A Private Limited Company offers limited liability, investor appeal, tax benefits, scalability, and easy ownership transfer—making it the ideal structure for entrepreneurs building scalable startups.

A private company, on the other hand, is not listed on a stock exchange, making it more difficult to become a shareholder. What kinds of private companies are there?

In a private limited company, people can only buy shares if they've been invited to do so by the main shareholder. You can tell if a company's private because it will have the letters Ltd after ...