Company is an enterprise organization form formed in the market economy to meet the needs of socialized mass production.

Companies in China refer to for-profit legal entities established in China according to the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), including limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies.

Before the company appeared, the sole proprietorship enterprise was the most typical enterprise form, and various partnership organizations and sole proprietorship enterprises coexisted. The most typical partnership organization at that time was the family management group.