Ancient Age started from the beginning of HUMAN CIVILIZATION and running up to the BARTER SYSTEM.
With the start of economic activities, resource-surplus and resource-deficit individuals were general features of the society. As a result, man started EXCHANGE OF COMMODITIES that was known as the BARTER SYSTEM.
The Middle Age of business extended from the barter system up to the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (IR) in the 18th century.
Small-scale factory, production, and use of technology were general characteristics of the production process.
In Modern Age:
Major scientific innovations transformed the manual production process into a MECHANICAL one.
Introduction of CURRENCY and MULTI-NATIONAL company.
ENTREPRENEURS and DIVISION OF LABOR were popularized.
Division of labor - is the SEPARATION of TASKS, which allows an individual to be an EXPERT in ONE THING in order to improve efficiency of society.
Business organization – a GROUP of individuals SYSTEMATICALLY UNITED for the accomplishment of a common purpose or undertaking for profit.
Roles
Provide goods and services.
Provide Employment
Source of Government income (Taxes)
Boost the Philippine Economy
Sole Proprietorship is a business owned by a SINGLE individual. The owner supplies his/her own capital and manages the business himself/herself.
Partnership is when TWO OR MORE individuals come together, contribute resources to form a business, and agree to divide the profit among them.
Corporation is an ENTITY that is legally recognized as SEPARATE and DISTINCT from its owners.
Corporations are REQUIRED to disclose their financial information to the PUBLIC by reporting their financial statement.
A corporation’s life is LIMITED by law to 50 years, extendible to NOT MORE THAN 50 years for each extension.
A stockholder MAY TRANSFER his/her share by sale of stock even without the CONSENT of other stockholders.
Consideration in Forming Business Organization
Nature of business
Capital required
Tax liabilities
Risk involved in partnering with people
Non-Profit Organization is formed to SERVE the PUBLIC PURPOSE rather than
for financial gain.
Non-Profit Organization is limited to charitable, educational, scientific,
religious, or literary purposes.
Cooperatives is a business owned and controlled by ALL the members of
the business.
Cooperatives are individuals or companies who belong to the cooperative to join together to conduct business: to market their product, to purchase supplies, or to provide services.