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Puttu Guru Prasad
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5 Main Types of Business
OWNERSHIPS
•(a) Sole Proprietorship,
•(b) Joint Hindu Family (HUF),
•(c) Partnership Firm
•(d) Cooperative Societies, &
•(e) Joint Stock Company
(Public/Private Corporations).
How the Joint Stock Company Came
into Existence
Foundation of British East India Company
The British East India Company was in fact
the venture of some of the influential
businessmen of London who acquired the
Crown's charter for special permission to
trade in spices in the East Indies (presently
South Asia) and the permission was granted
for a period of 15 years.
The East India Company started with a
capital of 72,000 pounds and had
around 125 shareholders. One
Governor and 24 directors who
constituted the Court of Directors led it.
COMPARISION CHART
Sole Proprietary
Catamaran
TITANIC SHIP
Joint Stock Company
/Co-operative Society
Sailing boat
Partnership Firm
HUF
Behemoth, giant, colossus,
monster, goliath, heavyweight,
titan.
Some of the Famous Joint Stock
Companies in India
The main advantage of the company set up is, it can generate huge capital from the
public in the form of shares, For example the recent IPO of Zomato generated -----
Elizabeth I knighting Francis Drake, 1580. The successful circumnavigation of the world by
Drake and wealth he acquired from east spice islands, instigated queen to enter into spice
business with other British traders, but because of unlimited liability clause she put her
decision under suspension. Immediately the Lord Justice Lindley extemporaneously delivered
the definition of the company form of organization with limited liability clause(commenda
Arrangement) to protect the interest of the Queen Elizabeth 1.
R0le of Magna Carta
The Constitution of England
Because of Magna Carta, the king or the poor were made equal before
the law. Ruling power was granted to the Bicameral Parliament. King
was just an Iconic symbol with out any powers.
Lord Justice Lindley extemporaneously delivered the definition of the
Company Form of Organization with Limited Liability Clause
(commenda Arrangement) to protect the interest of the Queen
Elizabeth 1.
Background Story of Company Formation
This incidence lead to form a joint stock company to do business with India in the year 1600,
the famous definition delivered by Lord Justice Lindley is given below. The modern day
features of Company derived from the below definition only.
Partners cannot collect more investment, but Where as a company can attract the
investors from all over the country and from all over the world also.
That is the main advantage of Company setup. The Chartered accountants paly an
important role in forming the company, by preparing two important documents of
a company called as Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.
They are called the Heart and Soul of the company. The process of registering the
company under Indian Companies Act 1956 is called as incorporation of an entity.