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Hi everyone! Here is a list of the most common similar business entities. They comply different laws under different jurisdictions, so they are not the same, but similar.
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Sole Proprietorship[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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Belarusian | Belarus | індывідуальны прадпрымальнік | ||
Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | samostalni preduzetnik | s.p. | |
Bulgarian | Bulgaria | едноличен търговец | ЕТ | |
Chinese | People's Republic of China | 独资企业 | ||
Chinese | Hong Kong, Republic of China | 獨資企業 | ||
Croatian | Croatia | obrt | ||
Czech | Czechia | živnost | ||
Danish | Denmark | enkeltmandsvirksomhed | ||
Dutch | Belgium, Netherlands | eenmanszaak | ||
English | Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Namibia | sole trader | ||
English | Canada, Ghana, India, Singapore, South Africa, United States of America | sole proprietorship | ||
English | Philippines | one-person corporation | OPC | |
Estonian | Estonia | füüsilisest isikust ettevõtja | FIE | |
Finnish | Finland | yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja | ||
French | Belgium | entreprise individuelle | ||
French | France | profession libérale | professional | |
French | Switzerland | raison individuelle | RI | |
German | Austria | eingetragenes Einzelunternehmen | e.U. | |
German | Germany, Switzerland | Einzelunternehmen | ||
German | Germany | eingetragener Kaufmann/Kauffrau | entrepreneur | |
Hungarian | Hungary | egyéni vállalkozó | e.v. | |
Icelandic | Iceland | einstaklingsfyrirtæki | ||
Indonesian | Indonesia | usaha dagang | UD | |
Italian | Italy | imprenditore | ||
Italian | Switzerland | ditta individuale | ||
Latvian | Latvia | individuālais komersants | IK | |
Lithuanian | Lithuania | individuali veikla | ||
Modern Greek | Hellas | ατομικής επιχείρησης | ||
Montenegrin | Montenegro | preduzetnik | ||
Norwegian | Norway | enkeltpersonforetak | ||
Polish | Poland | przedsiębiorca będący osobą fizyczną | ||
Portuguese | Brazil | empresa individual | ||
Portuguese | Portugal | sociedade unipessoal anónima | SUA | |
Romanian | Romania | persoana fizica autorizata | PFA | |
Russian | Belarus, Russia | индивидуальный предприниматель | ||
Serbian | Serbia | предузетник | ||
Slovak | Slovakia | živnosť | ||
Slovenian | Slovenia | samostojni podjetnik | s.p. | |
Spanish | Colombia | empresa unipersonal | E.U. | |
Swedish | Finland, Sweden | enskild näringsidkare | ||
Turkish | Türkiye | şahıs firması | ||
Ukrainian | Ukraine | фізична особа підприємець | ФОП |
Cooperative[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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Amharic | Ethiopia | ህብረት ስራ ማህበራት | ||
Chinese | People's Republic of China | 合作社 | ||
Croatian | Croatia | zadruga | ||
Dutch | Netherlands | coöperatie | ||
Dutch | Belgium |
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English | Canada, Namibia, Philippines | cooperative | Coop. | |
Finnish | Finland | osuuskunta | osk | |
French | Belgium |
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French | France | société coopérative de production | SCOP | |
French | Switzerland | société coopérative | Scoop | |
German | Germany | eingetragene Genossenschaft | e.G. | |
German | Switzerland | Genossenschaft | ||
Hebrew | Israel | אגודה שיתופית | ||
Hungarian | Hungary | szövetkezet | szöv. | |
Icelandic | Iceland | samvinnufélag | sv. | |
Indonesian | Indonesia | koperasi | ||
Italian | Italy | società cooperativa a responsabilità limitata | S.c.r.l. | limited |
Japanese | Japan | 協同組合 | 協 | |
Korean | Republic of Korea | 협동조합 | 협 | |
