| SHARE | Piece of a company |
| BANDSMAN | A member of a company of musicians (8) |
| PLATOON | A subdivision of a company of soldiers (7) |
| BOARDROOM | A room where the board of directors of a company meets (9) |
| BUSINESSPLAN | A detailed outline setting out the objectives and strategy of a company and its expected profits over a set period (8,4) |
| WARNE | Founder of a company, now an imprint, that has published Beatrix Potter's illustrated books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tailor of Gloucester for some 120 years (5) |
| BALANCESHEET | A statement showing the assets and liabilities of a company on a given date (7,5) |
| ADEPT | A part of a company, very skilful (5) |
| BRANCH | What is a local operating division of a company, or the like (6) |
| PROXY | The _ war: fight for control of shareholders of a company? |
| FRONTOFFICE | Management department of a company, and a hint to the starred answers |
| DOWNSIZING | Reducing the operating costs of a company by reducing the number of people it employs |
| LEDGER | A document containing the financial records of a company (6) |
| COSMORE | This leading businessman, a head of a company, is from Corscombe, but he's got another place near Bishop's Caundle (7) |
| GROWTHPOTENTIAL | Ability of a company to expand ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| TAKEOVERS | Purchases of shares to gain control of a company (9) |
| ALMS | By the sound of it, subdivisions of a company for charitable offerings (4) |
| BYELAW | What is a standard rule, as of a company or society |
| LIQUIDATOR | A person appointed to wind up the affairs of a company (10) |
| ORGANOGRAM | A chart showing the management structure of a company (10) |