Sole Proprietorship

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Sole Proprietorship
Lester Stoffels
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Lester Stoffels
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Sole Proprietorship
  1. Advantages
    1. Cheap to start
      1. Only a trading licence required
        1. Owner can easily adapt to changing circumstances
          1. Owner makes independent decisions
            1. All profits belong to owner
              1. No name required by law

                Anmerkungen:

                • and the name will usually be singular, for example Aviwe's Pie shop
                1. Owners gain experience in all aspects of business
                2. Disadvantages
                  1. Capital is limited

                    Anmerkungen:

                    • To what one person can contribute
                    1. Unlimited liability

                      Anmerkungen:

                      • Means that the personal assets of the owner are at risk.
                      1. Lacks continuity

                        Anmerkungen:

                        • The sole proprietorship lack continuity and the form of ownership therefore ends with the owner.
                        1. Owner must perform variety of tasks
                          1. Finance is difficult to obtain

                            Anmerkungen:

                            • Due to a lack of legal personality.
                            1. Difficult to retain service of competent employees
                            2. Characteristics
                              1. Only a trading licence is required
                                1. Business is not a legal entity

                                  Anmerkungen:

                                  • which means that the owner enters into contracts in his  or her own name, can sue and be sued
                                  1. Unlimited liability exist

                                    Anmerkungen:

                                    • and therefore the owner may lose personal assets to settle business debts.
                                    1. Has no continuity
                                      1. If owner dies then ownership ends
                                        1. Is not a legal person and therefore is not taxed
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