Appropriateness of Ownership

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Across
  1. 2. A group elected by shareholders to make main strategic decisions for a company.
  2. 3. A share of the company's profits paid out to shareholders.
  3. 5. A business owned by two or more people who share profits and responsibilities.
  4. 6. A government-owned business in the public sector created to serve the public interest.
  5. 9. A large company whose shares can be bought and sold by the general public on the stock exchange.
  6. 10. Money invested in a business to set it up, buy equipment, or expand.
  7. 14. A person or institution that owns shares in a limited company.
  8. 15. A business with a separate legal identity from its owners.
  9. 16. Owners only lose the money they invested; personal assets are protected.
  10. 17. Buying the right to run a business using an established company’s name and products.
Down
  1. 1. The business that sells the rights to use its brand, logo, and ideas.
  2. 4. A company owned by shareholders whose shares cannot be sold to the general public.
  3. 7. Owners are personally responsible for all business debts; personal assets can be taken.
  4. 8. The process of converting an Ltd into a Plc by selling shares to the public for the first time.
  5. 11. When one company buys a controlling share (>50%) of another company.
  6. 12. A business owned and run by just one person.
  7. 13. The person or business buying the right to run the franchised business branch.