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Should a company or business household be established? This is a question that many entrepreneurs ask when starting their business. Choosing the right type of business suitable for scale, resources and goals will help customers optimize benefits and minimize risks. The article below will specifically answer this issue.

Company and business households are two popular forms of business in Vietnam, each type has different legal characteristics and organizational structure. The following are the differences between a company and a household business.
| Criteria | Company | Business household |
| Establishment subject | Individuals and household members who are Vietnamese citizens with full civil act capacity according to the provisions of the Civil Code 2015 | All organizations and individuals have the right to establish and manage companies in Vietnam according to the provisions of enterprise law (Except for those specified in Clause 2, Article 17 of the Law on Enterprise 2020) |
| Business scale | Small-scale business households must conduct business at a fixed location for business registration | The company is free to do business in industries and professions that are not prohibited by law; business autonomy and freedom to choose the form of business organization; proactively choose business location; not limited in scale and capital |
| Number of employees | Business households are limited to no more than 10 employees. | The number of employees is not limited. Each form of company will have different requirements regarding the number of members |
| Operating conditions | Meet all business investment conditions when doing business in a conditional business investment industry
Fully and promptly fulfill obligations regarding business registration, registration of changes to business registration content, and publicization of information on establishment and operation of businesses |
Business households are granted a Business Household Registration Certificate when all the prescribed conditions are met |
| Responsibility regime | One-member limited liability company, two-member limited liability company and joint stock company: responsible for the amount of capital contributed and the company General partners of a partnership: have unlimited liability with all of their assets. Capital contributing members are responsible for the amount of capital committed to the company |
Individuals or household members have unlimited liability up to their entire assets. |
As presented above, companies and business households both have their own characteristics. Therefore, companies and business households will have certain advantages and disadvantages. Specifically as follows:
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Choosing between a company or business household depends on many factors, including:
Thus, choosing to establish a company or business depends on many factors, including some typical factors mentioned above. Customers need to consider comprehensive factors to choose the appropriate business form
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Choosing between establishing a company or business household is an important decision, affecting the development of business activities. Hopefully this article has provided customers with useful information to make the most suitable choice. If you have any questions, please contact Long Phan via the hotline: 0906735386 for advice and support.









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