Owners/shareholders
As a business owner, Lord Alan Sugar is a key stakeholder
Owners are individuals that legally possess and control a business, overseeing its operations and bearing the financial risks and rewards.
Shareholders are part owners in the business. Shareholders are part-owners in the business.
Some owners appoint managers to run their businesses and to make profits for them. Other owners like to get involved in the day-to-day running of the firm. This can sometimes lead to disagreements between owners and managers.
Owners have an interest in a business doing well so that they:
- make a profit
- receive high A share of the profits paid to shareholders.
Owners can influence how a business operates by:
- investing or withdrawingOwner’s money invested in the business. into the business
- changing management (at Annual General Meeting)
