Linked.Archi Business Model Canvas Vocabulary
type: Ontology
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: bmc
creator: Kalin Maldzhanski
description: SKOS vocabulary representing the nine building blocks of the Business Model Canvas by Alexander Osterwalder.
created: 2019-03-17
modified: 2026-04-12
publisher: Linked.Archi
publisher: linked.archi
status: draft
version IRI: 0.2.0#
version info: 0.2.0
history note: 0.2.0: Fixed namespace (was incorrectly azure#). Added ontology header, ConceptScheme, and definitions for all concepts. Removed redundant rdfs:label.

Business Model Canvas
type: ConceptScheme
definition: The nine building blocks of the Business Model Canvas.
has top concept: BMC Element

BMC Element
type: Concept
definition: A building block of the Business Model Canvas.
top concept of: Business Model Canvas
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Customer Segments
type: Concept
definition: The different groups of people or organizations an enterprise aims to reach and serve.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Value Propositions
type: Concept
definition: The bundle of products and services that create value for a specific customer segment.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Channels
type: Concept
definition: How a company communicates with and reaches its customer segments to deliver a value proposition.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Customer Relationships
type: Concept
definition: The types of relationships a company establishes with specific customer segments.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Revenue Streams
type: Concept
definition: The cash a company generates from each customer segment.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Key Resources
type: Concept
definition: The most important assets required to make a business model work.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Key Activities
type: Concept
definition: The most important things a company must do to make its business model work.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Key Partners
type: Concept
definition: The network of suppliers and partners that make the business model work.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas

Cost Structure
type: Concept
definition: All costs incurred to operate a business model.
broader: BMC Element
in scheme: Business Model Canvas