How many companies are there?

First of all, answer directly.

The main forms of companies are unlimited liability companies, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, joint-stock companies and joint-stock companies, which are different from non-profit social organizations and institutions. Companies stipulated in China's current company law are divided into limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies.

Second, analysis

The company is a for-profit enterprise legal person established in China according to the Company Law, including limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies. It is a form of enterprise organization formed in the market economy to meet the needs of socialized mass production.

Third, the difference between companies and enterprises.

1. Company: a profit-making enterprise legal person established by all shareholders * * * according to legal conditions and procedures.

2. Enterprise: generally refers to all economic organizations engaged in production, circulation or service activities to seek economic benefits.

3. According to the different ways of enterprise property organization, enterprises can be legally divided into three types: sole proprietorship, partnership and corporate enterprise. Enterprises include companies in the conceptual category. An enterprise is an organization, and a company is one of the organizational forms. In short, the company must be a legal person, and the enterprise is not necessarily a legal person.