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