LLC

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) has the freedom to distribute its ownership stake to its members without regard to a member’s financial contribution to the LLC. Let’s use the example where a member of the LLC may not have invested as much capital as another member. An LLC’s operating agreement could specify that all members receive an equal share of the profits anyway. This creates additional flexibility when establishing the ownership of the business.

An LLC has a flexible management structure. The entity can be managed by its members or a group of managers, and any member may act as the LLC’s manager. The LLC may also elect to have no distinction between an owner and a manager of the business. Due to its flexible nature, LLC management is less formal which may make it an ideal entity for some entrepreneurs.

What is the difference between “manager-managed” and “member-managed” LLCs? In a member-managed LLC, the owners themselves oversee running the day to day operations, while a manager-managed LLC generally has investors that sit on the side lines, and don’t have any other active role in the business.