ownership Flashcards
sole trader how many people?
one person owns the business
sole trade liability?
unlimited
unlimited liabilty
the business and owners have the same legal identity, this means that there is no limit to what can be lost if business fails
sole traders
can employ people to work for them
usually small , local businesses
advantages of sole traders
- complete control
- keep all profit
- easy to set up
- low capital , money invested
disadvantages of sole traders
- stressful
- unlimited liability
- hard to raise capital
partnership how many
between 2 and 20
partnership liability?
unlimited
partnerships
-specialisation of skill
- debt split equally
advantages of partnership
- more ideas
-share capital investment - specialisation
disadvantages of partnership
- arguments
- time wasting
- share profits
LTD how many people
PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY shareholders own company, can only be family and friends
LTD liability
limited
limited liability
shareholders and company have separate legal identities, only loose their investment
advantage of LTD
limited liability
status is higher
right skills
consistent ownership