What's the difference between an enterprise and a company?

Legal analysis: the difference between a company and an enterprise is that an enterprise is not necessarily a legal person, but an enterprise refers to all economic organizations engaged in production, circulation or service activities for profit; A company is an enterprise legal person and can independently enjoy civil rights and undertake civil obligations. According to the different forms of ownership, enterprises can be divided into three forms: sole proprietorship, partnership and company. A company is an organizational form of an enterprise and belongs to a profit-making enterprise as a legal person. Wholly-owned enterprises and partnerships are both non-corporate enterprises.

Legal basis: Article 3 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law is an enterprise legal person with independent legal person property and legal person property rights. The company is liable for its debts with all its property. Shareholders of a limited liability company shall be liable to the company to the extent of their subscribed capital contribution; Shareholders of a joint stock limited company shall be liable to the company to the extent of the shares subscribed by them.

Article 4 Shareholders of a company shall enjoy the right to return on assets, participate in major decisions and choose managers according to law.

Article 57 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A legal person is an organization with civil rights and capacity for civil conduct, which independently enjoys civil rights and undertakes civil obligations according to law.

Article 76 A legal person is a profit-making legal person established for the purpose of obtaining profits and distributing them to shareholders and other investors. For-profit legal persons include limited liability companies, joint stock limited companies and other corporate legal persons.