Norwegian | Norway | selskap med begrenset ansvar | BA | limited |
Persian | Iran | شرکت تعاونی تولید و مصرف | ||
Polish | Poland | spółdzielnia | ||
Portuguese | Brazil, Portugal | cooperativa | ||
Russian | Russia | кооператив | ||
Slovak | Slovakia | družstvo | ||
Swedish | Finland, Sweden | andelslag | Anl. | |
Turkish | Türkiye | kooperatif şirket | Koop. |
Company[edit | edit source]
Private Limited Company[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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Arabic | Tunisia | شّركة ذات مسؤوليّات محدودة | ش.م.م | |
Albanian | Albania, Kosovo | shoqëri me përgjegjësi të kufizuar | Sh.p.k. | |
Armenian | Armenia | Սահմանափակ Պատասխանատվությամբ Ընկերություն | ՍՊԸ | |
Azerbaijani | Azerbaijan | məhdud məsuliyyətli cəmiyyət | MMC | |
Belarusian | Belarus | общество с ограниченной ответственностью | ООО | |
Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću | d.o.o. | |
Bulgarian | Bulgaria | дружество с ограничена отговорност | ООД | |
Chinese | Hong Kong, Republic of China | 有限公司 | ||
Chinese | People's Republic of China | 有限责任公司 | ||
Croatian | Croatia | društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću | d.o.o. | |
Czech | Czechia | společnost s ručením omezeným | s.r.o. | |
Danish | Denmark | anpartsselskab | ApS | |
Dutch | Netherlands | besloten vennootschap | bv | |
English | Australia | proprietary limited company | Pty. Ltd. | |
English | Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland | limited company | Ltd. | |
English | South Africa | private company | Pty Ltd | |
English | India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore | private limited company | Pte Ltd | |
English | United States of America, New Zealand | limited liability company | LLC
Ltd |
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Estonian | Estonia | osaühing | OÜ | |
Finnish | Finland | osakeyhtiö | Oy | |
French | Algeria, France, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Monaco, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia | société à responsabilité limitée | SàRL
S.à r.l. |
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German | Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | GmbH | |
Hebrew | Israel | חברה בערבון מוגבל | בע"ם | |
Hungarian | Hungary |
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Icelandic | Iceland | einkahlutafélag | ehf. | |
Indonesian | Indonesia | perseroan terbatas | PT | |
Italian | Italy | società a responsabilità limitata | S.r.l. | |
Japanese | Japan | 合同会社 | 合 | |
Korean | Republic of Korea | 유한책임회사 | 유 | |
Latvian | Latvia | sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību | SIA | |
Lithuanian | Lituania | uždaroji akcinė bendrovė | UAB | |
Macedonian | North Macedonia | друштво со ограничена одговорност | Д.О.О. | |
Malay | Brunei | شريکت سنديرين برحد | ||
Malay | Malaysia | sendirian berhad | Sdn. Bhd. | |
Modern Greek | Hellas | Εταιρεία Περιορισμένης Ευθύνης | Ε.Π.Ε. | |
Mongolian | Mongolia | хязгаарлагдмал хариуцлагатай компани | ХХК | |
Persian | Iran | شرکت با مسئولیت محدود | ||
Polish | Poland | spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością | sp. z o.o. | |
Portuguese | Brazil, Portugal | sociedade limitada | Ltda.
Lda. |
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Romanian | Romania | societate cu răspundere limitată | S.R.L. | |
Russian | Russia | общество с ограниченной ответственностью | ООО | |
Serbian | Serbia | друштво са ограниченом одговорношћу | д.о.о. | |
Slovak | Slovakia | spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným | s.r.o. | |
Slovenian | Slovenia | družba z omejeno odgovornostjo | d.o.o. | |
Spanish | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela | sociedad de responsabilidad limitada | S.R.L.
