International contemporay business chapter05

>>>>>>>> Chapter Options for Organizing Small and Large Businesses g n i n r a Le G oa l s Distinguish between small and large businesses and identify common industries for small firms Discuss the economic and social contributions of small business Explain why small businesses fail Summarize the forms of business ownership and the advantages and disadvantages of each form Identify the levels of corporate management Describe recent trends in mergers and acquisitions Differentiate among private, public, and collective ownership Describe how the Small Business Administration assists small-business owners Explain franchising benefits for franchisors and franchisees e r a s e s s e n i s u B t s o M s e s s e n i s u B l l Sma • 90% of firms with employees have fewer than 20 people on staff – 98% have fewer than 100 employees • More than 20 million people in the United States earn business income without employees – Almost ½ the sales in the United States are made by small business • Small businesses generate 60% - 80% of new jobs over the last decade • Launching pad for entrepreneurs and prevalence of minorities l l a m S s i What ? s s e n i s Bu • The Small Business Administration defines a small business to be a firm that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in the field – – – – Manufacturing business: fewer than 500 workers Wholesalers: fewer than 100 workers Retailers: less than $6 million in annual sales Agricultural business: less than $750,000 • Small Businesses size ranges from $500,000 to $25 million in sales and from 100 to 1,500 employees l l a m S l Typica s e r u t n e V s s e n i s u B s e i r t s u d n I Major l l a m S y b d e t a n i m o D Business f o s n o i t Contribu s s e n i s u Small B  Creating New Jobs  Creating New Industries  Innovation s s e n i s u B Small Failure  in businesses closes permanently within two years  50% of businesses fail after four years  More than 60% of business fail within six years  By the 10-year mark, 82% of all small businesses have closed permanently y h W s n o Reas Small l i a F s e s s Busine  Management Shortcomings  Inadequate Financing  Government Regulation l l a m S f o Sources s s e n i s u B g n i c n a n i F e h t g n i s a e Incr l l a m S f o Likelihood s s e c c u S s Busines • Creating a Business Plan – Written documentation that provides orderly statement of goals, methods, and purpose • Small Business Administration – Government agency concerned with helping small business firms s s e n i s u Small B n o i t a r t s Admini • Financial Assistance – Loan Guarantees – Microloans • Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) • Active Capital d e z i l a i c e Other Sp e c n a t s i s s A • Set-aside Programs – Government Contracts (over 23%) • 5% for women and minorities – Assistance in Financing Government Procurement • Business Incubators – Local community initiatives to share resources for small start-ups • The University of Tennessee • r o f s e i t i n Opportu Women & s e i t i r o n i M More than 50% of U.S businesses are owned by women • The number of businesses owned by minorities outpaced the growth in the number of U.S businesses overall • Women and minorities still face challenges – Smaller scale operations – Challenges finding investors – Access to capital d e n w O Minority s e s s e n i Bus g n i s i h c n The Fra e v i t a n r e t Al A contractual business agreement between a manufacturer or another supplier and a dealer to produce and market the supplier’s good or service g n i s i h c n The Fra t n e m e e Agr – 50% of all retail sales – 760,000 businesses – 18 million jobs – $500 billion in payroll – out of 12 businesses is a franchise – Franchising overseas is a growing trend • Franchising agreements exist between the franchisee and franchisor d n a s t f e n Be f o s m e l b o r P g n i s i h c n Fra Advantages – Prior Performance Record – Recognizable Company Name – Prove Business Model – Tested Management program Disadvantages – Franchise Fees – Future Payments – Linked to Reputation and Management – Franchise Agreement Restrictions r o f s e v i t Alterna A g n i z i n a g r O Business e t a v i r P f Forms o p i h s r e n w O o t s e r u t c Legal Stru g n i g n a h C t Mee Needs  Financial Situation  Management Skills and Limitations  Management Styles and Capabilities  Exposure to Liability Types of s n o i t a r o Corp • Domestic Corporation • Foreign Corporation • Alien Corporation • Employee-Owned Corporations • Not-for-Profit Corporations Corporate t n e m e g Mana • Stockholders – acquire stocks in exchange for ownership – Preferred Stock – Common Stock • Board of Directors – elected by stockholders to oversee corporation • Corporate Officers & Management – make major corporate decisions and handle ongoing operations s e s s e n i s When Bu s e c r o F n i Jo • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) – Merger - combination of two or more firms to form one company • Vertical • Horizontal • Conglomerate – Acquisition - procedure in which one firm purchases the property and assumes the obligations of another • Joint Ventures – partnership between companies for a specific purpose d n a c i l b Pu e v i t c e l l o C p i h s r e n w O Public Ownership – a unit or agency of government owns and operates an organization Parking structures, water systems, turnpike authority Customer-Owned Businesses – collective ownership of a production, storage, transportation or marketing organization is a cooperative  ... large businesses and identify common industries for small firms Discuss the economic and social contributions of small business Explain why small businesses fail Summarize the forms of business. .. million people in the United States earn business income without employees – Almost ½ the sales in the United States are made by small business • Small businesses generate 60% - 80% of new jobs... s Bu • The Small Business Administration defines a small business to be a firm that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in the field – – – – Manufacturing business: fewer than