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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Inventor
KLB BOOK II
Pg 1-2

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.

student book
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.
Consumer Co-operatives.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State advantages and disadvantages of a business partnership.
Distinguish producer from consumer co-operatives.
Identify purposes served by producer co-operatives.
Give examples of producer co-operatives in Kenya.

Probing questions;
Discussion.

Exposition;
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 10

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

SACCOs
Primary and secondary co-operative societies.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Outline features of SACCOs.
State advantages & disadvantages of SACCOs.

Exposition;
Oral questions;
Explanations;
Discussion.

Chart: structure of co-operatives in Kenya.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 11-13

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.
Public limited company.

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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Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 15-16
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 18-19

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Management & role of stock exchange market.
Dissolution of limited liability companies.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Analyse management practices of a company.
Outline the functions of stock exchange market.

Exposition of new concepts;
Probing questions;
Discussion.

Chart: organization structure of a company.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 22-24

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS
FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS
GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

Public Corporations & Parastatals.
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:
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.


Describe the management, financing and dissolving of public corporations.

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

Chart ; forms of business units showing all features.
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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 26-27
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 27-28

TRANSPORT

Importance of transport to business. Elements of 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.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 42-43

TRANSPORT

Land transport; Human porterage & cart transport.
Road transport.
Railway transport.

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

Brain storming;
Brief discussion.
Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

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

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

student book

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 48-49

TRANSPORT
COMMUNICATION

Choosing means of transport.
Current trends and emerging issues in transport.
Meaning and importance of communication.

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



Define the term communication.
State purposes of communication.

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.



Brainstorming
Brief discussion.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 55-56
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 59-60

COMMUNICATION

Lines of communication.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Classify lines of communication on basis of level of communicating parties.
Classify lines of communication on basis of nature of message.

Probing questions on vertical, horizontal & diagonal communications.
Exposition of formal & informal communications.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 60-61

COMMUNICATION

Essentials of effective communication.
Forms and means of communication. Oral communication.
Radio calls & paging.
Written communication.
Audio ?visual and other forms of communication.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify essential elements of effective communication.
Outline features of a radio call and a pager.
State merits & demerits of radio calls and paging.

Exposition of new terms e.g. encoding, decoding, feedback.
Brief discussion.
Exposition.
Brief discussion.

Chart: block diagram of essential components of effective communication.
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Diagrams of signs used in communication.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 61-62
New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 65-66

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.

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New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 74-75

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:
Mentions some mailing services.

Exposition of new ideas of communication;
Brief discussion.

student book
newspaper
Computer, modem, mobile phone.

New Inventor KLB BOOK II Pg 76-79