Can self-employed people be shareholders of the company?

Individual operators can become shareholders of the company.

Individual operators can become shareholders of the company. This way enables individual operators to participate in a wider range of business activities and broaden their business scope. As an important part of China's economic development and employment, self-employed individuals participate in the company's operation as shareholders, which is conducive to further promoting economic diversification and employment growth.

Legal status of tihu:

1. Self-employed individuals are wholly-owned business entities;

2, individual industrial and commercial households do not have personal qualifications, and their property rights are owned by individuals;

3. Owners of self-employed households shall bear unlimited liability for debts arising from their business activities;

4. The business scope of self-employed individuals is generally limited to small scale, small batch and retail business;

5. Registered individual industrial and commercial households need to apply for registration to the local administrative department for industry and commerce according to law.

To sum up, the self-employed can become shareholders of the company, broaden the business scope of the self-employed, promote economic diversification and employment growth, and make important contributions to China's economic development and labor employment.

Legal basis:

Company Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 23

The establishment of a limited liability company shall meet the following conditions: (1) The number of shareholders shall reach a quorum; (2) The capital contribution subscribed by all shareholders in accordance with the Articles of Association; (3) Shareholders * * * agree to formulate the Articles of Association; (4) Having a company name and establishing an organization meeting the requirements of a limited liability company; (5) Having a company domicile. Article 24 A limited liability company shall be established by capital contribution of shareholders with less than 50 persons.