corporate entities
Firms with charters
Corporate entities are organizations recognized by law as having an existence separate from the people who own or run them.
A corporation can own property, enter contracts, sue and be sued—all in its own name rather than its members'.
The term encompasses businesses, nonprofits, and other formally incorporated bodies.
The lawsuit named several corporate entities as defendants.
- CEOTop corporate officer
- corner officePremium workplace for leadership
- parent companyFirm owning subsidiary businesses
- nonprofit organizationMission-focused entity, not profit-seeking
- partnershipShared business arrangement
compliance · fiduciary duty · cooperative · board of directors · board meeting · sole proprietorship · revenue · annual report · shareholders · governance · joint venture · employees · branding · holding company · equity · debt financing · auditors · shareholder rights
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
corporate entitiessole proprietorships
Businesses with single owners
freelancers · independent contractors · partnerships · cottage industries
corporate entitiesindividuals
Separate, distinct people
small businesses · cottage industries · family businesses · artisans · street vendors
corporate entitiesnonprofit organizations
Groups without profit motive
government agencies · charities · NGOs · community organizations · cooperatives
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