Keep a Personal Checklist:
Distinguish between the private sector and the public sector
Compare and contrast the benefits of a partnership with those of a sole trader.
Distinguish between non-profit organizations and non governmental organizations.
Why is the concept of limited liability important for investors?
What is the difference between a privately held companies and a publicly held companies?
What are social enterprises?
Distinguish between for profit and non-profit social enterprise
Outline the benefits of social enterprises from society's point of view.
Recommend, evaluate and justify suitable forms of business organization in particular circumstances
Watch this summary video to understand the common types of business ownership an entrepreneur has to choose from.
This video outlines the difference between a public company and a private company, pros and cons either, and how the stock market works.
CNBC's Uptin Saiidi explains what it means when a company sets an initial public offering and why go public.
Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield, high school friends, partnered up in 1978 during their late 20's, and opened their first ice-cream shop in a converted gas station in Vermont, using $12,000 of personal savings and an additional bank loan of $6,000.
The rest is what we know as the famous ice-cream brand of Ben & Jerry's.
To learn more about their growth and evolution, visit unit 1.6
Ben & Jerry's first location in Vermont
One of the biggest drawbacks of partnership is conflict that arises between the partner. This articles features how Ben & Jerry "Remained Best Buds After 37 Years Running Their Ice Cream Business".
Visit unit slides to learn:
The difference between private & public sectors of the economy.
What is a public limited company vs a sole trader or partnership
The process of incorporating
The difference between private & public limited companies
The process of becoming a public limited company
Advantages and disadvantages of a corporation
Click on the logos to take you to the home page of some Non-Profit Social Enterprises