Businesses are often investment opportunities for people other than the business owners. Not every interest in a business is the same, however. Some businesses offer interests that entitle the holder ...

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A single-member LLC is a limited liability company owned by one partner. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain ...

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When starting your limited liability corporation (LLC), one of the first things you’ll have to do is decide what kind of LLC you want to build. Some are small ventures run by one person or a family.