BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Partnership

  • according to the Partnership Act 1890, the relationship which exists between persons carrying on business in common with a view to profit. The liability of the individual partners is unlimited unless provided for by the partnership agreement. The Limited Partnership Act 1907 allows a partnership to contain one or more partners with limited liability so long as there is at least one partner with unlimited liability. A partnership consists of not more than 20 persons.

Wiktionary Definition for: Partnership

  • the state of being associated with a partner
  • an association of two or more people to conduct a business
  • # cricket the period when two specific batsmen are batting - from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period

Additional Resources

Grasping the Legal Issues When Liquidating a Small Business or Partnership
Liquidation is the process of gathering the assets of a business to settle the corporate debts. Once this process is completed, the business is then dissolved. One should not rush into this; it is important to take advice about whether this is the best route for your business. If it...
Tags: Business structures, sole proprietorship, agreement, asset, bankruptcy, creditor, dissolution, estate, liquidation, partnership, payment, petition, small business, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-06-27
Think Partnership Inc. Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (THK)
Earnings Call Excerpt Think Partnership Inc. THK Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call April 3rd 2006, 11:00 AM Executives: Gerard M. Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer Scott P. Mitchell, President Jody Brown, Chief Financial Officer George Douaire, Chief Operating Officer Presentation ...
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Earnings calls 2006-04-03
Dell, Juniper Creating Networking Equipment Partnership
Dell and Juniper Networks have agreed to form a partnership that allows Dell to resell Juniper?s routers, switches, gateway and software. In addition, Dell and Juniper plan to develop products for data centers that rely on virtualization technology. Earlier this year, Dell announced a partnership with Brocade to better compete...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Juniper Networks Inc.
News items 2009-10-27
Seven Steps to a Solid Business Partnership
Today, there were two big partnerships that hit the news. AT&T was teaming up with Starbucks to offer free wireless Internet. Experiencing Deja Vu? Probably because BNET1 reported on a similar revelation from AT&T a few weeks ago. The second piece that hit the news was Netflix's choice...
Tags: Jonathan Haeber, Finance, Business Structures, Fluidity, Business Partnership, Partnership, NetFlix Inc.
Blog posts 2008-02-11
Redemptions in conjunction with partnership mergers can create unexpected tax consequences.
The IRS has provided a road map for partnership mergers or consolidations in Regs. Sec. 1.708-1c.When two or more partnerships merge or consolidate into a single partnership, the resulting partnership is, for purposes of Sec. 708, considered a cont The IRS has provided a road map...
Tags: merger, partnership, Sec, tax
Research articles 2007-09-01
Disallowance of certain partnership loss transfers.
If a partner contributes property to a partnership, generally, neither the contributing partner nor the partnership recognizes any gain or loss at the time of the contribution. The partnership takes the property, at an adjusted basis equal to the contributing partner's adjusted basis in the property....
Tags: FINANCE, partnership, Sec
Research articles 2005-01-01
Florida ops enter school partnership. (Florida Cable Television Association signs partnership with Florida School Boards Association to jointly train media specialists) (Brief Article)
Florida Ops Enter School Partnership ORLANDO, Fla. - The Florida Cable Television Association's board of directors was expected to sign off last week on a partnership with the Florida School Boards Association to jointly train media specialists Florida Ops Enter...
Tags: partnership
Research articles 1991-08-05
S-A, MAAST in PPV, partnership for patents. (Scientific-Atlanta Inc. and MAAST Inc. in pay-per-view television partnership)
S-A, MAAST In PPV, Partnership For Patents Scientific-Atlanta Inc. and MAAST Inc. have entered into a partnership that will license pay-per-view and impulse pay-per-view patents, representatives from both companies said. IPPV Enterprises w S-A, MAAST...
Tags: partnership, patent, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., TV
Research articles 1991-04-15
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the National Urban League have entered a new partnership that was prompted by and part of the Urban Partnership.(Partnerships)(Brief Article)
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the National Urban League have entered a new partnership that was prompted by and part of the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership, a public-private initiative announced by President George W. Bush in 2004. The U.S. Small Business Administration and the...
Tags: partnership
