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[[File:Business registry app.png|thumb|Business Registry app - 07/2026]]
== Overview ==
Companies are the '''Business Registry''' of Team ELAN: citizens can found their own company, recruit members under a flexible permission system, manage a shared treasury and advertise themselves in a public registry that every player can browse on their [[Smartphone]]. Unlike [[Groups]], companies are not about fighting - they are the RP backbone for taxi services, security firms, car dealers, medics and every other business idea you can come up with.
The Companies system is Team-ELAN's '''Business Registry''': players can found their own enterprises, recruit members, manage a shared treasury and present themselves in a public directory on the [[Smartphone]]. Unlike [[Groups]], companies are built for roleplay business operations, not for combat.


Every player can be part of up to '''3 companies''' at the same time.
Every player can be part of up to '''3 companies''' at the same time.


== <big>Founding a company</big> ==
== Founding a company ==
[[File:Company office menu.png|thumb|Company management at the Business Office - 07/2026]]
Companies are founded at the '''Business Office'''. When founding you choose:
Companies are founded and managed at the '''Business Office'''. When founding you choose:
* a unique company name (maximum 32 characters)
* a description (up to 1,000 characters) that is shown in the public registry
* one of 16 available logo icons


* a '''company name''' (up to 32 characters, unique across the whole server)
Founding a company is free. Daily operating costs only start once your company has been '''approved''' (see below).
* a '''description''' (up to 1,000 characters) - your pitch in the public registry
* one of '''16 icons''' as your company logo


Founding itself is free, but keep the daily fee in mind (see below): a company only survives as long as its treasury can pay the bills.
== Approval by the team ==
A newly founded company is '''not live immediately'''. Your founding request is submitted to the Team-ELAN staff, who review the company name and description first.


== <big>Roles & permissions</big> ==
* Right after founding you get the confirmation ''"Application submitted. Your company is awaiting approval by the team."''
The founder automatically owns the company and holds every permission. All other members start without any permissions - the management can then delegate exactly what each member is allowed to do:
* While the review is running, your company shows the status '''Pending approval''' in your company overview at the Business Office. You are also reminded after spawning as long as the decision is outstanding.
* A pending company is '''not listed''' in the public registry yet and cannot receive job applications.
* Once the team '''approves''' your company, it goes live: it appears in the public registry app and can be found, rated and applied to by other players. The daily operating costs start counting from the approval.
* If your company gets '''rejected''' (for example because of an inappropriate name or description), its status shows '''Rejected'''. You can dissolve it at the Business Office and submit a new founding request with an adjusted name and description.
 
== Roles & permissions ==
The founder automatically holds full administrative control. New members start without any permissions; management can delegate specific rights:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Company permissions
! Permission !! Function
!Permission
!Allows
|-
|-
|Edit Info
| Edit Info || Modify company name, description and icon
|Change the company name, description and icon
|-
|-
|Manage Members
| Manage Members || Accept/reject applications, remove members
|Accept or decline applications, kick members
|-
|-
|Manage Rights
| Manage Rights || Adjust other members' permissions
|Change the permissions of other members
|-
|-
|Manage Treasury
| Manage Treasury || Withdraw funds, configure the paycheck system
|Withdraw money and configure the paychecks
|-
|-
|Contact
| Contact || Listed as contact person in the public registry
|Be listed as a contact person in the public registry
|-
|-
|Disband
| Disband || Dissolve the company
|Dissolve the whole company
|}
|}


A few protections always apply:
Nobody can kick the owner or edit the owner's permissions.
 
* Nobody can kick the owner or edit the owner's permissions.
* Members can never edit their '''own''' permissions.
* The owner cannot simply leave - they must either transfer the ownership to another member or disband the company.
 
== <big>Members & applications</big> ==
Players apply to a company through the Business Registry app on their [[Smartphone]]. Anyone with the ''Manage Members'' permission can accept or decline the application at the Business Office.
 
* A company can have up to '''20 members''' (the owner counts too).
* Every member can leave at any time (except the owner, see above).
 
== <big>Treasury & paychecks</big> ==
Each company has a shared '''treasury''' with a limit of '''$100,000,000'''.
 
* '''Every''' member can deposit money.
* Only members with the ''Manage Treasury'' permission can withdraw.
 
The management can also set up automatic '''paychecks''': a payout per member (up to '''$100,000''') plus a treasury reserve. While members are playing on the server, their paycheck is paid out of the treasury every few minutes - but only as long as the treasury stays above the configured reserve. If the money runs low, the payments simply pause until someone refills the treasury.


== <big>Daily company fee</big> ==
== Member management ==
Running a business is not free: every day the company pays a fee of '''$25,000 per member''' straight from its treasury. Bigger staff, bigger bill.
Prospective employees apply through the Business Registry app on the [[Smartphone]]. Members with the ''Manage Members'' permission accept or decline the applications. A company can have up to '''20 members''' (the owner counts too).


* If the treasury cannot cover the fee, the company gets '''suspended''': it disappears from the public registry, but nothing is deleted.
== Finances ==
* A suspended company has a grace period of '''3 days'''. Refill the treasury in time and the company automatically pays its outstanding fee and returns to the registry.
The company treasury holds up to '''$100,000,000'''.
* If the fee stays unpaid after the grace period, the company is '''dissolved for good'''.


== <big>The Business Registry app</big> ==
All members may deposit money; only members with the ''Manage Treasury'' permission can withdraw. An automatic paycheck system pays each member up to '''$100,000''' per cycle from the treasury. A configurable reserve threshold pauses the paychecks whenever the treasury falls below it.
The Business Registry app on the [[Smartphone]] is the public side of the system. There you can:


* browse all active companies with their logo, description, members and rating
== Daily operating costs ==
* '''rate''' companies with 1-5 stars (one vote per player, changeable at any time - you cannot rate a company you are a member of)
An approved company pays '''$25,000 per member''' every day. If the treasury cannot cover the fee, the company is '''suspended''': it disappears from the public registry, but all data is kept. You then have '''3 days''' to top up the treasury before the company is dissolved permanently.
* '''apply''' for a job
* '''call''' a company: the Contact button rings one of the company's contact persons. This only works if a contact person is currently online on the same server.


== <big>Disbanding</big> ==
== Public registry app ==
A member with the ''Disband'' permission can dissolve the company at the Business Office. '''Warning:''' the remaining treasury is lost when disbanding - withdraw the money first!
The Business Registry app on the [[Smartphone]] lets every player browse the approved companies, rate them with 1-5 stars, apply for a job and directly call a contact person who is currently online.


[[Category:Features]]
== Dissolving a company ==
Members with the ''Disband'' permission can dissolve the company at the Business Office. '''Warning:''' the remaining treasury is lost when disbanding.
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