| A | B |
| Adv of Sole Proprietorship | your own boss |
| owned by one person | sole proprietorship |
| Partnership | owned by two or more people |
| Corporation | owned by stockholders |
| Franchise | Contract to sell others products |
| Franchise ie | subway |
| Franchise ie | dicks sporting goods |
| Corporation ie | Nike |
| adv of Franchise | rely on someone elses good name |
| dis. of partnership | may get into fight with partner |
| adv of partnership | split starting costs |
| dis of franchise | strict about what you sell |
| dis of sole proprietorship | pay all start up costs |
| dis of partnership | split profits |
| dis of corporation | gov't regulations |