The Rise of Big Business

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The Rise of Big Business

• Industries and Companies seeking Investment
  Capital

R.R.s
Mfg / Factories
Mining
Oil
Steel
Agriculture
2
The Rise of Big Business

• Growth of Corporations
• - Corporation is a business with a
  government-issued license or charter can have
  many investors

3
The Rise of Big Business

• Advantages of a corporation over partnerships or
  other types of business
• - Legal recognition as a "person" with its own
  rights and responsibilities ex. borrow money,
  pay debts, etc.

4
The Rise of Big Business (cont.)

• More Advantages of a corporation over
  partnerships or other types of business
• - Permission to sell stock utilizing the Stock
  Market

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The Rise of Big Business (cont.)

• Advantages of a corporation over partnerships or
  other types of business
• - Stock - is a share or piece of ownership
  (usually sold to raise capital or money)

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The Rise of Big Business (cont.)

• Advantages of a corporation over partnerships or
  other types of business
• - Stockholders - people who own stock receive
  dividends shares of the profit

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The Rise of Big Business (cont.)

• Advantages of a corporation over partnerships or
  other types of business
• - Limited liability - if a corporation goes
  bankrupt its .debts are not paid out of the
  owners' pockets