Curated OER
Business Organizations
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.
Curated OER
Accounting --Forming and Solving Business Organizations
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...
Curated OER
The Artist As Entrepreneur: Getting Down To Business: Get Organized
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...
Curated OER
The Three Forms Of Business
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...
Other
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Limited Partnership Information
A complete checklist of the requirements for forming a partnership in the state of Massachusetts.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Legal Information Institute: Joint Ventures
This resource provides legal information about joint ventures.
Digital History
Digital History: Business Organizations [Pdf]
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]
Other
Quick Mba: The General Partnership
A description, examples, and characteristics of a general partnership.
Other
Quick Mba: Limited Partnership
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.
Wolters Kluwer
Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships and Ll Cs Are Commonly Used Entities
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.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Partnership Law: An Overview
An overview of business law pertaining to the formation of a partnership.
Other
Entrepreneur Magazine: The Legal Ins and Outs of Forming a Partnership
A description of general and limited partnerships, advantages and disadvantages of each, and questions that need to be answered as a partnership is formed.
Nolo
Nolo: Partnerships Faq
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...
Other
Australian Government: Dept. Of Agriculture: Environment
Improving stewardship and sustainable management of Australia's environment including topics such as biodiversity, EPBC Act, Marine, Protection, International Activities, and Partnership.
Other
Business Town: Should I Enter Into a Partnership
This page gives a very brief description of a business partnership.
Nolo
Nolo: Types of Ownership Structures
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...