private corporation
Unlisted ownership entity
A private corporation is a company whose shares are not traded on public stock exchanges.
Ownership is restricted to a limited group—founders, employees, or private investors—rather than the general public.
Most businesses are private corporations, from small family firms to large companies like Cargill.
A private corporation may go public by offering shares on an exchange.
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
- business modelEnterprise profit-generation strategy
- trade secretsProtected commercial knowledge
- non-disclosure agreementContract binding parties to secrecy
- officeProfessional work location
market competition · hostile takeover · bylaws · founder · meeting · investor · capital investment · fiduciary duty · strategic planning · industry growth · proprietor · co-owner · job creation · revenue generation · stock options · board member · boardroom · corner office
private corporationpublic corporation
Government-owned commercial entity
private corporationnonprofit organization
Mission-focused entity, not profit-seeking
charity · charitable organization · not-for-profit · social enterprise · cooperative
private corporationgovernment corporation
State-owned business organization
government agency · public authority · collective · worker cooperative · commune
private, privately, privateer, privation, privacy, privatize, privatization, deprive, deprivation