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How Business Is An Organization

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Business can be defined as an organisation in which goods and services are exchanged to make profit. Businesses can either be privately owned by an individual or have more than one owner and can also be a public limited company.
Entrepreneurship is when an individual decides to build a company or business in order to make profit. For example Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft. He is one of the best known entrepreneurs in the world.
There are different types of business which consist on their size, ownership, scale and sector.
The types of businesses according to size are micro, small, medium and large business.

Sizes of Business

• Micro Business: This is a business that employs a maximum of 9 staff members in order to run a …show more content…

A sole trader is also responsible for things that goes on in a business, from managing the financial accounts and making sure they keep their promises. It is the easiest and way to run a business. For example, a Landscaper is a person who maintains trees, lawns and plants of homeowners. This counts as a sole trading business because the owner either chooses to work alone or hire employees to help with he 's/hers business.
A partnership is a business in which two or more people are willing to share their profit, responsibilities and resources to run a business. Examples are Holland & Barrett, H&M, Marks & Spencer’s also ISS & British Heart Foundation. These businesses counts as partnerships simply because the owners decided to come together to increase their profit and make the business bigger and better.
A limited company can be defined as a type of business mainly used by family firms or big companies. The members of the company or big business can only get what they have invested in that company either by shares. Examples are Virgin Atlantic, Brakes group and Warburton’s. These businesses counts as LTD companies because other big companies or members of the company invest in that particular business and are limited to how much they have invested in that company.
A public limited company is a company that sell their shares to any individual in the public who are willing to invest in a business they are interested in. The company name is also meant to end

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