S. de R.L. LTDA. |
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Spanish | Ecuador, Guatemala | compañía limitada | Cía. Ltda. | |
Spanish | Spain | sociedad limitada | SL | |
Swedish | Sweden | aktiebolag | AB | |
Tajik | Tajikistan | ҷамъияти дорои масъулияти маҳдуд | ҶДММ | |
Thai | Thailand | บริษัทเอกชนจำกัด | ||
Ukrainian | Ukraine | товариство з обмеженою відповідальністю | ТзОВ | |
Uzbek | Uzbekistan | masʼuliyati cheklangan jamiyati | MChJ | |
Vietnamese | Vietnam | công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn | Cty TNHH |
Private Unlimited Company[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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Chinese | Hong Kong, Republic of China | 無限公司 | ||
English | Australia | unlimited proprietary | Pty. | |
English | Great Britain and Northern Ireland, India, Ireland, etc. | unlimited company | ||
English | Nigeria | unlimited | ULtd. | |
Public Limited Company[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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Arabic | Egypt | شركة مساهمة مصرية | ش.م.م | |
Arabic | Tunisia | شركة خفية الإسم | ||
Albanian | Albania | shoqëri aksionere | Sh.A. | |
Amharic | Ethiopia | ሃላፊነቱ የተወሰነ የግል ማህበር | ||
Belarusian | Belarus |
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Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgarian | Bulgaria | акционерно дружество | АД | |
Catalan | Andorra | compañía anónima | C.A. | |
Chinese | People's Republic of China, Republic of China | 股份有限公司 | ||
Croatian | Croatia | dioničko društvo | d.d. | |
Czech | Czechia | akciová společnost | a.s. | |
Dutch | Netherlands | naamloze vennootschap | nv | |
English | Australia, New Zealand | limited | Ltd. | |
English | Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland | private company limited by shares | plc | |
English | Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan | public limited company | PLC | |
English | United States of America | incorporation | Inc. | |
Estonian | Estonia | aktsiaselts | AS | |
Finnish | Finland | julkinen osakeyhtiö | Oyj | |
French | Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Haiti, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Mauritania, New Caledonia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia | société anonyme | SA | |
German | Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland | Aktiengesellschaft | AG | |
Hungarian | Hungary | nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaság | Nyrt. | |
Icelandic | Iceland | hlutafélag | hf. | |
Italian | Italy | società per azioni | S.p.A. | |
Japanese | Japan | 株式会社 | 株 | |
Khmer | Cambodia | ក្រុមហ៊ុនអនាមិក | ក.អ | |
Korean | Republic of Korea | 주식회사 | 주 | |
Latvian | Latvia | akciju sabiedrība | AS | |
Lithuanian | Lithuania | akcinė bendrovė | AB | |
Malay | Malaysia | berhad | Bhd. | |
Modern Greek | Hellas | Ανώνυμη(-μος) Εταιρεία | Α.E. | |
Macedonian | North Macedonia | акционерско друштво | А.Д. | |
Mongolian | Mongolian | хувьцаат компани | ХК | |
Montenegrin | Montenegro | akcionarsko društvo | A.D. | |
Norwegian | Norway | allmennaksjeselskap | ASA | |
Persian | Iran |
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Polish | Poland | spółka akcyjna | S.A. | |
Portuguese | Brazil | sociedade anônima | S.A. | |
Portuguese | Portugal | sociedade anónima | S.A. | |
Romanian | Romania | societate pe acţiuni | S.A. | |
Russian | Belarus |
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Russian | Russia | публичное акционерное общество | ПАО | |
Serbian | Serbia | деоничарско деоничко друштво | д.д. | |
Slovak | Slovakia | akciová spoločnosť | a.s. | |
Slovenian | Slovenia | delniška družba | d.d. | |
Spanish | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela | sociedad anónima | S.A. | |
Swedish | Sweden | publikt aktiebolag | AB (publ) | |
Thai | Thailand | บริษัทมหาชนจำกัด | ||
Vietnamese | Vietnam | công ti cổ phần | ||
Ukrainian | Ukraine | акціонерне товариство | АТ |
Partnership[edit | edit source]
General Partnership[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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Arabic | Egypt, Saudi Arabia | شركة تضامن | ||
Albanian | Albania | shoqëri kolektive | ||
Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | društvo s neograničenom solidarnom odgovornošću | d.n.o. | |
Bulgarian | Bulgaria | събирателно дружество | СД | |
Chinese | People's Republic of China | 普通合伙企业 | ||
Croatian | Croatia | javno trgovačko društvo | j.t.d. | |
Czech | Czechia | veřejná obchodní společnost | v.o.s. | |
Danish | Denmark | interessentskab | I/S | |
Dutch | Belgium, Indonesia | vennootschap onder firma | VOF | |
English | Canada, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America | general partnership | GP | |
English | India | partnership | ||
English | Philippines | company | Co. | |
Estonian | Estonia | täisühing | TÜ | |
Finnish | Finland | avoin yhtiö | Ay | |
French | Belgium, France, Lebanon, Monaco, Morocco, Switzerland | société en nom collectif | SNC | |
German | Austria | offene Gesellschaft | OG | |
German | Germany | offene Handelsgesellschaft | OHG | |
German | Switzerland | Kollektivgesellschaft | KolG | |
Hungarian | Hungaria | közkereseti társaság | kkt. | |
Icelandic | Iceland | sameignarfélag | sf. | |
Italian | Italy |
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Italian | Switzerland | società in nome collettivo | ||
Japanese | Japan | 任意組合 | 任 | |
Kazakh | Kazakhstan | полное товарищество | ПТ | |
Latvian | Latvia | pilnsabiedrība | PS | |
Lithuanian | Lithuania | tikroji ūkinė bendrija | TŪB | |
Modern Greek | Hellas | ομόρρυθμη εταιρεία | Ο.Ε. | |
Macedonian | North Macedonia | јавно трговско друштво | Ј.Т.Д. | |
Montenegrin | Montenegro | ortačko društvo | O.D. | |
Norwegian | Norway |
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Persian | Iran | شرکت تضامنی | ||
Polish | Poland | spółka jawna | sp.j. | |
Portuguese | Brazil |
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Romanian | Romania | societate în nume colectiv | S.N.C. | |
Russian | Russia | простое товарищество | ||
Serbian | Serbia | ортачко друштво | о.д. | |
Slovak | Slovakia | verejná obchodná spoločnosť | v.o.s. | |
Spanish | Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Spain | sociedad colectiva | S.C.
