A business venture that is owned by two or more persons
Reasons why partnerships are easily dissolved
Death of one of the partners
Admission of a new partner in an existing partnership
Personalinsolvency of one of the partners
Permanent withdrawal of the investment of a partner
Corporation
An entrepreneurial venture formed by at least five but not more than fifteen persons
Types of Corporations
Stock corporation
Non-stock corporation
Domestic corporation
Foreign corporation
Stock Corporation
Authorized to issue shares of stock to stockholders
Non-Stock Corporation
Not authorized to issue shares of stock, the members
Domestic Corporation
Organized under the laws of the Philippines
ForeignCorporation
Organized under the laws of the foreign country but has the authority to operate in the Philippines
Nature of Entrepreneurial Venture
Merchandising
Service
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Hybrid business
Special Corporation
Merchandising
Engaged in the buying and selling of products or goods, does not alter the appearance of the product purchased from the seller
Service
Provides services to customers, primary sources of income are the different services rendered or provided to customers
Types of Service Businesses
Professional
Non-professional
Manufacturing
A producer of goods or products, engaged in buying raw materials and supplies to be processed into finished products, the salient feature is the conversion process
Agriculture
Engaged in the production of agricultural goods and animals, may sell its products as raw materials or as finished goods
HybridBusiness
Possesses the characteristics and nature of combined types of business entities, is inherent in the business to produce and sell goods and at the same time provide services to customers
Special Corporation
May include cooperatives, joint ventures, and non-profit organizations
The production system consists of input, production process, and output
Entrepreneurialventure
Business opportunity that the entrepreneur seeks to exploit, arising from changes in the environment, government policy, or technological advancements
Entrepreneurial Process of Creating a New Venture
1. Creation of entrepreneurial ideas
2. Identification of entrepreneurial opportunities
3. Opening of entrepreneurial venture
Layers of the business environment
Physical environment
Societal environment
Industry environment
Physical environment
Composed of the natural elements that are inherent in the Earth, divided into climate, physical resources, and wildlife
Changes in the physical environment
Have a direct impact on the societal environment, which then affects the industry environment
Societal environment
Composed of social, political, cultural, economic, legal, and technological forces
Environmental scanning
Critical evaluation and thorough study of the environment where the business operates
Industry environment
The external environmental layer where the trends and changes are easily and immediately felt by the business
Industry forces
Government
Suppliers
Customers
Competitors
Employees
Creditors
Competency of the entrepreneur
One of the two significant factors that must be considered before opening a business
Competency of the business
One of the two significant factors that must be considered before opening a business, after conducting environmental scanning
Forms of entrepreneurial venture
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Soleproprietorship
Easy to form and manage, simple business operation, limited pool of resources, limited growth, owner has unlimited liability
Partnership
Owned by two or more persons, partners are held personally liable for the partnership's liabilities, life of the partnership is easily dissolved
Corporation
Formed by at least five but not more than fifteen persons, can be stock or non-stock, profit or non-profit, domestic or foreign
Nature of entrepreneurial venture
Merchandising
Service
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Hybrid business
Special corporation
Merchandising business
Engaged in the buying and selling of products or goods, without altering the appearance of the product
Service business
Provides services to customers, primary sources of income are the different services rendered or provided
Manufacturing venture
Producer of goods or products, engaged in buying raw materials and supplies to be processed into finished products
Agricultural entrepreneurial venture
Engaged in the production of agricultural goods and animals, may sell products as raw materials or finished goods