Alliance & Corporation Recruitment Center

I simply am NOT a 'Team Player', thus I have ZERO interest in joining a multi-member corporation. However, there seems to be a huge chunk of the game devoted to corporation play, so I have a natural curiosity as to what benefits that I, as a solo player, might gain from having my own private corporation. I also have some concerns. Particularly about War Declarations. It seems that anybody can declare war on anybody at any time, and it costs money. So my first question is; Can I be bankrupted by multiple war decs from other corps who are just being mean and can afford to do it to me? I know I never have to fight, so can I just instantly 'Surrender' and be done with it? I have other questions too, but I think that some things will become clear to me if I can get an intelligent response and fewer flames for being ignorant of some game play aspects. I desire a serious discussion about single member corporations.