cacmatters:
Good morning Nairalanders

sheungeek:
Is the cost still at #39.7k?

cacmatters:
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LIMITED COMPANY AND A BUSINESS NAME

For purposes of this explanation a Business Name refers to Enterprise, a Sole proprietorship and Partnership.
Business Name Registration

The Proprietor (s) are personally responsible for all the affairs pertaining to the business.

The law does not make any distinction between the owner and his business. In the eyes of the law, both the owner and his business are the same.

Since the law does not distinguish between the owner and his business, his liability is unlimited. For example If the business goes bankrupt, the owner will have to cough money from his own assets and financial reserves to pay to the creditors no matter the amount involved.

The sole trader is also liable to pay for any legal compensation that might arise in the course of running the business. He will not be able to defend himself by saying that the act was committed by his business and not by him.

The sole trader has the final say as far as decision-making is concerned. He is not legally bound to listen to anyone. He may do whatever he deems fit as regards the running of his business.

He keeps the entire profit earned by him. Similarly he also has to shoulder the entire loss in the business.

A sole entity might come to an end if the owner becomes bankrupt or has an untimely demise, with no one to look after the business.

Limited Liability Company

A limited company is a separate entity and is a separate person in the eyes of the law. Since a limited company is a separate person, it can hire ‘employees’. These employees are responsible for running of the company. These employees can be the directors of the company, the secretary as well as the staff including the receptionist!

A limited company can be set up with a minimum of two shares holders and the limit of their liability is as per the value of shares they own,
The laws of almost all the countries specify the use of the word ‘limited ‘ or ‘Ltd’ after the name of the company.

The finance for starting a limited company is raised by issuing shares. The people to whom the shares are issued are termed as shareholders. The shares cannot be issued to the general public unless it is a public limited company.

The liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount paid by them during the purchase of the shares. For e.g. If the company goes into debts, they are not liable to pay to the lenders and creditors from their own personal finance.

The company is generally is held separately for any wrongdoing, the case will be filed against the company and not the directors. However, the directors are responsible for the way the company is run. If evidence of wrong- doings is found against the directors, cases can be field against them in the court of law.

Decisions on the way the company is run is done in meeting by the board and bound by resolutions.
The profits earned by the company can be distributed among shareholders as dividend. Alternatively, it can be also used for the expansion plans of the company.

A company has a perpetual existence, which is not affected by the death of any shareholder or director.

cacmatters:
Good morning Nairalanders

miqos02:
can I migrate a ventures company to limited?

cacmatters:
Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to
raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight
years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thin was changing
what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer
accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things
that I aspired to becoming.


Anthony Robbins