What Is The Role of a Shareholder In a Corporation? | [Video]

What are the responsibilities of a shareholder?

In this episode of Coffee with Carl, attorney Carl Zoellner explains the role of a shareholder within a corporation.  

You get a reserved parking spot, plus perks. 

When it comes to corporate lingo, a common term everyone’s used to hearing is “shareholder”, but does anyone really know what a shareholder is? 

Today, I want to spend a little time and chat about the role of a shareholder within a corporation. 

This tends to be one of those items that’s very easy to understand seemingly sitting in the room. However, when you get home and you’ve got your corporation setup, the lines get blurred.  

What does a shareholder do? What does a director do? What does an officer do? Why are these positions important? Is it for perks and bragging rights? Well, I’ll break it down. 

At its most basic definition, a shareholder is an owner of the corporation. They are the individuals that hold the shares …