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THS Marketing Terms
THS Chp 33 Marketing Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| entrepreneurship | A person who is a risk-taker by setting up a business based on their own talent and expertise. |
| entrepreneurs | A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. |
| franchise | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area |
| sole proprietorship | a business owned and controlled by one person who is solely liable for its obligations |
| unlimited liability | The liability of the owner of a business for all the obligations of the business. |
| partnership | a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses |
| general partnership | A arrangement by which partners conducting a business jointly have unlimited liability, which means their personal assets are liable to the partnership's obligations. |
| limited partnership | a liability restricted by law or contract, as the liability of owners of shares in a corporation or limited company, or that of a special partner. |
| corporation | A body that is granted a charter recognizing it as a separate legal entity having its own rights, privileges, and liabilities distinct from those of its members. |
| stockholders | One who owns a share or shares of stock in a company. |
| foreign corporation | A firm that conducts business in states or countries other than the state or country in which it is incorporated. For example, a firm incorporated in Canada but conducting business throughout North America is considered a foreign corporation in the United |
| Articles of Incorporation | a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state |