You can own or start a company, but you cannot work for it until you have proper authorization, ie. CPT, OPT, H1b, Green Card, etc. If you are found to be work

You can own or start a company, but you cannot work for it until you have proper authorization, ie. CPT, OPT, H1b, Green Card, etc. If you are found to be working for any company including your own, you could be out of status and hence deported. Thats my understanding.