What are the traditional legal forms of enterprises?

Traditional typical enterprises can be divided into three legal forms: sole proprietorship, partnership and corporate enterprise.

The legal form of an enterprise is the enterprise form stipulated by law. To start an enterprise, you can only choose the enterprise organization form stipulated by law, and you can't shape any enterprise form at will. However, the legal form of enterprises is not static, and it has changed in different periods.

The organizational forms of enterprises stipulated by law are classified according to different standards. For example, enterprises are divided into state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises according to different investors; According to the different functions undertaken, enterprises are divided into competitive enterprises and non-competitive enterprises; Enterprises are divided into legal person enterprises and unincorporated enterprises according to whether they independently enjoy rights, assume obligations and responsibilities.

An enterprise that meets the requirements of a legal person and has obtained legal person status according to law is a legal person enterprise; An enterprise that does not have the qualifications of a legal person is an unincorporated enterprise. In modern society, corporate enterprises occupy a dominant position in social and economic life, and unincorporated enterprises are also very common. A company is a typical corporate enterprise, while branches, sole proprietorships and partnerships are unincorporated enterprises.