如果你打算注册公司或者你已经注册公司，大部分情况下会注册有限责任公司或私人公司，而有限公司是最常见的公司类型。
If you are about to set up a business, or you have set up a business, you most likely will or have, set up a limited liability company or private company. Limited companies are the most common type of company.
股东
Shareholders
私人公司由股本组成，因此股东（在某些司法管辖区也称为成员）拥有公司的股份或股权。股东可以是个人、公司甚至遗产执行人或信托受托人。
Private companies are incorporated with a share capital and accordingly, shareholders (in some jurisdictions also known as members) own shares or equity in the company. A shareholder can be an individual, another company or an executor or trustee of an estate or trust.
通常情况下，股东有权对公司决议进行表决，并有权获得公司按其持股比例支付的股息。
Typically, shareholders have the right to vote on company resolutions and to receive dividends, where they are paid by the company, in accordance with their share ownership.
一家私人公司必须至少有一个股东，最多只能有50个股东，且这些股东既不是公司员工，也不是与众筹有关的股东。
A private company must have a minimum of one shareholder and a maximum of 50 shareholders that aren't employees or shareholders connected with crowd sourced funding offers.
什么是股东协议?
What is a Shareholders’ Agreement?
为保慎重，任何拥有一个以上股东的公司都应签署一份股东协议。股东协议是股东之间具有约束力的合同。其目的是调整股东之间的关系。一份专业的股东协议应明确:
It is prudent that any company with more than one shareholder has a shareholders’ agreement. A shareholders' agreement is a binding contract between shareholders. Its purpose is to govern the relationship between shareholders. A robust shareholders agreement should specify:
1.公司的结构、管理和方向；
The structure, management and direction of the business;
2.董事和股东之间明确责任；
How responsibilities will be divided between directors and shareholders;
股东如何取得或处置股权；
How shareholders may acquire or dispose of shares;
4.公司将如何筹集资金；
How the company will be funded;
5.股东权利及其如何得到保护；
Shareholder rights and how they are protected;
6.如何决议；
How decisions are to be made;
7.争议解决；和
How disputes will be resolved; and
8.如果违反股东协议的后果。
What occurs should a breach of the shareholders’ agreement occur.
如果缺乏一份专业的股东协议，公司可能会因各种不确定性和分歧而造成混乱，解决起来代价极大。
Without a robust shareholders’ agreement, uncertainty and disagreements can arise quickly causing disruption and can be costly to resolve.
起草一份专业股东协议的六点建议（一）
作者：ProfSimonChoi来源：广东良马律师事务所
如果你打算注册公司或者你已经注册公司，大部分情况下会注册有限责任公司或私人公司，而有限公司是最常见的公司类型。