Making the business effective (Edexcel GCSE Business): Flashcards

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Types of business ownership
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Structure determining how a business operates

Legal structure

4 factors affecting business ownership choice

Finance, Size, Security, Privacy

Limited liability meaning

Only lose investment; personal assets protected

Unlimited liability meaning

Personally responsible for all business debts

Business types with limited liability

Private limited company (Ltd) and PLC

Business types with unlimited liability

Sole traders and partnerships

Simplest form of business ownership

Sole trader

Sole trader: number of owners

One person

Main disadvantage of sole trader

Unlimited liability - personal assets at risk

Setting up a sole trader business

Straightforward with minimal paperwork

Partnership: number of owners

Two or more people

Key advantage of partnerships

Different expertise and skills combined

What happens if one partner leaves

Business automatically ends

What a private limited company is

Separate legal entity from owners (shareholders)

Definition of shareholders

People who own shares (parts) of a limited company

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