Business Organizations By Mr Wasserman
Sole Propriertorship is a business owned by one person Advantage: you control your daily activities/ease of formation/single taxation Disadvantage: you can lose your business and personal belongings
Partnership is 2 or more owners of a business Advantage: more capital available/ Disadvantage: you cannot make decisions by yourself
Corporation is business that acts like a single person(it has many owners). You can buy shares of stock and become one of the owners. If you own 50 shares of stock you get 50 votes Advantage: potential of unlimited life. Your stocks can outlive you. Advantage: limited liability Disadvantage: you have to pay taxes twice.
Cooperatives are businesses that group together for a common purpose like like organic food companies to get foods at a lower price Advantage: get better prices when buying a product
Franchise lets you sell your products and services to another business Advantage: you are associated with a proven product Disadvantage: restrictions on how you run the business
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