| LYNCHPIN | A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organisation (8) |
| LINCHPIN | Person vital to an enterprise |
| VOLUNTEERS | Those who freely offer to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task (10) |
| KICKSTART | Give an energetic beginning to an enterprise (9) |
| BUSINESS | Synonym for "enterprise" or "company" which, fittingly, is only a letter away from "busyness" |
| WATCHDOG | Person or organisation acting as a protector or guardian against inefficiency, illegal practices, etc (8) |
| CREDITOR | A person or organisation to whom one owes money (8) |
| JUMPSHIP | To leave or desert a cause or organisation while affiliated to it (4,4) |
| FLAGSHIP | Which term describes the leading element in an enterprise (8) |
| TRUSTEES | People with legal control of money or property that is kept or invested for another person or organisation (8) |
| WEBSITES | Internet locations with a domain name, each typically run by a single person or organisation (8) |
| CODIRECT | To be in charge of an activity or organisation with another person (2,6) |
| CHAPLAIN | Clergyman attached to an institution or organisation (8) |
| BAILSOUT | Helps a person or organisation who is in a predicament (5,3) |
| INITIATE | One who has been recruited into an activity or organisation (8) |
| RESOURCES | A country, organisation or person's available equipment, materials, money or staff, drawn upon when needed; or, one's enterprise or ability to deal with adverse situations (9) |
| SYSTEMIC | Affecting the whole of a body or organisation |
| OLDGUARD | The conservative element in a political party or organisation (3,5) |
| SLIPSHOD | Careless in thought or organisation |
| CIVILLAW | Sphere broadly dealing with disputes between individuals or organisations (5,3) |
