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Learning Objectives
1. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorships.
2. Explain the different types of partners and the importance of partnership agreements.
3. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of partnerships.4. Summarize how a corporation is formed.5. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of a corporation.6. Examine special types of corporations, including S-corporations,
limited-liability companies, and not-for-profit corporations.7. Discuss the purpose of a cooperative, joint venture, and
syndicate.8. Explain how growth from within and growth through mergers can
enable a business to expand.
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Sole Proprietorship
…a business that is owned (and usually operated) by one person.
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Reasons People Go into Business for Themselves
Source: Timothy S. Hatten, Small Business Management: Entrepreneurship and Beyond, 3rd ed. Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Used by permission. Data from A Small Business Primer.
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SBA Online
The Small Business Administration website
explores topics important to new and established businesses
answers questions such as
• Which legal form is best?
• How to get financing?
offers SBA answer desk where you can submit questions about specific concerns
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov
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Forming a Sole Proprietorship
Simplest form of ownership
Easiest to start
Owner decides to start business and begins operations
Common in• Retailing• Service• Agriculture
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Figure 4.1: Relative Percentages of Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Corporations in the
U.S.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States, Washington,D.C., 2009, p. 483 (www.census.gov).
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Figure 4.2: Total Sales Receiptsof American Businesses
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States,Washington, D.C., 2009, p. 483 (www.census.gov).
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Advantages ofSole Proprietorships
Ease of Start-up and Closure
Pride of Ownership
Retention of All Profits
Flexibility of Being Your Own Boss
No Special Taxes
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Disadvantages ofSole Proprietorships
Unlimited Liability
Lack of Continuity
Lack of Money
Limited Management Skills
Difficulty in Hiring Employees
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Partnerships
A voluntary association of 2 or more persons to act as co-owners of a business for profit
Much less common than sole proprietorship or corporation
No legal maximum on number of partners
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Types of Partners
General ─ person who assumes full or shared responsibility for operating a business Is active in day-to-day business operations Can enter into contracts on behalf of other partners Assumes unlimited liability
Limited ─ person who contributes capital to a business but assumes no management responsibility or losses beyond amount he/she invested
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Types of Partnerships
General ─ business co-owned by 2 or more general partners who are liable for everything the business does
Limited ─ business co-owned by 1 or more general partners who manage the business and limited partners who invest money in it
Master Limited ─ owned and managed like a corporation but often taxed like a partnership
National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships
www.naptp.org
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Articles of Partnership
…an agreement listing and explainingthe terms of the partnership.
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Figure 4.3: Articles of Partnership
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Advantages of Partnerships
Ease of Start-up
Availability of Capital and Credit
Personal Interest
Combined Business Skills and Knowledge
Retention of Profits
No Special Taxes
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Disadvantages of Partnerships
Unlimited Liability
Management Disagreements
Lack of Continuity
Frozen Investment
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Corporation
…an artificial person created by law with most of the legal rights of a real person,
including the rights to start and operate a business, to buy or sell property, to borrow
money, to sue or be sued, and to enter into binding contracts.
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Table 4.1: The Seven Largest U.S.Industrial Corporations
Source: Fortune website at www.fortune.com, accessed April 6, 2009.
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Corporate Ownership
Stock ─ shares of ownership of a corporation
Stockholder ─ person who owns a corporation’s stock
Closed corporation ─ a corporation whose stock is owned by relatively few people and is not sold to the general public
Open corporation ─ a corporation whose stock can be bought and sold by any individual
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Forming a Corporation
Consult a lawyer Decide where to incorporate
• Cost of incorporating• Advantages/disadvantages of each state’s corporate laws and
tax structure
Choose corporate location• Domestic corporation ─ in state in which it is incorporated• Foreign corporation ─ in any state in which it does business
except the one in which it is incorporated• Alien corporation ─ chartered by a foreign government and
conducting business in the U.S.
Hold organizational meeting
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Table 4.2: 10 Aspects of Business That May Require Legal Help
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Corporate Charter
…a contract between a corporation andthe state in which the state recognizes
the formation of the artificial person that is the corporation.
