Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Business Ownership: How Sweet It Can Be!
In this lesson, students research the three basic types of business organization: sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Considering the advantages and disadvantages of each, they function as consultants offering advice on...
Wolters Kluwer
Small Business Guide: Understanding the Requirements of Business Ownership
The advantages and disadvantages of owning your own business are listed. Includes the pros and cons of a home-based business as well.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Business Ownership: The Franchise Option
Students explore an alternative to starting a business from scratch- investing in a franchise. They begin by considering the pros and cons of a franchise and whether this form of business is an option that would fit their personality and...
Other
Business Owners' Idea Cafe
Have you ever wanted to start your own business? The Idea Cafe provides a variety of resources to assist you in taking the first steps towards business ownership.
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...
Other
Small Business Association: Is Entrepreneurship for You?
In the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Startup Kit, this section walks you through the characteristics required to be an entrepreneur. It concludes with the advantages of owning your own business.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Growing a Business
Meet a vegetable farmer from Hooksett, NH, who shares his experiences as a small business owner. Gives tips and advice for starting a business and for how to take advantage of helpful resources to pursue entrepreneurial dreams. Includes...
Other
Biz Kids: Dollar a Glass Game
Players use business strategy to see how much money they can earn by making and selling lemonade.
Wolters Kluwer
Biz Filings: Tax Avoidance Is Legal; Tax Evasion Is Criminal
A small business owner's tax obligations are discussed.Especially if small business ownership is in your future, knowing how to consider how to handle tax liabilities is vital to your success.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Managing Big Business
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes how, as railroads grew in size, they needed to be managed by corporations due to their increasing complexity and the size of their...
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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.
Other
Zona Hogar / Home Zone by Ginnie Mae
Mortgages made easy! Ginnie Mae and friends teach the basics of home ownership, mortgages, savings and investments, and interest ? all in Spanish! Excellent reading practice for intermediate Spanish learners and older ESL students ? and...
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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Corporation
A description of a corporation, along with its ownership and control, formation, naming, tax status, and history are described.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: What Is a Stock? Or, Who Owns Mc Donald's?
Lesson plan from the University of Omaha where the young scholars will be able to understand what a stock is.
Other
Investor Words: Cooperative
Learn the meaning of common property ownership (cooperatives) in multi housing projects like condominiums.
Smithsonian Institution
Tween Tribune: Social Media Is Included in Transfer of Presidential Power
One of the many first orders of business for President Trump was to be presented with new ownership of the official POTUS accounts for Twitter and Facebook among other sites. This is the first time social media was a part of the transfer...
Wolters Kluwer
Biz Filings: Protecting House Without a Homestead Exemption
Business Owner's Toolkit website offers a broad definition of "tenancy in common." Reference to survivorship, ownership rights, conveyance of property are also explained.
Other
Ifip: Information and Communications Technologies in Latin America [Pdf]
The content of a slideshow presentation on the state of computer technology integration in Latin American countries in the public and private sectors. Charts display data relating income levels with computer ownership, mobile phone use,...
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