Fen Companies

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“	A race limited to a single planet, possessing a high knowledge of mechanics but with its basic machines of industry and war requiring a large capital investment, will inevitably tend toward collectivism under one name or another. Free enterprise needs elbow room.	”
—Poul Anderson, Margin of Profit (1956)

Even in Fenspace, people have to work for a living. The Boskonians may see crime as acceptable, but the rest of Fenspace doesn't...

Major Fen Companies

People who make things for a living.

Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd.: The first heavy industry in the Main Belt, Hephaestus is Fenspace's oldest and largest steelworks. They also operate a shipyard.

People who sell things for a living.

CHOAM: The Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles (CHOAM) hope to making interstellar trading easy by gaining a very early monopoly on it. They are Stellvia Corporation's largest rivals.
Stellvia Corporation: The first of Fenspace's luxury-goods traders, Stellvia Corporation has branched out into general trading, tourism services, and philanthropic activities.

People who move things or people for a living.

People who make other people happy for a living.

Mercenaries, private detectives, and others who Uphold the Right for a fee.

Bailey Security Service: Fenspace's answer to the Pinkerton agency... of the wild west era.
Bounty Hunters: People who go after the criminals that the Space Patrol can't reach, the various Bounty Hunters of Fenspace aren't organized in any real fashion.
Dorsai: Nicknamed "Convention Security," the Dorsai are the oldest (but no longer the most powerful) mercenary organization in Fenspace.
The Roughriders: The Roughriders have eclipsed the Dorsai as the largest and most powerful private military body in Fenspace. While their overall reputation is positive, there are those who distrust them on principle or because of some of their previous actions.

Catgirl Industries: Fenspace's answer to the Skunkworks. (Insert "Pepe le Pew" jokes here.)
Ninjaburger: Fast food, delivered directly to your airlock.
Spot Cleaning: Waste-disposal specialists.
Whistler Services: Satellite repair and salvage specialists.

Not everyone works for a large company.

Vitamin Man: A collection of individual suppliers of necessary trace minerals to far-flung settlements.