Business Forms and Governance

Scenario: You are sole proprietor presenting to a group of investors where you are seeking 20 million dollars to raise capital for your manufacturing company.

Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation for your potential investors including both parts:

Part I:

Choose the one form of organization best suited for your manufacturing company and explain why:

Partnership

Limited Liability Partnership

Limited Liability Company (including single member LLC)

S Corporation

Franchise

Corporation

Outline for the investors which form of organization (from the list of six under the first bullet) would be the least suited and why?

Part II:

Address the following for the investors regarding the corporate form of organization only (from the list of six under the first bullet):

Summarize for investors what legal liabilities could arise for the Director or officer of that board?

Explain how you could minimize those liabilities for the Director or officer of that board?

Cite a minimum of three scholarly references.