The two corporations that the Netherlands relied on its early history were the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company.
In its early history, the Netherlands relied on what two corporations for money and in some ways, protection:?
NETHERLANDS
Corporations had access to money and new technology.
Corporations had access to money and new technology.
Governments need money, and corporations (in general) have a lot of money, so it seemed like a good idea to tax them.
Corporations try to protect the interest of stockholders by maximizing profits. The more money they more, the more money they will have for their investors.
Corporations could continue to exist after managers died. Corporations could quickly raise money by selling shares of stock. Corporations can grow much faster.
When corporations borrow money they usually borrow from investors. When they do this, they are selling pieces of their business.
------- --------so they can get more money
to make more money
by selling bonds and issuing stocks...
to make more money