What is “SP”?
SP stands for Samostojni podjetnik posameznik (Slovene), a sole proprietorship used primarily in Czechia, United Kingdom, Ireland. The suffix signals that the business has unlimited liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is Samostojni podjetnik posameznik, a Slovene-language term. It translates literally as “Independent individual entrepreneur.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as samostojni podjetnik, sole proprietorship, sole trader.
Where it's used
SP appears in company names registered in the following 7 jurisdictions:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to SP in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “SP” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme SP” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Acme SP", "country": "cz"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme sp",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"sp"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does SP stand for?
SP stands for Samostojni podjetnik posameznik (Slovene), which translates as "Independent individual entrepreneur".
Is a SP public or private?
A SP is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a SP?
Members of a SP have unlimited personal liability — they can be held responsible for the entity's debts beyond their initial investment.
Which countries use SP?
SP is used in Czechia, United Kingdom, Ireland, India and 3 other countries.
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