There are the following differences between a limited company and a sole proprietorship enterprise: 1, and the establishment entities are different. Less than 50 shareholders contribute to establish a limited company, and natural persons contribute to establish a sole proprietorship enterprise; 2. Different legal forms. A limited company is a for-profit legal person with legal personality. A sole proprietorship enterprise belongs to an unincorporated organization and has no legal personality; 3. Other differences.
Legal objectivity:
Article 3 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) 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 24 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) A limited liability company is established by capital contribution of shareholders with less than 50 persons. Article 18 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Sole proprietorship Enterprises, if an investor of a sole proprietorship enterprise explicitly uses the property owned by his family as his personal contribution when applying for the registration of enterprise establishment, he shall bear unlimited liability for the debts of the enterprise with the property owned by his family according to law. Article 2 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Sole proprietorship Enterprises The sole proprietorship enterprise mentioned in this Law refers to a business unit established in China in accordance with this Law, which is invested by a natural person, the property of which belongs to the investor, and the investor assumes unlimited liability for the debts of the enterprise with his personal property.