Identify the different business structures.

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The different business structures available to entrepreneurs include sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations, and cooperatives.

A sole proprietorship is a business owned and operated by one individual. It is the simplest form of business organization to establish and offers complete control for the owner over all aspects of the business. However, since it does not provide any personal legal protection from debts or liabilities of the company; sole proprietors are personally responsible for all losses that occur within their business.

A partnership is a type of business structure in which two or more individuals mutually agree to run a single venture together through mutual contributions such as capital, labor, skills, etc., while sharing profits and losses among themselves according to predetermined proportions between them. While this structure offers easier access to resources than solo-proprietorship due to multiple owners involved; each partner holds equal responsibility over decisions made regarding the venture making it difficult for one party’s decision-making abilities being impeded upon by another’s wishes.

An LLC is similar to a corporation in many ways with hybrid elements from both corporate and partnership structures combined into its own distinct entity offering liability protection from creditors just like corporations do but without involving as much paperwork associated with incorporation processes as those required with forming an actual corporation itself.

In comparison, corporations are businesses whose ownership interests are held by shareholders who receive dividends when profitable performance occurs throughout fiscal year periods. The biggest benefit here is that both financially successful businesses as well as unsuccessful ones gain limited liability protection against creditors who may attempt pursuing claims against them due solely based on their status within society.

Finally there exist cooperative organizations wherein members come together towards shared goals like providing goods/services at lower cost prices without having too worry about running into problems like taxation or government regulation experienced within traditional corporate entities.