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Worksheet
Curated OER

Business Organizations

For Students 11th - 12th
Explore the business world using this resource. Learners answer questions relating to corporations, sole proprietorships, and franchises. This would be a great way to review after covering this topic. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Accounting --Forming and Solving Business Organizations

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify and explain three forms of business ownership: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership and Corporation. They review what a proprietorship is, the advantages and disadvantages of a proprietorship, how to form and dissolve a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Artist As Entrepreneur: Getting Down To Business: Get Organized

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the various business structures and select the best one to use in a art business plan that they have developed. They compare the benefits and risks of each business structure then discuss in small groups the merits of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Three Forms Of Business

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders identify and define, in writing, the three forms of business organizations. After a lecture/demo, 11th graders complete an assignment that's imbedded in this plan. They discover the advantages, and disadvantages, of each...
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Website
Other

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Limited Partnership Information

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete checklist of the requirements for forming a partnership in the state of Massachusetts.
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Legal Information Institute: Joint Ventures

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides legal information about joint ventures.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Business Organizations [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
After a brief description of various ways that businesses are organized, find out about the monopolies formed in the age of big business in the late 19th century, focusing primarily on Standard Oil. [pdf]
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Activity
Other

Quick Mba: The General Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
A description, examples, and characteristics of a general partnership.
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Activity
Other

Quick Mba: Limited Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the characteristics of a limited partnership. Limited partnerships are contrasted against a general partnership, and a scenario is given of a limited partnership turning into a general partnership.
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Article
Wolters Kluwer

Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships and Ll Cs Are Commonly Used Entities

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that looks at three types of business structures - sole proprietorships, partnerships and limited liability companies - and what the tax and non-tax implications are for each.
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Partnership Law: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of business law pertaining to the formation of a partnership.
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Website
Other

Entrepreneur Magazine: The Legal Ins and Outs of Forming a Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of general and limited partnerships, advantages and disadvantages of each, and questions that need to be answered as a partnership is formed.
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Website
Nolo

Nolo: Partnerships Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
Nolo provides a FAQ section about partnerships. It discusses what one is and how one is created, how partnerships are taxed, liability in partnerships, what general and limited partnerships are, plus lots more. Links to further...
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Website
Other

Australian Government: Dept. Of Agriculture: Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Improving stewardship and sustainable management of Australia's environment including topics such as biodiversity, EPBC Act, Marine, Protection, International Activities, and Partnership.
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Website
Other

Business Town: Should I Enter Into a Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives a very brief description of a business partnership.
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Website
Nolo

Nolo: Types of Ownership Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Nolo. Before you can decide on an ownership structure for your business, you must learn at least a little bit about how each structure works. This site provides a brief rundown of the most common forms of...