Business Structure Benefits and Options for Entrepreneurs

This course explains the benefits business structures can provide and lists the pros and cons of popular structures.

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Last Updated: 2023-03-23 08:03:39 English Course Type: Self Learning

Prioritize the benefits you want from your business structure or business entity
Identify structures that can allow you to save taxes, protect your assets, allow you to raise capital, and minimize complexity.
Understand the pros and cons of each business structure

Deciding the business structure choice, also known as business entity choice, that best fits your business can be overwhelming. This course will guide you through the benefits business structures can provide. You'll learn which structures can provide the benefits you need.

You must find the right balance of the following benefits that different structures provide:

Personal asset protection
Tax savings
Number and type of owners you can have
Minimal complexity

Each structure allows some benefits but not others. This course will guide to clarify the benefits that are most important to your business’s success.

Once you know the most important benefits, you’re ready to learn the basics of popular business structures and business entity choices. You’ll learn the pros and cons of each of these business structures in simple language. This class applies to companies in the United States. We’ll look at the following structures:

Sole Proprietorships
Partnerships
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
Corporations (C-Corporations, S-Corporations, B-Corporations)

This course has three activities that will help you identify and prioritize the benefits you want from your business structure. You'll complete an activity in which you mark the pros you would like from each structure and the cons you most want to avoid. This activity page also serves as a helpful summary of the pros and cons of each structure.

Not understanding business structure benefits and choices can mean overwhelming and time-consuming meetings with tax and legal professionals. You’ll be well-prepared from this course to work with your tax or legal advisor to quickly choose and form the best business entity for you.

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Small business owners, entrepreneurs, independent contractors, and anyone considering starting a business in the United States.

Section 1 : Introduction 4 Lectures 00:06:14
Lecture 1 :
Overview Preview
Lecture 2 :
Definition of business structure and who makes the rules
Lecture 3 :
Activity Explanation Video: A little about your company
Lecture 4 :
Activity Document: A little about your company
Section 2 : Structure Benefits 8 Lectures 00:13:33
Lecture 1 :
Benefits to prioritize
Lecture 2 :
Reduce personal liability
Lecture 3 :
Save taxes
Lecture 4 :
Number and types of owners
Lecture 5 :
Minimize complexity
Lecture 6 :
Exit strategy
Lecture 7 :
Activity Explanation: Ranking benefits
Lecture 8 :
Activity: Ranking benefits
Section 3 : Structure Pros and Cons 9 Lectures 00:12:39
Lecture 1 :
Overview of structures
Lecture 2 :
Sole proprietorships
Lecture 3 :
Partnerships
Lecture 4 :
Limited liability companies (LLCs)
Lecture 5 :
C Corporations
Lecture 6 :
S Corporations
Lecture 7 :
What's a B Corporation?
Lecture 8 :
Activity Explanation: Structure pros and cons
Lecture 9 :
Activity: Structure pros and cons
Section 4 : Where to go from here 2 Lectures 00:02:01
Lecture 1 :
Where to go from here
Lecture 2 :
Bonus Lecture

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