Markets, industries & categories · Core
Home market
Also called: domestic market
ELI5
The company's main domestic market.
Used in conversation
“The home market provides proof but not the full growth case.”
Definition
The market in which an organisation is based or first established.
Here “Home market” means: The market in which an organisation is based or first established.
Pitch context
You will see “Home market” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches markets, industries & categories.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret markets, industries & categories without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16