Research articles 2005-01-01
Orchestrating a continuation provision in a partnership agreement for estate tax purposes
Individuals who conduct business through a partnership should be aware that the death or retirement of one of the general partners could cause the partnership to terminate unless either the partnership agreement or local law expressly provides for its continuation in such an event. Under the Uniform Partnership Act, which...
Tags: agreement, Estate, estate, FINANCE, IRC, partnership, Sec, valuation
Research articles 1992-12-01
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. Completes Two-for-One Split of Partnership Units
DALLAS -- Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP) announced today that it has completed its previously announced two-for-one split of the Partnership's units. The Partnership's Common Units will trade on a post-split basis beginning at the opening of trading today. The Partnership distributed to investors one additional Partnership unit for...
Tags: Energy Transfer Partners L.P.
Research articles 2005-03-16
Hollinger Canadian Newspapers, Limited Partnership: Appointment of Independent Director and Notice of Consolidation.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 23, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Hollinger Canadian Newspapers, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") (NEX:HCN.H) announced today that Patrick Hodgson has been appointed as an independent director of the general partner of the Partnership. The board of directors of the general partner...
Tags: Hollinger Inc.
Research articles 2006-02-23
partnership agreement
partnership agreement . partnership accounts The accounts kept by a partnership . They include an appropriation account in which the profit of a partnership is shared between the partners in accordance with the partnership agreement . This may be in...
Tags: A Partnership Inc.
Research articles 1997-01-01
Aquarius Acquisition L.P. commences offer to purchase Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership interests
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 1, 1995--Aquarius Acquisition L.P., a newly formed Delaware limited partnership, announced today that it has commenced an offer to purchase outstanding limited partnership interests in Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership, for a cash payment of $36,000 per partnership unit, subject to the terms...
Tags: Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership Co.
Research articles 1995-02-01
Microsoft, Nokia Partnership To Trouble RIM, Windows Mobile
Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership on Aug. 12 that will see the rollout of a mobile version of Microsoft Office onto Nokia smartphones, starting with the Eseries line of enterprise-centric devices. The alliance targets Research In Motion?s BlackBerry in the business market, but it could suggests that Microsoft could...
Tags: mobile, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Corp., smart phone, Research In Motion Ltd.
News items 2009-08-12
Bayer changes tune on fate of pharma unit. (News).(Bayer AG drops insistance on majority control of pharmaceutical partnership)
BAYER AG has lifted a major barrier to the merger of its pharmaceutical unit with another drugmaker by dropping its insistence on majority control of a pharmaceutical partnership. "A possible partnership must not be prevented by rigid in ...
Tags: Bayer AG, partnership, pharmaceutical company, sales
Research articles 2002-11-18
Auto repair partnership causes stir.
Auto Repair Partnership Causes Stir A partnership between two information providers to the automobile collision repair industry has raised concerns over decreased competition between shops and increased insurer influence on auto repair rates. San Auto Repair Partnership Causes Stir ...
Tags: Automatic Data Processing Inc., partnership
Research articles 1992-01-13
S&P Upgrades CP Ltd Partnership & Chateau Communities
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--S&P CreditWire 11/6/97-- Standard & Poor's today raised its ratings on CP Limited Partnership and Chateau Communities Inc. see list below. Additionally, Standard & Poor's assigned its triple-'B' rating to CP Limited Partnership's $70 million 7.54% senior notes due 2003. CP Limited Partnership is the operating...
Tags: partnership, S&P
Research articles 1997-11-06
EERC at North Dakota is selected for the EPA Coal Combustion Products Partnership
The University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center EERC has been recognized as a pioneering member in the Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C^sup 2^P^sup 2^). The partnership is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Environmental PThe University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center EERC has been...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2004-04-01
INTEL FORMS A PARTNERSHIP WITH DVN GROUP
AsiaInfo Services 11-15-2007 Intel Forms a Partnership with DVN Group SHANGHAI, Nov 15, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335) forms a strategic partnership with Shanghai-based DVN Group. They agree to coo AsiaInfo...
Tags: Intel Corp., partnership, TV
Research articles 2007-11-15