USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Smaller businesses that have an individual owner are called ____
A
Proprietorships
B
Partnerships
C
Corporations
D
Trusts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business that one person owns and manages. As the business and the owner are not legally separate, it is the simplest form of business structure. It is also known as individual entrepreneurship, sole trader, or simply proprietorship.

Detailed explanation-2: -A sole proprietorship-also referred to as a sole trader or a proprietorship-is an unincorporated business that has just one owner who pays personal income tax on profits earned from the business. Many sole proprietors do business under their own names because creating a separate business or trade name isn’t necessary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proprietor refers to an owner, i.e. someone who has legal and exclusive ownership of something. In particular, it refers to the owner of a sole proprietorship, in which case it is also called sole proprietor.

Detailed explanation-4: -A sole proprietorship is a business that can be owned and controlled by an individual, a company or a limited liability partnership. There are no partners in the business. The legal status of a sole proprietorship can be defined as follows: It is not a separate legal entity from the business owner.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definition. A Sole proprietorship is an enterprise owned exclusively by one natural person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity. The entrepreneur exercises his activity without having created a distinct legal person.

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