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Types of Business Ownership Explained

The document outlines three types of business structures: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, and Corporation. Each structure is defined with examples, pros, and cons, highlighting aspects such as ownership, profit sharing, and legal implications. Sole Proprietorships are easy to start but carry personal risk, Partnerships share responsibilities but can lead to disputes, and Corporations limit personal risk but involve complex regulations and double taxation.

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Types of Business Ownership Explained

The document outlines three types of business structures: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, and Corporation. Each structure is defined with examples, pros, and cons, highlighting aspects such as ownership, profit sharing, and legal implications. Sole Proprietorships are easy to start but carry personal risk, Partnerships share responsibilities but can lead to disputes, and Corporations limit personal risk but involve complex regulations and double taxation.

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Definition Example Pros Cons

Sole This is when a A local Easy to start Since you are


Proprietorship business is run and restaurant that and control, the only person
owned by one is owned by one since you are running,
person. He is person (like one the only anything that
effectively the of those family person running goes wrong falls
business. Anything restaurant) it. You get all on you.
that happens to the the profits as
business happens to well.
him. If the business
goes into debt he is
in debt.

Partnership This is when 2 or A small mowing Easy to create It could end


more people come company started since you can badly if there is
together and create a and run by 2 get a buddy to a disagreement
business. They share friends help you. since each of
the profits, losses, Everything them have 50%
and responsibilities. doesn’t just fall of the company.
on you.

Corporation (C There is no single Lenovo is a There isn’t a A lot of laws and


Corp) owner. It is as if a company that big risk for the regulations you
corporation is a new sells computers shareholders have to follow.
person, it can be international since they are Another thing is
sued and it has to so small. that your profits
pay taxes. are taxed twice.
Shareholders who
buy small portions of
the company own it.
I just used the textbook as my resource

References

4.1 Going It Alone: Sole Proprietorships - Introduction to Business | OpenStax. (n.d.).

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