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LO1 Understand the organizational purposes of businesses. ACs 1.1 identifies the purposes of different types of organization. Tasks 01 Legal Structure of Business Organization: A business Organization may have three legal option or structure, they are: Sole Trader: A person who runs unincorporated business on his or her own. Sometimes it is known as "sole proprietor" or "sole practitioner". Partnership: A partnership is an association of two or more people formed for the purpose of carrying
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