The Bulgarian Commercial law allows for the following types of business organizations:

• Unlimited (general) partnership;
• Limited partnership;

• Private limited company;

• Single person private limited company;

• Public limited company (joint stock company);
• Public limited partnership;
• Sole trader;
• Joint venture;
• Branch;
• Holding;
• Co-operation;
• Representative office;

The most appropriate types of companies for carrying out business in Bulgaria are: a private limited company, a public limited company, a single-person private limited company, a holding, a branch, and a representative office. All of these (with the exception of a representative office) have to be entered into the commercial register kept with the relevant district court.