal
government
,
for
example
,
is
an
external
stakeholder
.
A
policy
change
affecting
carbon
emissions
impacts
the
operations
of
any
business
that
a
substantial
amount
of
fossil
fuel
.
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