The phrase "aggravating business" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or activity that is causing annoyance or frustration in a business context.
Example: "The constant changes in regulations have turned this into an aggravating business for many small entrepreneurs."
Alternatives: "frustrating endeavor" or "irritating operation".
On the aggravating business of citing a Web page, Chicago recommends giving the entire URL, usually in addition to any print data (journal volume number, year, page range, and so on), plus a "descriptive locator" (where to find the quotation on the screen, since electronic editions sometimes do not paginate), plus the date accessed.
But the airlines are afraid that such limits would aggravate business travelers.
And Apple itself provided an opening for competitors when it changed the way its phones connect to other devices, aggravating both its business partners and consumers.
It notes that "inequality of bargaining power" aggravates "recurrent business depressions".
Property nearer the centre can often be subject to high tax rates, aggravating the troubles of central-city business properties.
Those of a more isolationist bent will argue: It's none of our business, and the United States usually ends up aggravating the problems we swoop in to solve.
For businessmen to learn anything about the larger aspects of business merely aggravates conditions.
According to the committee report, "the largest buyers of life insurance while not decreasing, have become less acceptable because of degenerative diseases aggravated among them by business pressure".
Now, with the economy slowing and unemployment rising, the question is whether the credit business will aggravate the effects of the recession instead of cushioning carmakers' bottom lines.
The growing trend towards BYOD (bring your own device) policies and the use of online communication and collaboration tools in private and business environments aggravate the problem.
