Forms of Ownership

A business owned by 2 or more people.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

The easiest form of business ownership to begin.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

A business owned by one person.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

A form of business where the owners of the company are referred to as shareholders.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

A form of business where the owners of the company are referred to as members.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

Owners in this form of ownership have 1 vote for each share they own.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

Owners of this form of ownership have 1 vote regardless of how many shares they own.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

This form of ownership allows the owner the greatest freedom in decision making.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooperative

This is the most complicated form of business ownership to begin and operate.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corpoation
• Cooerpative

The government has the most complicated regulations for this form of business ownership.

• Sole Proprietorship
• Partnership
• Corporation
• Cooerpative