people business
originally US
noun
1A business in which contact with customers, or customer satisfaction, is (portrayed as) the most important element; a business in a service industry.
2A business whose most important asset or element is the (skill or talent of) the people it employs.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The New York Times.
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