| A | B |
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| cooperative | organization owned and operated by its members for the purpose of saving money. |
| cooperation | business owned by many people but treated by law as one person. |
| franchise | a contractual agreement to sell a company's products or services in a desinged geographic area |
| intermediary | a business theat moves goods form one business to another |
| limitied liability | financial responsibilty of business ownersonly for what they invested in a business |
| manufactures | businesses that make finished products out of raw or processed goods |
| nonprofit organization | a business whose main purpose is to provide a service rather than to make a profit |
| partnership | a business owned by two or more persons who share the risks and rewards |
| processors | business that change raw goods into more finished products |
| producer | a business that gathers raw products in their natural state |
| retailer | a business that sells goods or services directly to the public |
| sole proprietorship | a business owned by only one person |
| stock | shares of ownership in a cooperation |
| unlimited liability | full legal and financial responsibility for a business |
| wholesaler | a type of business that buys goods in large amounts and resells them to other businesses in smaller lots |
