what are the stakeholders in a business 
stakeholders in a business include any entity that has a vested interest in a company s success or failure first there are the owners of the business these can include hands on owners as well as investors who have passive ownership if the business has loans or debts outstanding these creditors including banks or bondholders will be the second set of stakeholders in the business the employees of the company are a third set of stakeholders along with the suppliers who rely on the business for their income customers too are stakeholders who purchase and use the goods or services the business provides 