Coba jelasin Coöperatie: ≈ co-operative society dari Jenis badan perniagaan dalam bahasa melayu dong

Onderlinge waarborgmaatschappij: ≈ mutual insurance company

Mts (Maatschap): ≈ group practice (of professionals, e.g. doctors, accountants, lawyers); share facilities not profits, members are treated as natural persons for tax and liability purposes.

Eenmanszaak: ≈ sole trader (UK), sole proprietorship (US)incorporated entities:

vof (Vennootschap onder firma): ≈ GP

cv (Commanditaire vennootschap): ≈ LP

bv (Besloten vennootschap): ≈ Ltd. (UK), LLC (US). Shares are privately registered and not freely transferable. The name means "closed company", stemming from the fact that the (group of) shareholder(s) is cannot be changed without consent from the majority of shareholder(s).

nv (Naamloze vennootschap): ≈ plc (UK), Corp. (US). Minimum issued share capital upon incorporation: €45,000. Literally translated, the title has the "nameless company", owing to the fact that shareholders are not formally known as such in company statutes and other legal documents.

Companies are registered on the Companies Register and with a regional Chamber of Commerce.