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Charter and Articles ofIncorporation
Firm’s name and address Incorporators’ names and addresses Purpose of corporation Maximum amount of stock and types of stock
to be issued Rights and privileges of stockholders Length of time corporation is to exist
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Stockholders’ Rights
Common Stockowned by individuals who vote on corporate matters and whose claims on profit/assets are subordinate to others
Preferred Stockowned by individuals/firms who do not have voting rights, whose claims on dividends are paid before those of common-stock owners
Dividenda distribution of earnings to stockholders
Proxylegal form listing issues to be decided at stockholders’ meeting and enabling stockholders to transfer voting rights to other individual(s)
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Corporate Dividends Paid to Stockholders
Spotlight
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysiswebsite at www.bea.gov, accessed April 13, 2009.
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Corporate Structure
Board of Directorstop governing body of corporation, members are elected by stockholders
Corporate Officerschairman of the board, president, executive vice- presidents, corporate secretary, treasurer, and other top executives appointed by board of directors
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Advantages of Corporations
Limited Liability
Ease of Raising Capital
Ease of Transfer of Ownership
Perpetual Life
Specialized Management
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Disadvantages of Corporations
Difficulty and Expense of Formation
Government Regulation and Increased Paperwork
Conflict within Corporation
Double Taxation
Lack of Secrecy
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Table 4.3: Some Advantages and Disadvantages of a Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, and Corporation
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S-Corporation
Corporation taxed as partnership Criteria:
• No more than 100 stockholders• Stockholders must be individuals, estates, or
exempt organizations• Only 1 class of stock• Must be domestic corporation• No nonresident-alien stockholders• All stockholders must agree to S-corporation
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Limited-LiabilityCompany (LLC)
Provides limited liability protection, taxed like a partnership
Advantages:• With 2 or more members = taxed as partnership
avoiding double taxation,1 member = taxed as sole proprietorship
• Extends protection of personal assets• More management flexibility when compared to
corporations
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Table 4.4: Some Advantages and Disadvantages of a Regular Corporation, S-Corporation, and Limited-Liability
Company
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Not-for-Profit Corporations
…a corporation organized to provide a social, educational,
religious, or other service rather than to earn a profit.
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Cooperatives, JointVentures, and Syndicates
Cooperativeassociation of individuals or firms organized to perform some business function for members
Joint Ventureagreement between 2 or more groups to form business entity to achieve specific goal or operate for specific period
Syndicatetemporary association of individuals or firms organized to perform specific task requiring large amount of capital
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CorporateGrowth from Within
Expand present operations Introduce/sell new related
products Sell present products to
new geographic markets / groups of consumers
Growth from within has relatively little adverse
effect on firm.
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Corporate GrowthThrough Mergers/Acquisitions
Merger purchase of one corporation by another
Hostile takeoverpurchase in which management and board of directors of firm targeted for acquisition disapprove of merger• Corporate raider• Tender offer• Proxy fight
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Types of Mergers
Horizontalbetween firms that make and sell similar products/services in similar markets
Verticalbetween firms that operate at different levels in the production and marketing of a product
Conglomeratebetween firms in completely different industries
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Figure 4.5: Three Typesof Growth by Merger
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Biggest Mergers
Source: MSNBC, www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6880681, February 15, 2009.
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Current Merger Trends
Takeover• Pro: makes company more profitable• Con: does not enhance profitability; only ones who benefit
are investment bankers, brokerage firms, takeover “artists”
21st Century• Cash-rich companies acquire businesses to enhance their
position in the marketplace• More foreign companies/investors
Leveraged Buyout (LBO)• purchase arrangement allowing firm’s managers,
employees, investors to purchase company, taking firm private
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1. In the United States, the form of business ownership that generates the largest amount of sales revenues is the
a) sole proprietorship. b) partnership.c) corporation.d) limited-liability company.e) S-corporation.
Chapter Quiz
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2. Which of the following is not an advantage of a sole proprietorship?
a) Flexibilityb) No special taxesc) Pride of ownershipd) Retention of all profitse) Unlimited liability
Chapter Quiz (cont.)
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3. A business co-owned by one or more general partners who manage the business and limited partners who invest money in it is called a
a) not-for-profit partnership.b) limited partnership.c) general partnership.d) limited-liability company.e) S-partnership.
Chapter Quiz (cont.)
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4. A corporation that received its corporate charter in California and is doing business in Oregon is called a(n) ____________corporation in Oregon.
a) alienb) domesticc) visitingd) internationale) foreign
Chapter Quiz (cont.)
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5. A ____________ is a merger between firms that make and sell similar products or services in similar industries.
a) horizontal mergerb) vertical mergerc) conglomerate merger d) hostile takeovere) tender offer
Chapter Quiz (cont.)