Arcadia Sports

| The partners are jointly and severally liable for business debts and obligations. The partners are held personally responsible for the business and may be sued personally for liability. Partners’ personal assets are subject to lawsuit(s) made against the business. Lack of continuity; death of a partner may end the partnership/business if a buy/sell agreement is not in place. Disagreements may be difficult to resolve.

Mark proceeded to hire consultants who specialized in sport center business start-ups with his extra working capital. They had never advised the start-ups including a “wow-factor” such as laser tag or an arcade until they met Mark. Now every client who uses this firm is advised to diversify their market by including the “wow-factor.” The consultants conducted a feasibility test which gave Mark a report consisting of the amount of children, adults, schools, competitors, and other factors in the region he

sports field. They sponsor successful athletes in their sport, they promote to the local small

General Partnerships are not without their disadvantages. Without being an incorporated company the owners are still subject to issues such as liability, control, and location issues.

When it comes to partnerships Alex, Bill, Carl, and Devon will have two options- a general partnership or a limited partnership. Partnerships are beginning to be a business form of the past. Once upon a time, partnerships were “the default form of business and provided the benefit of pass-through taxation, but lacked the important feature of limited liability” (Chrisman, 2010, p. 465). In a general partnership, each partner associated with the entity will be held liable for their own business decisions as well as

Katherine is winding up the business, she should pay the creditors first and Brianna and Paige will be compensated for their contribution and partnership interest. Katherine would get the remaining balance if there is any.

Sole proprietorship: Is the simplest and most common business structure. There is no legal distinction between the proprietor and the business, which means it is autonomous. You are entitled to all profits and responsible for all your business's losses and liabilities.

responsible for business debt, and has one or more limited partnership who are only liable to

Jeb and Josh can be employed by their LLC. The tax deductions available to the LLC are plentiful: medical expenses, pension plan, business trips and entertainment. There are more sources of capital for an LLC than for a sole proprietor and partnership. With an LLC Jeb personal creditors’ cannot sue the company, and Josh is not liable for Jeb’s personal obligations. This business should protect the members’ personal asset from a lawsuit resulting from Jane’s injuries.

By their very nature, sports leagues are cartels that exclude competition from other companies. You cannot start a baseball team and hope to play the Yankees unless you can get Major League Baseball (the cartel) to grant you a franchise. The antitrust laws prohibit cartels, but professional sports are the only private business in the United States that is largely exempt from those laws. Ever since a 1922 court decision (Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore v. National League et al.), baseball has been totally exempt. No other sport enjoys such a blanket exemption from antitrust, but all professional team sports have a labor exemption and, since the

As "they" came into the sport and took over, it was comparable to a small company bought out by a larger company. Once the changes are made, you can adapt to the changes or you can find something else to do. There are no exceptions. This is how Corporate America works. It is interesting to hear a

The management of Sports Products Inc. should pursue maximization of shareholders’ wealth as its paramount goal. As far as we know, the stockholders are the owners of the firm and the ones bearing the most risk in running it. In line with this, the board of directors and/or the management is

Many people believe that the primary objective of a firm is to maximize profits. Sports Products, Inc. is a firm who has followed this practice during its 20 year history. The management of Sports Products, Inc. has concentrated on maximizing profits while ignoring other critical factors. Management's decision to maximize profits has created issues with its overriding goal, agency problem, approach to pollution control, and corporate governance. In order for Sports Products, Inc. to resolve the issues, changes need to be made in

One major disadvantage of the partnership is taxation, partners will pay the tax same way as a sole trader. Therefore they will pay the corporation tax in addition to this they will have to pay income tax. Another disadvantage is liability partners are still subject to unlimited liability same with a sole trader if the business can’t pay its

From its inception, the business had seen the better beginnings resulting from the high numbers of customer who visited the Enterprise in search for its services. This was evident in the extent by which the local new had shown interest in the business and as such frequently aired the news about the tournament that was being hosted by the Outdoor Adventure Paintball Park. The business enterprise seemingly