A corporation is an artificial person, legally independent of its owners and/or operators. The owners of a corporation are its shareholders.
A business that is not a corporation legally is just its owners and operators, usually in the form of a sole proprietorship or a partnership.
If someone sues a corporation that is as far as it can go, they cannot sue either the owners or operators.
If someone sues a business that is not a corporation they are automatically suing all the owners and operators.
There are now also other options that limit the ability to sue the owners and operators, but are not corporations (e.g. LLC or LLP).
an outlet for noncorporate-related journalism.
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Corporate retail started by small business owners. They would invest in their business and promote their brands until they were able to form a corporation.
ease of raising financial capital
Corporate business is a business own by many investors.
Limited personal liability is the advantage of incorporating your business.
You can get a corporate charge card by choosing which type of card you want then filling out the Charge Mastercard Business Card form on the Mastercard website.
To act as the face of the business in regards to corporate brand and reputation
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You can get corporate business cards from the printing services that manufacture these cards. For instance, Vista Print offers corporate business cards and individual business cards.
An alternative press is a publisher or publication which will often provide editorial perspective different from the outlook provided by more established publications.