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Private sector

Franchising allows a business owner, known as the franchisor, to grant another operator, the franchisee, the right to trade under their business name. This model offers several benefits, such as motivated franchisees, shared risk, and rapid, cost-effective growth.

Private sector

Private sector

Multinationals

Key features
Highly influential both economically and politically
Highly advanced and up to date technology
Powerful advertising and marketing capability
Highly qualified and experienced professional executives and managers
Huge assets
A large business with significant production or service operations in atleast 2 different countries

Franchises

Franchisee

Expensive way to start a business

Lack of independence

Strict contracts have to be signed

Profit is shared with the franchisor

National marketing may be organised

Setup costs are predictable

Backup surport is given

Less risk

Who is a franchisee?

Operator who trades under their name

Franchisor

Cost of support for franchisees may be high

Franshisees may get merchandise from elsewhere

Poor franchisees may damage brand's reputation

Profit is shared with the franchisee

Franchisees are more motivated that employees

Franchisees take some of the risk

Cheaper method of growth

Fast method of growth

Who is a franchisor?

Owner of business

A business allows another operator to trade under their name

Partnerships

Partnersips still tend to be small

Any partner's decision is legally binding on all

Partners may disagree and fall out

Profit has to be shared

Have unlimited liability

Finanacial info is not published

Job of running the business is shared

Partners can specialise in their area of expertise

Easy setup

It is a legal document that states the partner's rights
However, they can draw up a deed of partnership
There are no leagal fomalities to complete when forming a partnership
They also share the profits
Owners will share responsibilities for running the business
A business owned by 2-20 people

Limited companies

Public limited
Advantages and disadvantes

Managers may take control rather than owners

More regulatory control owing to company acts

May be more remote from customers

More financial info has to be published

Outsiders can take control by buying shares

Setting up can be very expensive

May have high profile in the media

Shares can be bought and sold very easily

May be able to dominate the market

PLCs can exploit economies of scale

Large amounts of capital can be raised

Any person or organisation can buy shares in a PLC

Their shares can be bought and sold by the public on the stock exchange

Larger that private limited companies

Private limited
Advantages and disadvantages

Cannot raise huge amounts of money

Takes time to transfer shares to new owner

Profits are shared between more members

Costs money and time to setup

Financial information has to be published

Has more status

Business continues if a shareholder dies

Control cannot be lost to outsiders

More capital can be raised

Shareholders have limited liability

What is it

However, a small minority are large

Business that tend to be small or medium sized

Main features
To form a limited company, it is necessary to follow a legal procedure
Whereas soletraders and partnerships pay income taxes, companies pay corporation tax on profits
The shareholders elect directors to run the company
The business raises capital by selling shares
Owners have limited liability

Social enterprises

Varieties of forms
Charities

Some run business ventures such as charity shops

They may also organise fundraising events such as cake sales, sponsored actvities and selling greeting cards.

They rely on donations for their revenue

They exist to raise money for good causes draw attention to the needs of disadvantaged groups

Worker cooperatives

Workers will contribute to production and be involved in decision making, share in the profit and provide some capital when buying a share in the business

They are businesses in which its employees share ownership

Cooperatives

Any profit made by the cooperatives is given to members

They buy shares which entitle them to elect directors to make key decisions

They are owned and controlled by their members

Usually operate as consumer cooperatives or reatail cooperatives

Reinvest most of their profits
Generate most of their income through trade or donations
Have a clear social and/or envoronmental mission
A business that aims to improve human or environmental well-being.

Sole traders

Advatages and disadvantages
Disadvantages

No continuity

Long hours and hard work

Independence maybe too much of a responsibilities

May struggle to raise finance

Owner has unlimited liability

Advantages

May qualify for government help

Can offer personal service because they are small

Flexibility

Simple setup

Independent

Owner keeps all the profit

What is it?
Owner has umlimited liabibility
No legal requirements for setup
It is the simplest form of business
A business owned by a single person