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I. Main Types of Business Ownership Table Type Sole Proprietorship Partnership Corporation Owner(s) One person Two or more people One or more shareholders, who has one vote per share Manager(s) May be owner Determined by partnership agreement Managers, board of directors, and shareholders Formation Begin buying and selling goods or services, plus may vary by states Vary by states Filing of an article of incorporation with state government Advantages 1. Easy to form 2. Complete control of business 3. Recipient of 100% of the profit 4. One time taxation 1. More capital and credit available than a sole proprietorship 2. Work load shared 3. Losses shared 1. Capital easy to obtain 2. Limited liability for shareholders 3. Possibility unlimited lifetime Disadvantag es 1. Limited capital 2. Unlimited liability 3. Limited lifetime of owner 1. Profits shared 2. Decisions made jointly 3. Unlimited liability depending on partnership type 1. Double taxation: profits and earnings 2. Government regulations 3. Operations controlled by shareholders and board of directors instead of original 6200/6600 Principles of Business and Finance Summer 2010 Page 77

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I. Main Types of Business Ownership TableType Sole Proprietorship Partnership CorporationOwner(s) One person Two or more people One or more

shareholders, who has one vote per share

Manager(s) May be owner Determined by partnership agreement

Managers, board of directors, and shareholders

Formation Begin buying and selling goods or services, plus may vary by states

Vary by states Filing of an article of incorporation with state government

Advantages 1. Easy to form2. Complete control of

business 3. Recipient of 100%

of the profit 4. One time taxation

1. More capital and credit available than a sole proprietorship

2. Work load shared 3. Losses shared

1.Capital easy to obtain

2.Limited liability for shareholders

3. Possibility unlimited lifetime

Disadvantages 1.Limited capital2.Unlimited liability3. Limited lifetime of

owner

1.Profits shared2. Decisions made

jointly 3. Unlimited liability

depending on partnership type

1.Double taxation: profits and earnings

2.Government regulations

3.Operations controlled by shareholders and board of directors instead of original owner(s)

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Type Sole Proprietorship Partnership CorporationLiabilities 1.Employment

2.Accidents and injuries on premises

3.Company vehicle-related

4.Product-related5.Errors and omissions

1.Employment2.Accidents and

injuries on premises

3.Company vehicle-related

4.Product-related5.Errors and

omissions

1.Employment2.Accidents and

injuries on premises

3.Company vehicle-related

4.Product-related5.Errors and

omissions 6.Directors and

officersExamples of liabilities

1.Employment: Manager fires an employee that missed significant days from work.

2.Accidents and injuries on premises: Customer breaks a leg while on business property.

3.Accidents and injuries on premises: Driver runs into a building while driving company’s car.

4.Product-related: Toddlers are easily injured by a sharp edge of a toy.5.Errors and omissions: Employee accidentally damages a customer’s

property.6.Directors and officers: One food ingredient that may cause cancer is

intentionally omitted from package.Termination Decision or life of

ownerActions of the partners, bankruptcy, death, and/or court order

Determined by charter or unlimited lifetime

Source(s) of investment

Personal, gifts, borrowed, and others may vary

Personals of partner(s), gifts, borrowed, and others may vary

Purchase of stocks

Examples of business ownership

Answers will vary. South Railroad Limited Partnership

Eden Limited Partnership

Bank of America Corporation

Lowe’s Home Improvement Store

II. Other types of business ownershipA. Specialized partnership

Limited liability partnershipB. Types of partnerships

1. Dormant partner 2. General partner 3. Secret partner 4. Silent partner

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C. Specialized corporations1. Subchapter/S-corporation2. Limited liability company 3. Nonprofit corporation

D. Types of corporations1. Domestic

Example: SAS Institute, Inc.2. Foreign

Example: 1-800-flowers.com3. Alien

Example: Toshiba4. Public5. Private

E. CooperativesF. Franchise formats

1. Business-format franchise2. Product trade-name franchise

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2.01 Types of Business Ownership Key Terms Crossword PuzzleDirections: Fill in the crossword puzzle using the provided definitions.

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Types of Business Ownership Key Terms Crossword Puzzle Continued

Across5. Two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for a profit.

9. Each stock equals one _______ at the shareholder meeting.

10. Type of liability in which you can lose all your assets.

16. Formed by the way two or more people conduct their business (4 words).

17. Entity with the legal authority to act as a single person.

18. Partner has an active role, but unknown existence.

19. Grants permission to sells its products and services as a business.

Down1. Business owned by one person (two words).

2. Partnership formed after they agree to conditions in a contract (two words).

3. Type of corporation that benefits the public and receives a tax break.

4. Abbreviation for a partnership with limited liability.

6. Partner has no role, but is known to public.

7. Type of taxation on a corporation.

8. Type of liability in which you only lose your initial investment in the company.

11. Partner plays no role and is not known to public.

12. __________ of incorporation.

13. Partner has an active role, unlimited liability.

14. Formed by a group to gain bargaining power.

15. __________venture is a special project for a limited time.

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Best Form of Business Activity Directions: Read the scenarios and provide responses in your own words to the questions in the spaces provided.

Scenario 1Mary makes jewelry for her own business named The Design For You. She needs help in completing orders to make necklace and earring sets in a timely manner. Mary prefers working alone at her own pace. Mary’s cousin named Greg has expressed interest in starting a business too. He likes using his hands, designing things, and has access to jewelry making tools too.

