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- The most common form of business organization.
- Owned by one person.

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* The owner keeps all profits and does not have to share
* Easy to start
* The owner makes all decisions on her own

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# Unlimited liability
# Limited life (death of an owner ends the business)

# Difficult to attract qualified employees
# Limited access to funding

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- The least common form of business organization
- Owned by two or more people

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- Owned by shareholders
- Earns the greatest percentage of business profits in the U.S.

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* Easy to transfer ownership
* Limited liability
* Access to large amounts of financial capital (money) for expanding
* Unlimited life (business continues to exist even when ownership changes)

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# Unlimited liability
# Limited life (death of an owner ends the business)
# Profits have to be shared between co-owners
# Potential for conflict

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# Owners have little control over the day-to-day operations of the business
# Greater government oversight/regulation
# Double taxation (taxed on profits and dividends)

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* Can benefit from specialization based on owners’ areas of expertise
* Easy to start
* More access to start-up money than sole proprietorships