Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images An associate company is a corporation in which a parent company has invested and possesses a significant but noncontrolling interest, a minority stake anywhere from 20 ...

By contrast, a limited liability company is a separate legal entity to you, with separate finances. Each option has its own advantages and disadvantages, and anyone starting out in business will need ...

1925: The Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Co. merge to form Caterpillar Tractor Co. C. L. Best is appointed first Chairman. 1927: Caterpillar designs its first new product: the ...

Investopedia / Paige McLaughlin A public limited company (PLC) is a type of public company that's allowed to offer its shares to the public and is listed on a stock exchange. PLC is the equivalent ...