Business type
Business Structure
What kind of business?
Liability
Assets
100

They provide service to a customer.

What do service businesses do?

100

It is a business that is not separate from the person who owns it.

What is the legal status of a sole proprietorship? 

100

7-Eleven, Lululemon, The Bay, and Thrifty Foods.

What are some examples of retails businesses?

100

The debt and financial obligations of a business.



What is a liability?

100
The things that you or the business owns.

What is an asset?

200

It takes materials and converts them into goods.

What does a manufacturing company do?

200

Is not a separate legal entity from its owners.

What is the legal status of a partnership?

200

They buy in bulk and sell it to retailers.

What do wholesale businesses do?

200

It all depends on their legal structure.



How do you know who is liable for the debts of a business?



200

Cash, investments, inventory, office equipment, machinery, real estate and company-owned vehicles. 

What are some examples of assets of a business?

300

It buys large quantities of goods and sells them to retailers. 

What do wholesale businesses do?

300

It is treated as a separate legal entity from its owners.

What is the legal structure of a corporation?

300

They buy from wholesalers and sell directly to customers.

What do retail businesses do?

300

Limited liability and unlimited liability.



What are two types of liability?



300

The value of all the assets minus the value of all the liabilities. 

What is net worth?

400

They buy goods and sell them directly to consumers. 

What do retail companies do?

400
Members are not responsible for its liabilities.

Are members of a not-for-profit personally responsible for its liabilities?

400

They make products that are then sold to manufactures.

What do manufactures do?

400

You just lose what you invested.

What happens to you when you have invested in a corporation that goes broke? i

400

Property owned by an individual. 

What is a type of an asset?

500

Manufacturing, Wholesale, Retail and Service.

What are the 4 types of businesses?

500

Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation, Cooperative and Charity. 

What are some different types of business structures in Canada?

500

They are a hybrid model and buy in huge quantities and sell to customers, and Costco is an example of one. 

What is a wholesale distributor? 

500

Your personal assets are at risk of being lost as well as what you have invested in the business.

What happens to you when the unincorporated business you own goes broke?

500

An asset that can not be quickly turned into cash. 

What is a fixed asset?

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