# How to add a company

**For:** Admin
**You'll need:** Owner role (any existing company on your account).

If you run more than one organisation — a second restaurant, a sister business, a separate legal entity — you can keep each one as its own company under a single account. Every company has its own people, schedules, and data, but they all share **one subscription**.

## Why a second company instead of one big one

- Each company keeps its data fully separate — people, schedules, reports, and exports don't mix.
- You still pay one bill. Billing is per account and per person, so staff who work across two of your companies count as **one seat, not two**.

## Open the Manage companies page

1. Open the account dropdown (top-right) and click **'Account'**.
2. Click **'Manage companies'**.

## Create the company

1. In the **'Add a company'** section, enter the **'Organization'** name.
2. Pick the **'Country'** (sets the default labor-law rules and statutory holidays for that company).
3. Click **'Create company'**.

The new company is created under your existing account and subscription — no new payment setup, no new trial. Your seat count is recalculated automatically.

## Verify it worked

The new company appears in the list on the **Manage companies** page and in the company switcher (header, top-right). Switch into it to start setting it up — see {doc}`switch-tenant` and {doc}`/set-up-your-company/index`.

## Related

- {doc}`switch-tenant`
- {doc}`rename-a-tenant`
- {doc}`/settings-and-admin/billing/manage-billing`