{"id":4902,"date":"2021-09-10T14:06:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T19:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/incorporation-and-legal-structures\/what-is-a-business-entity-owner.html"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:24:00","slug":"what-is-a-business-entity-owner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/incorporation-and-legal-structures\/what-is-a-business-entity-owner.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Business Entity Owner?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What Is a Business Entity Owner?<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By Tim Kelly, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Catherine Hodder, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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A business entity<\/span> owner is a person, group of people, or other business entity<\/span>, that owns a legal business organization. Such legal entities<\/span> come in various forms to suit the financial and business needs<\/span> of their owners.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Potential owners should be aware of the following types of <\/span>business entities<\/span> and their ownership titles:<\/p>\n