Membership certificates are given to the members of an LLC to show they are owners in the company. These certificates contain details like your company name, signature spaces for the manager or member and the state where the organization was formed.

Stock certificates on the other had do not show total ownership, rather they show that the shareholder has a certain amount of leeway in the company. A stock certificate is usually used in corporations, with details like company name, the number of shares owned, value of shares, class of stock and the president and secretary signature spaces on the share certificate.

Minutes are records of what was discussed during a meeting of shareholders or members of a business. Details like the name s of people who attended the meeting and what was discussed are written down and typed for review at another meeting.