I may be able to do all the labor myself, but need investors because I can’t afford the capital.
I may be able to do all the labor myself, but want to ensure continuity beyond my ability or interest to do the labor myself. (Sometimes this is by my wish; sometimes by the wish of consumers of my service.)
I may be able to do all the labor myself, but not expose my entire net worth to the financial obligations of the company.
There are plenty of cases where a single person company makes good sense.
At what point does a company become a company if one person doesn’t make a company? What’s the threshold for non-labor where a company becomes a company?
One person isn't a company. Legally maybe, but there's no point in a company if you can profitably do all the labor yourself.
I may be able to do all the labor myself, but need investors because I can’t afford the capital.
I may be able to do all the labor myself, but want to ensure continuity beyond my ability or interest to do the labor myself. (Sometimes this is by my wish; sometimes by the wish of consumers of my service.)
I may be able to do all the labor myself, but not expose my entire net worth to the financial obligations of the company.
There are plenty of cases where a single person company makes good sense.
There are holding companies with zero employees. They typically pay a management fee to someone.
At what point does a company become a company if one person doesn’t make a company? What’s the threshold for non-labor where a company becomes a company?
I'd start with division of labor as a minimum.
Attorneys commonly do this.