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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a sole proprietorship? | A business that is owned by one person. |
| What is a partnership? | A legal agreement between two or more people to be jointly responsible for the success or failure of a business. |
| What is a limited liability company? | It is a business structure that combines the pass-through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation. |
| What is a corporation? | A legal entity by either created by either a state or federal statue,authorizing individuals to operate an enterprise. |
| What is a franchise? | A legal agreement to sell a parent company's product or services in a designated geographic area. |
| What are the four ways to own a business? | 1)Purchase an existing non franchise business 2)Take over family business 3)Purchase franchise business 4)Start new business |
| What must a business do to form a sole proprietorship? | They must file a DBA(Doing Business As). |
| When filing the Articles of Incorporation, you must identify what? | Name, address of a new corporation, its purpose, names of initial directors, and amount of stock issued to each director. |
| Advantage: Easy to start | Sole Proprietorship |
| How many forms of business owner ships are there? | 4 |
| Disadvantage:Owners may not always agree on decisions | Partnership |
| Advantage: Owners can enter and exit by selling stock. | Corporation |
| What is the easiest form of business to start? | Sole Proprietorship |
| Advantage:Taxed only on profit;less regulated than corporations | Partnership |
| Advantage: Allowed in all states | Limited Liability Company |
| Stockholders are involved with what form of business ownership? | Corporation |
| Corporations are either _______ or _______. | Public or private |