FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS
GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
WARE-HOUSING
WARE-HOUSING
WARE-HOUSING
WARE-HOUSING
WARE-HOUSING
WARE-HOUSING
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE

Sole proprietorship. Ownership, formation, sources of capital, management and dissolution of a personal business.
Advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorship.
Business partnerships. Classification of business partnership.
Formation of business partnership.
Management, Sources of Capital & dissolution of partnerships.
Advantages & disadvantages of a partnership.
Co-operatives. Introduction and formation.
Ownership, capital & management.
Producer Co-operatives.
Consumer Co-operatives.
SACCOs
Primary and secondary co-operative societies.
Limited liability companies. Formation of a company.
Sources of capital. Shares.
Other sources of capital.
Types of companies. Private limited companies.
Public limited company.
Management & role of stock exchange market.
Dissolution of limited liability companies.
Public Corporations & Parastatals.
Management, financing and dissolving of public corporations.
Trends in forms of business units. Topic review.
Methods of consumer protection.
Importance of transport to business. Elements of transport.
Land transport; Human porterage & cart transport.
Road transport.
Railway transport.
Pipeline transport.
Water transport.
Containerization & Air transport.
Choosing means of transport.
Current trends and emerging issues in transport.
Meaning and importance of communication.
Lines of communication.
Essentials of effective communication.
Forms and means of communication. Oral communication.
Radio calls & paging.
Written communication.
Audio ?visual and other forms of communication.
Choosing means of communication.
Barriers to effective communication.
Services facilitating communication. -mailing services.
Telephone and broadcasting services.
E-mail & Internet.
Importance of warehouses to a business.
Essentials of a warehouse.
Private warehouse.
Public warehouse.
Bonded warehouses.
Free warehouses.
Introduction. Definitions.
Importance of insurance. The theory of Pooling of risks.
Principles of Insurance:
Classes of insurance: Life assurance.
General insurance or property insurance.
Accident insurance.
Marine insurance.
Premiums & Re-insurance.
Obtaining an insurance policy & compensation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe the features of sole proprietorship of a business with regard to ownership, formation, sources of capital, management and dissolution of the business.

Brainstorming;
Probing questions;
Exposition;
Discussion.

Chart forms of business units showing all features.
student book
Chart ? forms of business units showing all features.
Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.
Chart: structure of co-operatives in Kenya.
Chart- sources of capital.
Chart: organization structure of a company.
newspaper
Chart- modes of transport.
Chart: block diagram of essential components of effective communication.
Diagrams of signs used in communication.
Computer, modem, mobile phone.
text book
Chart ? classification of warehouses.
newspaper,magazines
magazines,text book
Chart ? types of insurance covers.
business enviroment

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