Small businesses proliferate throughout the Imperium, but some Houses have managed to find ways to spread their interests across the many worlds of the Landsraad. From spaceport hotels to sprawling franchises, if there is a way to make a profit a House has found it.

• Machinery: Space ports, shopping malls, infrastructure.
• Produce: Accommodation, insurance, postal services.
• Expertise: Managers, medics, accountants.
• Workers: Clerks, bureaucrats, teachers.
• Understanding: Consulting services, development of specific sectors.