This document provides an overview of sole trading concerns as a form of business organization. It defines a sole trading concern as a business established and managed by a single person who invests capital and is solely responsible for the business's debts and liabilities. The document lists key features of sole trading concerns, including individual ownership, unlimited liability, flexibility, direct customer/employee contact, business secrecy, and minimum government regulation. Examples of sole trading concerns are also provided.

1. NDRK College Of Education
Hassan.
Subject: Social Science (Business studies)
Presented by.
Devaraju B N
First BEd.

2. GENERAL OBJECTIVES
 To develop the interest about concept of business
among the pupil.
 To enable pupil to apply the principles and functions
of business.
 To enable the pupil to analyze financial statements
and interpret the results for decision making.
 To generate and promote awareness about modern
techniques of maintain the records with the help of
computes.

3. INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
 Recall the meaning of Sole trading concern .(Knowledge)
 Defines the concept sole trading concern. (comprehension)
 List out the Features of the Sole trading concern.
(Comprehension)

4. ENGAGE :

6. EXPLORE :

8. FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION :
Sole trader
Company Partner ship
MNC

9. Subject: Social Science (Business studies)
Topic: Forms of Business Organization.
Sub topic: “ Meaning and Features of Sole trading
concern”.

10. Explanation :

12. MEANING OF SOLE TRADING CONCERN
Sole trading concern is a form of business which
established by a single person and also a single person investing
necessary capital , directed and managing all activities of the
business.
Such business also called as sole trader , sole
proprietorship one person company(Indian company's act 2013)

13. DEFINITION OF SOLE TRADING CONCERN
According to James L Lundy
“The sole proprietary ship is an informal type of
business is owned by one person”.

14. FEATURES OF THE SOLE TRADING CONCERN.

15. FEATURES OF THE SOLE TRADING CONCERN
Individual owner ship
Unlimited liabilities
Flexibility of business
Direct contact with
customer an employees
Business secrecy
Min. government regulation

16. 1.INDIVIDUAL OWNER SHIP
Ownership of the sole
trading concern is
reaming with one
person. A sole trader
alone owns all assets
and properties of the
business it is referred as
a one man show.

17. EXAMPLE:

18. 2.UNLIMITED LIABILITIES
Liabilities means
responsibilities to
paying debts.
Liabilities of a sole
trader is unlimited. He
is alone responsibilities
for the debts of the
business. If any losses
happens the debts
should be pay off from
his own property.

19. FOR EXAMPLE:

20. 3.FLEXIBILITY OF BUSINESS
Sole trader
can select any types
of the business as per
his desire. There is no
restriction on the type
of business , which
may conducted by a
proprietary concern.
Any legal business
can conduct.

21. 4.DIRECT CONTACT WITH CUSTOMER AN EMPLOYEES
Sole trader can
develop the good
relation ship
between customer as
well as the
employees in the
business it leads to
personal contact
with all stake
holders.

22. 5.BUSINESS SECRECY
Sole trader can
enjoy the maximum
business secrecy .
He need not to
publish accounts and
business records.
His competitors
cannot easily get his
business secret.

23. 6. MINIMUM GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Sole trading
business is subject to
the least government
regulation. There are
no formalities to start
the sole trading
concern but certain
business need to have
license and
government clearness.

24. SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF SOLE
TRADING CONCERN

25. EXPAND :
 It your going to start a
new business do you
select the sole trading
concern .
 If Yes Why
 if No why

27. EVALUATION :
 What do you mean by Sole trading concern?
 Define the concept Sole trading concern.
 List out the features Sole trading concern. And
explain any one source.
 Give some examples of sole trading concern do
you observed in your daily situation.

28. Thank you