Show business in general; more specifically, Hollywood moviemaking and television business.

The Business is a novel by the Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1999.

The Business is London's first global business magazine magazine published in the United Kingdom. It is edited by Allister Heath, published by Andrew Neil, and owned by the Barclay brothers, who also own The Daily Telegraph.

The Business is a 2005 British crime/gangster film written and directed by Nick Love, who performed the same duties on The Football Factory. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Geoff Bell and Georgina Chapman, and follows the rise and fall of Dyer's career within Hassan's and Bell's drug importing business on the Costa del Sol (aka the "Costa del Crime") in Spain during the 1980s. The film is another in a series of British movies in the genre, following on from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The 51st State and Layer Cake among others.

The Business is a UK based Oi! band formed in the late 1970's. Their biggest hit "England 5 - Germany 1" based on a result of a World Cup Qualifying match in 2001, became a football anthem for England.

The Buisness is an American television series.