AOS 2 Flashcards
Internal Environment:
Factors within a business that a business has control over.
External Environment:
The surrounding factors that can impact a business, which it has minimal control over.
Macro-Factors:
Social, legal, technological, global, and economic conditions that a business operates in and has no control over.
Operating Factors:
The primary external factors impacting a business that it has some control over.
Sole Trader:
A business structure that is owned and operated by one individual.
Unincorporated:
The business owner and the business being viewed as the same legal entity.
Unlimited Liability:
The business owner being held personally responsible for the business’s debts.
Personal Income Tax:
A portion of an individuals’ earnings that is paid to the government for public services.
Debt:
The amount of money that an individual or business owes another individual or business.
Partnership:
Owned by 2-20 owners.
Partnership Agreement:
Outlines the roles and expectations of partners in the business.
Private Limited Company:
An incorporated business structure that has at least one director and a maximum of 50 shareholders.
Incorporated:
A business being established as a separate legal entity from the owners.
Director:
A person or a group of people who are responsible and in charge of a company.
Shareholders:
The individuals who have purchased shares of a company and therefore are part-owners of the company.
Dividends:
Regular sums of money paid out to shareholders from a company’s profit.
Limited Liability:
When shareholders are only liable to the extent of their original investment, meaning they are not personally responsible for the business debts.
Capital:
The resources that can be used for funding a business such as cash, machinery, and equipment.
Public Listed Company:
An incorporated business that has an unlimited number of shareholders and lists and sells its shares on the ASX.
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX):
The electronic market where Australian public company shares are bought and sold.
Government Business Enterprise (GBE):
A business owned and operated by the government.