Types of business entity

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company initiated by an entrepreneur to develop a scalable economic model

business entity which is owned by shareholders

A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by the same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each

company whose primary business is holding controlling shares of subsidiary companies

company that offers its securities for sale to the general public

A partnership is an agreement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments or combinations. Organizations may partner to increase the likelihood of each achieving their mission and to amplify their reach. A partnership may result in issuing and holding equity or may be only governed by a contract.

business agreement to develop, for a finite time, a new entity

business with a small number of owners

large company involved in many industries

legal entity controlled by a government to undertake commercial activities

business legally synonymous with its owner

company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited; affords shareholders of the company with "limited liability" if the company is unable to pay liabilities

legal form for stock corporations in the European Union

company incorporated with limited liability under Japanese law

company providing armed security services

legal concept of an association of persons or unincorporated company for trade purposes

US form of a private limited company

A ' (abbreviated KG', ; from + ) is the German name for a limited partnership business entity and is used in German, Belgian, Dutch, Austrian, and some other European legal systems. In Japan, it is called a gōshi gaisha. Its name derives from the commenda, an early Italian medieval form of limited partnership. In Indonesia, it is legally called commanditaire vennootschap (CV) or Persekutuan Komanditer, derived from colonial Dutch administration.

publicly traded limited liability company used i.w. in UK and Ireland

type of company used in many jurisdictions; use specific QIDs like Q149789 for the US or others for your country

company owning multiple mass media companies

'''''' (; ) is a type of legal entity in German-speaking countries. It is an entity broadly equivalent to the private limited company in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries, and the limited liability company (LLC) in the United States.

company whose main business is holding and managing securities for investment purposes

distinct and large part of an organization

type of organization with social objectives

company or corporate enity established in an offshore jurisdiction

company specializing in technology

type of corporation in countries that mostly employ civil law

system giving employees stake in a company's ownership

company specialized in trade

type of organization which is the outcome of a corporate spin-off

legal term for a local governing body

outlet of an organization or a company that – unlike a subsidiary – does not constitute a separate legal entity, while being physically separated from the organization's main office

partnership in which some or all partners (depending on the jurisdiction) have limited liabilities

legal form in the European Union

' (; abbreviated AG' ) is a German word for a corporation limited by share ownership (i.e., one which is owned by its shareholders) whose shares may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria, Switzerland (where it is equivalent to a société anonyme or a società per azioni) and South Tyrol for companies incorporated there. In the United Kingdom, the equivalent term is public limited company, and in the United States, while the terms "incorporated" or "corporation" are typically used, technically the more precise equivalent term is "joint-stock company".

company created to colonize and trade

type of joint-stock company in many successor states of the Soviet Union

legal form of business entity in Russia

form of partnership

' (, "stock company") is the Swedish term for "limited company" or "corporation". When used in company names, it is abbreviated as "AB" (in Sweden), "Ab" (in Finland), or, rarely, "A/B'" (dated), roughly equivalent to the abbreviations Corp., Ltd., and PLC. The state authority responsible for the registration of aktiebolag in Sweden is the Swedish Companies Registration Office.

company that combines one or more existing products, adds features or services, and resells (usually to end-users) as an integrated product

type of legal entity of the European corporate law

type of business entity in the Netherlands

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type of company used in the United Kingdom

nickname for less known but highly successful companies

type of business entity in Spain

' (; "stock company"), often abbreviated to Oy (), is the term for a Finnish limited company (e.g., Ltd, LLC, or GmbH). The Swedish-language term is , often abbreviated (in Finland) to Ab'. The Swedish abbreviation is sometimes included, as in Ab Company Oy, Oy Company Ab, or Company Oy Ab. The abbreviations have been styled in many ways, such as Oy, OY, O.Y., or even O/Y. The English form is Ltd.

Indian Government owned scheduled commercial banks of India that operate at the regional level in different states of India

industrial business group, conglomerate in the fortmer Soviet Union

Italian company owned by shareholders

planned legal form in europe, but never active

inactive company designed to appear to have a long history

company where shareholders/members have unlimited legal liability

type of corporation

company owned and operated by a municipality

legal form in France

corporate structure in which two corporations function as a single operating business