1. Should Mary hire Greg to help her make the orders for jewelry or form a partnership with him? __________________________________________________________

2. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of hiring Greg and remaining as a sole proprietorship.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Compare the advantages and disadvantage of forming a partnership with Greg____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Scenario 2Teri enjoys assisting other students with their homework. Her neighbor named Francis volunteers in assisting younger students with their homework in an after school program. Teri and Francis talked about forming a partnership and expanding their services.1. Should Teri and Francis form a partnership? _______________________________2. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of them forming a partnership

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Best Form of Business Activity Continued

Jade and John own and operate several ice cream stores. Jade is interested in expanding the business by offering additional services and opening more locations. John reminded Jade that they will need more resources in order to expand. Jade suggested that they offer shares to relatives to finance the expansion. 1. Should Jade and John form a corporation? ________________________________2. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of them forming a corporation.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Name_________________________ Class _________________ Date _________

Sole-Partners-Corporate ActivityDirections: Work as a sole proprietor, partnership, or corporation to provide responses to the scenarios in the space provided. Be prepared to present your findings.

Sole Proprietorship ScenarioMary Jones operates her own staffing agency. Mary has about 30 steady employers that request her services to send temporary workers for various jobs. She handles all the financial, advertising, operations, and management issues for the agency. Mary used a gift of $10,000 from her grandmother to start the agency. She would like to expand the agency. She uses all her profit to sustain her personal living arrangements.

After seven days of constant rain, Mary realized soon after the rainy days that water is leaking from several places of the roof. She is planning to borrow money to have the roof repaired.

Complete the table using information from the scenarioType Sole ProprietorshipOwner(s)

Manager(s)

Advantage(s)

Disadvantage(s)

Source(s) of investment

Other information

Consider the responses to the above items, what should the business owner do with the business? Why?

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Name_________________________ Class _________________ Date _________

Sole-Partners-Corporate ActivityDirections: Work as a sole proprietor, partners, or corporation to provide responses to the scenarios in the space provided. Be prepared to present your findings.

Partnership ScenarioMax and Tim enjoy skiing so much that they are thinking about opening a ski resort. Max recently inherited about 100 acres of land in the mountains. This amount of land will easily accommodate a ski resort. Tim has about $30,000 in his saving account. Tim’s neighbor operates a successful business. Both of them have limited knowledge about operating a business. They talk about offering ski slopes, equipment, housing, food, and entertainment at the resort. Max may have to continue working his full-time job as a teacher even once they opened the resort. Tim is ready to quit his job as an attorney right away and start the business.

Complete the table using information from the scenarioType PartnershipOwner(s)

Manager(s)

Type of partners should be considered

Advantage(s)

Disadvantage(s)

Source(s) of investment

Other information

Consider the responses to the above items, what should they with their resources and desire to open the ski resort? Why?

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Name_________________________ Class _________________ Date _________

Sole-Partners-Corporate ActivityDirections: Work as a sole proprietor, partners, or corporation to provide responses to the scenarios in the space provided. Be prepared to present your findings.

Corporation ScenarioA company wants to expand to several other cities. The board of directors proposed the option of selling 300 more shares to obtain the funds. The company stock value has decreased about 1% over the past year. The corporation has earned an average profit of over $40,000 for the past three years.

Complete the table using information from the scenarioType CorporationOwner(s)

Manager(s)

Advantage(s)

Disadvantage(s)

Source(s) of investment

Other information

Consider the responses to the above items, should the company pursue its expansion plans? Why?

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Note: These assessment prototypes are examples of the types of items included in the item bank. All items are comparable to the cognitive process of the understand verb. Questions require students to demonstrate that they understand the content. Assessment prototypes will not be used on the secured test, but questions in similar formats will be used.

A company sold 500 shares of stock and still relies on a central body of people for financial directions. This is an example of what type of business?

A. CooperativeB. CorporationC. PartnershipD. Sole Proprietorship

ANSWER:

Joe invested $500,000 into his sole proprietorship. He lost a $1 million lawsuit and does not have any liability insurance. As a result of the lawsuit, how much will he have to pay? A. $0B. $500,000C. $750,000D. $1,000,000

ANSWER:

Wendy is free of obligation of a role in her business and is an unknown partner, but she collects some of the profits each month. This is an example of what type of partner?A. DormantB. LimitedC. SilentD. Secret

ANSWER:

Mary works alone in her catering business and enjoys scheduling her daily routine. She is experiencing which advantage of a sole proprietorship over a corporation?A. Owner control of decisionsB. Owner limited lifeC. Owner recipient of 100% of the profitD. Owner unlimited liability

ANSWER:

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Liability is for which anything a company owes.

Specialized Partners1.Dormant partner plays no role and is not known to the public.2.General partner plays an active role and has unlimited liability (every partnership must

have at least one general partner).3.Limited participate as investors and have limited liability.4.Secret partner plays an active role but is secret from society.5.Silent partner does not have an active role but is known to the public.

Franchise Formats1. Business-format franchise requires franchisee to sell products or service in a specific

format.ExamplesJackson-Hewitt Tax ServicesBurger KingFirestone Tires

2. Product-trade franchise allows franchisee to sell specific products. This format is usually formed by automobile, appliance, and petroleum product. Examples Marc Jacobson ToyotaBobby’s Appliance storeLocal stores selling Shell brand of gasoline

Types Corporations1. Domestic corporations are chartered in a specific state.2. Foreign corporations are chartered in one state but doing business in another state.3. Alien corporations are chartered in another nation but doing business in a state.4. Public corporations are established for governmental purposes.5. Private corporations are established by individuals for business or charitable

purposes.

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