Sometimes investors use company (or corporation) and business as substitutes. They are different. A company is a legal entity. It owns the assets. It employs the staff. It enters into the contracts. It can sue and be sued. Business is the activity of selling goods or services with the aim of making a profit. Shareholders own shares in the company. The company owns the business and the assets. A business can be worth a lot, worthless, or worth less than nothing if it’s regularly losing money. Also, a company can have lots of value, or it can have a negative value if it owes more than the assets
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