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# Types Of Business Entities

## Types Of Business Entities

Lendflow divides entities into categories which can be used to build relations trees between these entities. Business entities can have two types of relationships: **individual to business** or **business to business** relationships.

<Note>
  You can learn more about the types of relationships between profiles in [Relationships Between Entity Profiles](/lendflow-external/docs/relationships-between-entity-profiles).
</Note>

**The business entity categories and sub-categories are:**

* Vendor

  * Manufacturer
  * Supplier
  * Other

* Customer

  * Debtor
  * Other

* Parent

* Subsidiary

* Owner

* Businesses with Ownership Stake

* Owner-affiliated Businesses (Businesses having the same owner)

## FAQ

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Why does Lendflow categorize business entities?">
    The categories identify the role each business has in a relationship and support the relations trees between entities.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Which categories describe a vendor?">
    A vendor can be categorized as a manufacturer, supplier, or other vendor.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Which categories describe a customer?">
    A customer can be categorized as a debtor or other customer.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What is an owner-affiliated business?">
    An owner-affiliated business is connected to another business through the same owner.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

<Card title="Understanding the Relations Diagram" icon="diagram-project" href="/lendflow-external/docs/business-profiles-understanding-the-relations-diagram" horizontal>
  See how business entity categories appear in a Business Profile’s relations diagram.
</Card>

<Card title="Finding the Owners Section and Editing Ownership" icon="users" href="/lendflow-external/docs/business-profiles-finding-the-owners-section-and-editing-ownership" horizontal>
  Review ownership relationships and update ownership percentages.
</Card>