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...
Curated OER
Industrialization Word Search
In this social studies worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to the Industrial Revolution and industrialization. There are 36 words located in the puzzle.
Other
Acton Institute: Multinational Corporations: Myths and Facts
A commentary on the pros and cons of multinational corporations as they expand throughout the marketplace and the world. (From: Religion & Liberty, Vol. 10, No. 6)
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]
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Corporation
A description of a corporation, along with its ownership and control, formation, naming, tax status, and history are described.
Other
University of Massachusetts: Bonds Payable
Issuing bonds is one way a corporation raises capital. This site from the University of Massachusetts Lowell provides a quiz and several problems, complete with solutions, that illustrate the accounting procedures for bonds payable.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Corporations
This page gives details of the legal aspects of corporations.
Wolters Kluwer
Biz Filings: Compare Business Types
Chart comparing features of C corporations, S corporations, and limited liability corporations (LLC's).
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Incorporation Expenses
This article gives details on deducting organization expenditures if you decide to do business as a corporation
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: S and C Corporations Create Different Tax Consequences
This site gives a basic overview of what a corporation is, and then discusses tax implications for both S and C corporations.
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Starting Corporation
The formation, operation, protective measures, tax issues, and advantages/disadvantages of corporations are discussed in this article.
Other
University of Massachusetts: Corporation Stock Transactions
This site provides quiz questions and exercises, complete with solutions, that illustrate the transactions for stocks and dividends for a corporation.
Other
Investorwords: Stock Options
Learn what a stock option is all about. Scroll through the words to find "stock options." Clicking on the word will take you to a definition.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Rome's Influence
A lesson plan which has young scholars understanding the impact that Rome had on history, from things as diverse as city planning to our everyday vocabulary.
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...