ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Extended enterprise

Hi there! Do you know what a business is? It's like a lemonade stand, but bigger and with lots of people working together to sell things or provide services.

Well, sometimes businesses need help from other businesses to make things work better. This is called extended enterprise. It's like when you have a playdate and your friend's mom brings over cookies to share. Your friend's mom is like the extended enterprise helping your mom make the playdate better.

So, when businesses use extended enterprise, they work with other businesses to make their own business better. Like if a lemonade stand company needs cups and straws to sell lemonade, they might ask another company to provide those things. That other company is now part of the extended enterprise.

The lemonade stand company might also need help cleaning up after a busy day. So they ask another company to come help clean up. That company is also part of the extended enterprise.

So, extended enterprise is when businesses team up with other businesses to make things run smoothly. It's like having a bunch of friends to help out when you need it!