Across
- 1. money and other valuables belonging to an individual or business
- 2. a corporation that produces and sells a good or service in more than one country
- 3. authorization to opearte a business
- 5. a business owned and operated by two or more persons
- 6. a certificate of ownership in a corporation
- 7. share of earnings given by a franchisee as payment to the franchiser
- 8. an organization that functions like a business but not for profit
- 9. ownership structure of a company or firm
- 14. a merger of three or more unrelated businesses
- 15. a business or legal entity owned by stockholders
- 16. a license to form a corporation issued by a state government
- 18. a type of corporation that sells stock on the open market
- 22. laws that designate areas for residential or business use
- 25. the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders
- 26. an agricultural cooperative that helps members sell their products
Down
- 1. an agreement between partners that spells out the rights and responsibilites
- 4. semi-independent business that pays fees to a parent company
- 10. a type of corporation that issues stock to only a few people
- 11. a business owned by individuals for shared benefit
- 12. a merger of competing firms in the same market of a good or service
- 13. a business owned by an individual
- 17. payments to employees other than a salary
- 19. formal contract that corporations or other entity promising to pay back borrowed money
- 20. legal obligation to pay debts
- 21. a cooperative that sells to members at reduced prices
- 23. a cooperative that provides a service rather than a good
- 24. a merger of two firms in different stages of production for the same good or service