| LYNCHPIN | Person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization (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) |
| INDUCTED | Admitted formally to a post or organization (8) |
| BUSINESS | Synonym for "enterprise" or "company" which, fittingly, is only a letter away from "busyness" |
| FLAGSHIP | Which term describes the leading element in an enterprise (8) |
| PATENT | Copyright / a government authority to an individual or organization cofer-ring sole right to make, to use, or to sell an invention |
| 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) |
| MEMBERS | They belong to a group or organization |
| TINPOT | Having or showing poor leadership or organization (6) |
| LOSING | ____ battle, a hopeless enterprise or attempt doomed to failure (6) |
| GROWINGPAINS | Early struggles for a new enterprise ... or a hint to the shaded squares |
| LOGO | A small design that serves as the sign of a firm or organization |
| EMBLEM | Symbol of a family or organization |
| SHEIK | Leader in a Muslim community or organization (5) |
| SPACESHIP | The Enterprise or the Millennium Falcon |
| PROJECT | An assignment or piece of research work undertaken by a student; or, an enterprise (7) |
| GETINONTHE | & 8 How to enter building to join an enterprise at its inception (3,2,2,3,6,5) |
| TEETHINGTROUBLES | Initial difficulties in an enterprise (8,8) |
