A sole proprietorship is a business owned by a single person or by a husband and wife. Sole proprietorships are the most common and least expensive type of business to form, according to Lawyers.com.

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An individual who is running a business without the help of partners. The advantage of this way of doing business, is that control is in the hands of one person, as they are both owner and manager. A ...