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| A group of people elected by shareholders to guide a corporation. |
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| Certificate of incorporation |
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| A document, generally issued by a state government, giving permission to start a corporation. |
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| A business that is owned by the members it serves and is managed in their interest. |
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| A business made up of a number of owners but authorized by law to act as a single person. |
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| The part of the profits of a corporation that each shareholder receives. |
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| A written contract granting permission to sell someone else's product or service in a prescribed maner, over a certain periodof time, and in a specified area. |
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| The person or group of people who have received permission from a parent company to sell its products or services. |
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| The parent company that grants perission t a person or group to sell its products or services. |
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| An organization that provides services for citizens with revenue from their taxes and does not have earning a profit as a goal. |
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| An association of two or more people operating a business as co-owners and sharing profits or losses according to a written agreement. |
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| Person who owns stock in a corporation. |
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| A business owned by one person. |
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