“What legal form should I choose for my social enterprise startup?” “Should I change the corporate form of my existing venture?” Social entrepreneurs tend to ask this question way too soon. Better to be guided by passion and impulse (for innovation, for change, for meaningful impact), focused …

Increasingly nonprofits, especially those with earned income, are wondering whether they could have a greater and more sustainable impact as a for-profit. Benefit corporations allow a social enterprise to keep their mission central to the organization, while allowing for a for-profit business model. The stability provided by …

There are hundreds of companies participating at SOCAP14 and each is likely to have its own path towards growth and sustainability. This highly interactive session will explore one hypothetical company’s path and some of the legal and financial pitfalls along the way. The session will begin with …

The social enterprise revolution in corporate law is helping social entrepreneurs looking for new structures to better embed their mission into their business venture. To date, benefit corporation legislation has been passed in 25 states (including California, effective on January 1, 2012 and Delaware, effective on August …