Components/ Branches of business
Business
Industry
•Primary industry
•Secondary industry
Commerce
•Trade
•Banking
•Transportation
•Warehousing
•Insurance
Direct Services
What is Business
A business is an organization that engages in
economic activities to produce and/or provide
goods and services to the community, with the aim
of earning profits.
•Key Activities:
Business encompasses various activities such as:
•Industry: The production of goods.
•Trade: The exchange of goods and services.
•Commerce: The broader term that includes trade and
related activities like transportation, storage, and
distribution.
Types of industry
1.Primary Sector: The primary sector involves activities
focused on the extraction and harvesting of resources from
the natural environment. This sector includes industries
such as agriculture, fishing, forestry, and mining.
2. Secondary Sector: The secondary sector encompasses
manufacturing and processing activities that transform raw
materials into finished goods. It includes industries like
factories, construction, and manufacturing plants.
Hindrances removed by commerce
Sole Proprietorship
Sole proprietorship is a form of organization in which
an individual produces independently with his own
capital, skill and intelligence and is entitled to receive
all the profits and assumes all the risks of ownership.
Characteristics of a sole-proprietorship:
Single ownership
Easy formation
Small capital
No separate entity
Unlimited liability
Individual risk and control
Uncertain stability
Advantages of Sole-proprietorship
Ease of starting
Sole participation in profits and losses
Promptness in decision making
Secrecy
Ease of dissolving
Minimum govt. regulation
Catering for individual taste
Flexibility in operation
Disadvantages of Sole-proprietorship
Unlimited liability
Difficulty in raising capital
Limitations in managerial ability
Lack of stability
Demands on time
Difficulty in hiring and keeping high achievement
employees.
Partnership
An association of individuals competent to contract
who agree to carry on a lawful business in common
with the object of sharing profit is a partnership.
The relation between persons who have agreed to
share profits of a business carried on by all or any of
them acting for all. (Partnership Act 1932)
Characteristics of partnership
Contractual relationship
Plurality of person
Existence of business
Sharing of profit
Mutual agency
Legal position
Taxation
Extent of liability
Utmost good faith
Implied authority
Unanimity of consent
Non transferability of
shares
Dissolution
Eligibility of a partner
Any person competent to contract.
List of incompetents :
Minor
Insane
Insolvent
Ambassador
Alien enemy
Institute or association
Govt. employee
Advantages and Disadvantages
Partnership Contract
A partnership contract is also known as a partnership
agreement.
It is
a legally binding document outlining the terms of a
business relationship between two or more partners,
including their rights, responsibilities, and obligations.
The Purpose of a partnership contract is to clarify how
the business will operate, including how profits and
losses will be shared, how decisions will be made, and
what happens if a partner leaves or dies.