ENTR8
Module 8: Business Structures (Core)
Outcome
Evaluate common types of business structures.
Indicators
(a)

List the common types of business structures including:

  • sole proprietorship;
  • partnership;
  • corporation, including private, public and crown;
  • co-operative; and,
  • franchise.
(b) Identify examples of each type of business structure within the local community and province.
(c) Compare the features (e.g., ownership, process for establishing, profitsharing, liability protection and longevity) of various types of business structures.
(d) Examine the purpose and benefits of succession planning and the impact each type of business structure has on the process.
(e) Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of each type of business structure.
(f) Discuss how attitudes and beliefs (e.g., community and collective wellbeing) shaped by worldviews inform decisions related to business ownership and structures.
(g) Research external factors (e.g., requirements for eligibility to access funding or support from a specific program, and tax and other laws such as the Indian Act) which may impact decisions related to business structures.
(h) Identify sources of advice and information (e.g., legal, accounting, Chief and Council and other entrepreneurs) related to business structures.
(i) Create scenarios best suited for each type of business structure and justify each choice.
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