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Category Archives: Impact Investing
Why a report on Maryland’s Benefit Corporations?
Seems like not a week goes by without someone asking me: How many benefit corporations are there? What kinds of businesses do it and why? I can answer only anecdotally, in my opinion, and in my own experience as a … Continue reading
Essential Studies, Research, and Such on Common Good Enterprise
As we gear up to release the first study of the first Benefit Corporations and Benefit LLCs in the first state to pass the laws (Maryland)…and as another colleague and I finish developing a University of Maryland professional writing class for … Continue reading
24 Jan: Maryland’s Benefit Companies and Social Enterprise. Report & Discussion.
Save the Date! Report Release and Discussion Maryland’s Benefit Corporations and Companies Who They Are, What’s Happening with these Innovative Laws, and What Could It Mean for Social Enterpreneurs in the Region Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 9am – 11:30am (EST) … Continue reading
Posted in Benefit Corporations, Blog, Common Good Enterprise, Impact Investing, Policy, Socially-Responsible Business, Startups
Tagged benefit corporations, branding, economic development, green business, impact investing, Maryland, social entrepreneurs, social innovation, sustainable business
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Questioning Failure
A guest post by researcher, consultant, and colleague Florence Navarro. In September the Unreasonable Institute’s blog ran a story about what I call the ‘succesful’ failure of Liga Masiva, http://unreasonable.is/closing-your-company-consciously/ a fair trade coffee company which sold directly from farmers … Continue reading
Determined DIY: One Entrepreneur’s Experience Filing a Maryland Benefit LLC
Social Entrepreneur, Guest Blog Post An emerging impact investor starting a new company and private equity firm shares his story of filing the company as a Benefit entity as a call for more resources for Benefit LLC registration, and as … Continue reading