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Business Types Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Corporation | Form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual. |
| Double Taxation | is a taxation principle referring to income taxes paid twice on the same source of earned income. |
| Dividend | Check paid to stockholders, usually quarterly, representing a portion of corporate profits. |
| Franchise | business investment that involves renting or leasing another successful business model |
| Stock | certificate of ownership in a corporation; can be either common or preferred stock. |
| Inventory | Stock of goods held in reserve; includes finished goods waiting to be sold and raw materials to be used in production. |
| Charter | written government approval to establish a corporation;includes company name,address,purpose of buisness,number of shares of stock,and other features of the business. |
| Sole proprietorship | unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm; most common form of business organization in the United States. |
| Nonprofit | economic institution that operates like a business but does not seek financial gain. |
| Angel investor | is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start |
| Partnership | Unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations to the firm. |
| Common stock | most common form of corporate owner,generally with one vote per share for stockholder |
| Labor Union | Organization that works for its members interests concerning pay, working hours, health coverage, fringe benefits, and other job |
| Venture capitalist | Provider of investment funds to a start |
| Unlimited liability | Requirement that an owner is personally and fully responsible for all losses and debts of a business; applies to proprietorships, and general partnerships. |
| Net Income | Measure of business profits determined by subtracting all expenses, including taxes, from revenues. |
| Interest: | payment made for the use of borrowed money; usually paid at periodic intervals for long term bonds or loans |
| Credit Union | nonprofit service cooperative that accepts deposits; makes loans, and provides other financial services. |
| Bond | a thing used to tie something or to fasten things. |
| Limited Partnership | form of partnership where one or more partners are not active in the daily running of the business and whose liability for the partnership’s debt is restricted to the amount invested in the business. |
| Crowdsourcing | the practice of obtaining information or input into a task or project by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet. |