Company
An organization that operates a business as a sole proprietorship¹, partnership², corporation, or other entity³.

Sole Proprietorship
A type of company in which all profits and liabilities flow through to an individual. 

Partnership
A type of  company in which all profits and liabilities are shared by more than one person. 

DBA - (Doing Business As)
When a business conducts its activities using a name other than that of its principal owners. 

Privately-owned Corporation
A company whose stock is held by a limited number of individuals and cannot be bought or sold through a stock exchange. 

Publicly-owned Corporation
A company whose stock is listed on a stock exchange and is usually owned by a large number of individual shareholders⁴. 

Corporate⁵ Charter
A document that establishes the existence of a corporation and whose bylaws set organizational and procedural guidelines for its operation.

公司
通过独资、合伙、合资或其它形式经营的组织。

独资
由一名个人独立享有全部利润并承担全部债务的公司类型。

合伙
利润由多人分享，债务由多人承担连带责任的公司类型。

DBA
使用所有人之外的名称开展业务的行为。

私有公司
由一定数量的个人控股的公司，不能通过证券交易所交易。

公有公司
股票在证交所上市的公司，通常有大量私人股东。

公司章程
确立公司成立并规定公司运营的组织结构和过程的文件。