What is social capital?

Social capital is the value of the assets or rights that shareholders or partners contribute to a company. It is determined at the time of establishing the company, and must appear in the public deed and in the statutes.

• It can be fixed or variable, depending on whether it remains constant or can be modified without the need to change the statutes
• It can increase or decrease by partner agreements
• It can be formed by monetary or non-monetary contributions
• It is divided into shares or stakes according to the type of company
• Each shareholder or partner owns a proportion of the company’s property based on their contribution, and each share or participation grants its owner political and economic rights over the company.

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