FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

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.

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.

Outline various criteria of classifying business partners.
State types of business partners.

Brainstorming;
Probing questions;
Exposition;
Discussion.


Exposition of new concepts;
Oral questions;
Exposition of new ideas;
Discussion.

Chart forms of business units showing all features.
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Chart ? forms of business units showing all features.
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New
Inventor
KLB BOOK II
Pg 1-2

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 3-4

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Management, Sources of Capital & dissolution of partnerships.
Advantages & disadvantages of a partnership.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe management of business partnerships.
Identify sources of capital for business partnerships.
Cite circumstances that can lead to dissolution of business partnerships.

Brainstorming;
Oral questions;
Brief discussion.

Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.
student book

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 6

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Co-operatives. Introduction and formation.

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


Define a co-operative society.
Identify principles on which co-operative movement is founded.
Describe formation of co-operatives.

Brain storming;
Exposition of new ideas;
Brief discussion.

Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 7

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Ownership, capital & management.
Producer Co-operatives.
Consumer Co-operatives.
SACCOs

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe ownership & management of co-operative societies.
Enumerate sources of capital for co-operative societies.

State advantages & disadvantages of
consumer co-operatives.
Cite examples of consumer co-operatives.

Exposition;
Probing questions;
Discussion.
Oral questions;
Explanations;
Discussion.

student book
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Chart: structure of co-operatives in Kenya.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 8-9
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 11

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Primary and secondary co-operative societies.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify primary and secondary co-operative societies.
State advantages & disadvantages of co-operative societies.

Exposition;
Explanations;
Discussion.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 13-14

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Limited liability companies. Formation of a company.
Sources of capital. Shares.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define a company and a shareholder.

Identify features of a company with regard to requisite documents.

Exposition of new concepts.

Detailed discussion.

Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 15-16

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Other sources of capital.
Types of companies. Private limited companies.
Public limited company.
Management & role of stock exchange market.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify other major sources of capital.
State characteristics of a public company.
Outline the advantages and disadvantages of a public company.

Exposition of new concepts;
Probing questions;
Discussion.
Exposition of new concepts;
Oral questions;
Detailed discussion.

Chart- sources of capital.
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Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.
Chart: organization structure of a company.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 18-19
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 21-22

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Dissolution of limited liability companies.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify possible reasons for liquidation of a company.

Probing questions;
Discussion;
Written exercise.

student book

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 25

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Public Corporations & Parastatals.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define a public corporation and a parastatal.
Give examples of public corporations / parastatals in Kenya.
Describe formation of public corporations.
State merits and demerits of public corporations.

Exposition of new concepts;
Oral questions;
Detailed discussion.

Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 26-27

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS
GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

Management, financing and dissolving of public corporations.
Trends in forms of business units. Topic review.
Methods of consumer protection.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the management, financing and dissolving of public corporations.
Describe various methods used by the government to protect consumers.
Identify functions & limitations of consumer associations and NGOs.

Exposition of new concepts;
Probing questions;
Discussion.
Exposition of new concepts.
Brief discussion;
Topic review.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 27-28
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 39-40

TRANSPORT

Importance of transport to business. Elements of transport.
Land transport; Human porterage & cart transport.

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


Define the term place utility. Explain the importance of transport to business.

Identify essential elements of transport.

Brain storming;
Exposition of new concepts.
Brief discussion.

student book
Chart- modes of transport.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 42-43

TRANSPORT

Road transport.
Railway transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State merits & demerits of road transport.

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

student book
newspaper

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 46-47

TRANSPORT

Pipeline transport.
Water transport.
Containerization & Air transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State merits & demerits of pipeline transport.

State merits & demerits of containerized transport.

State merits & demerits of air transport.

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

student book

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 48-49
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 52-53

TRANSPORT

Choosing means of transport.
Current trends and emerging issues in transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Highlight some factors for choosing means of transport.

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

student book

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 55-56

COMMUNICATION

Meaning and importance of communication.
Lines of communication.

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



Define the term communication.
State purposes of communication.

Brainstorming
Brief discussion.

student book
newspaper

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 59-60

COMMUNICATION

Essentials of effective communication.
Forms and means of communication. Oral communication.
Radio calls & paging.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify essential elements of effective communication.
State merits and demerits of face-to-face communication.
State merits and demerits of telephones and mobile phones.

Exposition of new terms e.g. encoding, decoding, feedback.
Brief discussion.
Oral questions;
Discussion.

Chart: block diagram of essential components of effective communication.
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newspaper

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 61-62
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 63-65

COMMUNICATION

Written communication.
Audio ?visual and other forms of communication.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State merits and demerits of written communication.
Identify means of written communication.

Q/A to review office equipment;
Brain storming;
Exposition of new terms;
Brief discussion.

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Diagrams of signs used in communication.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 66-71

COMMUNICATION

Choosing means of communication.
Barriers to effective communication.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State factors considered when choosing means of communications.

Oral questions;
Brief discussion.

student book

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 74-75

COMMUNICATION

Services facilitating communication. -mailing services.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Mentions some mailing services.

Exposition of new ideas of communication;
Brief discussion.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 76-79

COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
WARE-HOUSING

Telephone and broadcasting services.
E-mail & Internet.
Importance of warehouses to a business.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain how telephones, broadcasting & telecasting facilitate communication.
Explain emerging issues relating to use of e-mails & internet.

Oral questions;
Brief discussion.
Exposition of new terms such as e-mail address, on-line, cyber caf?, etc.
Practical activities: accessing the internet, opening e-mail address.

newspaper
Computer, modem, mobile phone.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 79-80
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 80-82

WARE-HOUSING

Essentials of a warehouse.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify important features and resources of a warehouse.

Exposition;
Discussion.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 85-86

WARE-HOUSING

Private warehouse.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Classify private warehouses on basis of ownership.
State merits & demerits of a private warehouse.

Exposition;
Oral questions;
Discussion.

Chart ? classification of warehouses.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 85-86

WARE-HOUSING

Public warehouse.
Bonded warehouses.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify services provided by public ware houses.
State merits & demerits of a public warehouse.

Classify warehouses on goods stored.
Outline features of a bonded warehouse.
State merits and demerits of bonded warehouse.

Brain storming;
Oral questions;
Discussion.
Expose new concepts.
Discussion.

newspaper,magazines

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 86-87
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 88-89

WARE-HOUSING

Free warehouses.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Outline features of free warehouses.
State merits and demerits of free warehouses.

Exposition;
Oral questions;
Discussion.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 89-90