Business Ownership Vocabulary

amounts of money borrowed which will accumulate interest

• Investors

• Grants

• Microlending

• Loans

business which leases its trade name and operating system to another person

• Franchise

• Partnership

• Franchisor

• Corporation

money borrowed from a business or investor which must be repaid over time with interest

• Debt Capital

• Equity Capital

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• Angel Investors

groups of individuals who invest their money in various types of companies in search of making a profit

• Investors

• Loans

• Microlending

• Capital

protections provided to authors of original work

• Patents

• Trademarks

• Copyrights

• Corporation

right or license to sell a company's product or service at a designated location

• Franchise

• Sole Proprietorship

• Partnership

• Corporation

words, symbols, names or devices used to specify goods and to differentiate them from others

• Copyrights

• Franchise

• Patents

• Trademarks

partners have an unequal share and liability in the business; they are responsible only for the amount they invested

• Limited Partnership

• Sole Proprietorship

• Corporation

• Legal Entity

business which is granted a charter establishing its own rights, privileges and liabilities distinct from those of its members

• Separate Legal Entity

• Franchisor

• Corporation

• Limited Liability Company

legal agreement between two or more people to be responsible for a business

• Sole Proprietorship

• Partnership

• Franchise

• Corporation