As the sole owner of your own business, you may be hoping to grow by bringing in additional shareholders. Shares are a measure of ownership in a business. If you are thinking of issuing shares, you may be wondering what the process will be. This article will first explain what kinds of business organisations can issue shares before explaining the difference between share issues and share transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only limited companies can issue shares<\/a>. Therefore, unless you have incorporated your business<\/a> as a company, your business will not be able to issue shares in the legal sense of the word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is one of the reasons why the private limited company is the structure that most business owners choose to operate. Therefore, this article will only deal with issuing shares for businesses incorporated as a company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A share is a form of property that a company can gift or sell to another person. However, before a company can transfer a share, it must first create it. Importantly, issuing shares and transferring them have different implications. So, it is vital to understand the distinction between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\nShare Issue vs Share Transfer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n