Soc.Col. y Cía. S. C. |
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Spanish | Mexico | sociedad en nombre colectivo | ||
Swedish | Finland | öppet bolag | ||
Swedish | Sweden | handelsbolag | HB | |
Thai | Thailand | ห้างหุ้นส่วนสามัญนิติบุคคล | ||
Ukrainian | Ukraine | повне товариство | ПT |
Limited Partnership[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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Arabic | Egypt | شركات توصية بسيطة | ||
Arabic | Saudi Arabia | شركة التوصية البسيطة | ||
Albanian | Albania | shoqëri komandite | Sh.K. | |
Bosnian | Bosnia and Herzegovina | komanditno društvo | k.d. | |
Bulgarian | Bulgaria | командитно дружество | КД | |
Chinese | People's Republic of China | 有限合伙企业 | ||
Chinese | Republic of China | 兩合公司 | ||
Croatian | Croatia | komanditno društvo | k.d. | |
Czech | Czechia | komanditní společnost | k.s. | |
Danish | Denmark | kommanditselskab | K/S | |
Dutch | Belgium | gewone commanditaire vennootschap | Comm. V. | |
English | Canada, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America | limited partnership | LP | |
English | Philippines | company | Co. | |
Estonian | Estonia | usaldusühing | UÜ | |
Finnish | Finland | kommandiittiyhtiö | Ky | |
French | Belgium, France, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Switzerland | société en commandite simple | SCS | |
German | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | Kommanditgesellschaft | KG | |
Hungarian | Hungary | betéti társaság | bt | |
Icelandic | Iceland | samlagsfélag | saf. | |
Italian | Switzerland | società in accomandita | ||
Latvian | Latvia | komandītsabiedrība | KS | |
Lithuanian | Lithuania | komanditinė ūkinė bendrija | KŪB | |
Macedonian | North Macedonia | командитно друштво | К.Д. | |
Modern Greek | Hellas | ετερόρρυθμη εταιρία | Ε.Ε. | |
Montenegrin | Montenegro | komanditno društvo | K.D. | |
Norwegian | Norway | kommandittselskap | KS | |
Persian | Iran | شرکت مختلط غیر سهامی | ||
Polish | Poland | spółka komandytowa | sp.k. | |
Portuguese | Brazil | sociedade em comandita simples | ||
Romanian | Romania | societate în comandită simplă | S.C.S. | |
Russian | Russia | коммандитное товарищество | ||
Serbian | Serbia | командитно друштво | к.д. | |
Spanish | Argentina, Mexico | sociedad en comandita simple | S.C.S.
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Spanish | Colombia | comandita simple | S. en C. | |
Spanish | Spain | sociedad comanditaria | S.Cra. | |
Swedish | Finland, Sweden | kommanditbolag | Kb
KB |
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Thai | Thailand | ห้างหุ้นส่วนจำกัด | ||
Ukrainian | Ukraine | командитне товариство | КТ |
Limited Liability Partnership[edit | edit source]
language | country or region | name of business entity type | abbreviation of business entity type | note |
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English | Australia, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, United States of America | limited liability partnership | LLP | |
German | Germany | Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung | PartGmbBH | |
Japanese | Japan | 有限責任事業組合 | 有 | |
Kazakh | Kazakhstan | Товарищество с ограниченной ответственностью | ТОО | |
Lithuanian | Lithuania | mažoji bendrija | MB | |
Malay | Malaysia | perkongsian liabiliti terhad | PLT | |
Polish | Poland | spółka partnerska | sp.p. | |
Slovak | Slovakia | komanditná spoločnosť | k.s. |
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