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.

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.

State advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorship.

Brainstorming;
Probing questions;
Exposition;
Discussion.


Probing questions;
Explanations.

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 2-3

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Formation of business partnership.
Management, Sources of Capital & dissolution of partnerships.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define the term partnership deed.
Identify components of a partnership deed.
Outline rights of a partner and duties as enshrined in the Partnership Act.

Brainstorming;
Probing questions;
Exposition;
Discussion.

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Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 4-5,7

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Advantages & disadvantages of a partnership.
Co-operatives. Introduction and formation.
Ownership, capital & management.
Producer Co-operatives.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State advantages and disadvantages of a business partnership.
Describe ownership & management of co-operative societies.
Enumerate sources of capital for co-operative societies.

Probing questions;
Discussion.

Exposition;
Probing questions;
Discussion.

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Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 6-7
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 8-9

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Consumer Co-operatives.
SACCOs
Primary and secondary co-operative societies.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State advantages & disadvantages of
consumer co-operatives.
Cite examples of consumer co-operatives.

Oral questions;
Explanations;
Discussion.

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Chart: structure of co-operatives in Kenya.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 11

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Limited liability companies. Formation of a company.
Sources of capital. Shares.
Other sources of capital.
Types of companies. Private limited companies.

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.

Identify other major sources of capital.

Exposition of new concepts.

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

Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.
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Chart- sources of capital.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 15-16
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 18-19

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Public limited company.
Management & role of stock exchange market.

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

Exposition of new concepts;
Oral questions;
Detailed discussion.

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

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 21-22

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Dissolution of limited liability companies.
Public Corporations & Parastatals.
Management, financing and dissolving of public corporations.

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

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.

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

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Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 25
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 26-27

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Trends in forms of business units. Topic review.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain various current trends in forms of business units.

Answer questions.

Exposition of new concepts;
Discussion;
Assignment.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 29-30

GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS
TRANSPORT

Methods of consumer protection.
Importance of transport to business. Elements of transport.
Land transport; Human porterage & cart transport.
Road transport.

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

State merits & demerits of human porterage & cart transport.

Exposition of new concepts.
Brief discussion;
Topic review.
Brain storming;
Brief discussion.

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Chart- modes of transport.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 39-40
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 44-45

TRANSPORT

Railway transport.
Pipeline transport.

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

Brain storming;
Brief discussion.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 47-48

TRANSPORT

Water transport.
Containerization & Air transport.
Choosing means of transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
describe inland waterway transport & sea transport.
State merits & demerits of Sea transport.
Give examples of water vessels.


Highlight some factors for choosing means of transport.

Exposition of new concepts;
Detailed discussion.
Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 49-52
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 55-56

TRANSPORT

Current trends and emerging issues in transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Analyse the current trends and emerging issues in transport.

Probing questions;
Discussion;
Topic review questions.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 56-57

COMMUNICATION

Meaning and importance of communication.
Lines of 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:



Define the term communication.
State purposes of communication.

State merits and demerits of face-to-face communication.
State merits and demerits of telephones and mobile phones.

Brainstorming
Brief discussion.
Oral questions;
Discussion.

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Chart: block diagram of essential components of effective communication.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 59-60
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.
Services facilitating communication. -mailing services.
Telephone and broadcasting services.
E-mail & Internet.

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

Oral questions;
Brief discussion.
Exposition of new ideas of communication;
Brief discussion.

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newspaper
Computer, modem, mobile phone.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 74-75
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 76-79