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How To Form A Business: Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin
How To Form A Business: Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin
How To Form A Business: Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin
How to Form a
Business
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2015 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
5-5
MAJOR FORMS of OWNERSHIP
5-6
FORMS of
BUSINESS OWNERSHIP
5-7
ETHNIC BUSINESS CENTERS
Cities with the Most Minority-Run Firms
1. Atlanta, GA
2. Baltimore, MD
3. Nashville, TN
4. Houston, TX
5. Miami - Ft.
Lauderdale, FL Photo Credit: James Rintamaki
PROPRIETORSHIP
PROPRIETORSHIPS
Work over 80 hours per week Work over 40 hours per week
5-12
LO 4-2
MAJOR TYPES of PARTNERSHIPS
• Limited Partnership --
A partnership with one or
more general partners and
one or more limited
partners.
5-13
LO 4-2
TYPES OF PARTNERS
5-14
OTHER FORMS of LO 4-2
PARTNERSHIPS
5-15
ADVANTAGES of LO 4-2
PARTNERSHIPS
• More financial
resources
• Shared
management and
pooled/complementa
ry skills and
knowledge
• Longer survival
• No special taxes
5-16
DISADVANTAGES of LO 4-2
PARTNERSHIPS
• Unlimited liability
• Division of profits
• Disagreements among
partners
• Difficult to terminate
5-17
LO 4-2
PICKING YOUR PARTNER
5-19
TEST PREP
5-20
CONVENTIONAL LO 4-3
CORPORATIONS
• Conventional (C)
Corporation -- A state-
chartered legal entity with
authority to act and have
liability separate from its
owners (its stockholders).
5-21
ADVANTAGES of LO 4-3
CORPORATIONS
• Limited liability
• Ability to raise more money for investment
• Size
• Perpetual life
• Ease of ownership change
• Ease of attracting talented employees
• Separation of ownership from management
5-22
HOW OWNERS AFFECT LO 4-3
MANAGEMENT
5-23
The BIG BOYS of BUSINESS LO 4-3
1. Walmart
2. Exxon Mobil
3. Chevron
4. Berkshire
Hathaway Photo Credit: Walmart Stores
5. Apple
CORPORATIONS
• Initial cost
• Extensive paperwork
• Double taxation
• Two tax returns
• Size
• Difficulty of termination
• Possible conflict with
stockholders and board of
directors 5-26
EVEN the BIG GUYS LO 4-3
MAKE MISTAKES
5-29
OLDIES BUT GOODIES LO 4-3
5-30
LO 4-3
S CORPORATIONS
5-31
WHO CAN FORM LO 4-3
S CORPORATIONS?
• Advantages of LLCs:
1. Limited liability
2. Choice of taxation
3. Flexible ownership rules
4. Flexible distribution of profits and losses
5. Operating flexibility
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LO 4-3
DISADVANTAGES of LLCs
1. No stock, therefore
ownership is
nontransferable
2. Limited life span
3. Fewer incentives
4. Taxes
5. Paperwork
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TEST PREP
• Acquisition --
One company’s
purchase of the
property and
obligations of
another company.
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LO 4-4
TYPES of MERGERS
5-37
LO 4-4
LEVERAGED BUYOUTS
5-39
MAKE WAY for the NEWBIES LO 4-5
1. Management and
marketing assistance
2. Personal ownership
3. Nationally recognized
name
4. Financial advice and
assistance
5. Lower failure rate
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DISADVANTAGES of LO 4-5
FRANCHISING
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THE BUILDING BLOCKS of
FRANCHISING
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MINORITY-OWNED LO 4-5
FRANCHISES
• DiversityFran is an initiative to
build awareness of
franchising opportunities
within minority communities.
• Domino’s Pizza launched a
minority franchise recruitment
program called Delivering the
Dream.
Photo Credit: Tom Magliery
Advantages:
• Relief from
commuting stress
• Extra family time
• Low overhead
expenses
Main Disadvantages:
• Isolation
• Long hours 5-46
HOME SWEET HOME LO 4-5
in FRANCHISHING
5-50
WHAT to CHOOSE? LO 4-5
5-51
Source: Richard Gibson, Wall Street Journal, www.wsj.com, accessed November 2014.
HIGH FLYERS LO 4-5
1. Anytime Fitness
2. Hampton Hotels
3. Subway
4. Supercuts
5. Jimmy John’s
6. 7-Eleven
7. Servpro
8. Denny’s Photo Credit: Innisfree Hotels
9. Pizza Hut
10. Dunkin Donuts
Source: Entrepreneur, www.entrepreneur,com, accessed November 2014. 5-52
LO 4-6
COOPERATIVES
5-53
TEST PREP
• What is a cooperative?
5-54