Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps
Peter-- Re: PRIs, yes L3Cs can accept PRIs -- one of the advantages. I think L3Cs are easier to set up than nonprofit corps/501c3s, but obviously don't have the same characteristics. Depends on whether you want grant funding or not. It's getting easier to manage and finance L3Cs, but they're still not in every state and people are still a bit wary, I think. Take a look here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2012/05/04/irs-rules-could-help-the-fledgling-l3c/ On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Peter Fein p...@wearpants.org wrote: Are L3C's a viable option? From a quick glance at http://www.lawforchange.org/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEWID=2305 , it seems they're lighter weight more flexible than a non-profit but still qualify as “program related investment” (ie, eligible for foundation support). My use case: I had looked at starting a 501c3 for an early-stage software project and was put off by the expense (a few $K), time (a few months) and volume of paperwork - seemed like rather a lot of startup overhead for something that may not go anywhere. Around the same time, I incorporated (S-corp) for another project, and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Lina Srivastava l...@linasrivastava.comwrote: Are you talking about a B-Corp or a Benefit Corp? The first is a certification, the second is a legal structure. Before deciding, you might want to take a look at this archived chat about the benefits of B-Corps vs. L3Cs (another possible structure): (Terrible structure to get through, but good info.): http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nonprofit-for-profit-l3c-b-corp-ho-22806/ This is a pretty good site too: http://www.lawforchange.org/lfc/default.asp Lina On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.eduwrote: I wrote a piece a few months ago on the benefits of cooperatives for liberationtech entrepreneurs: http://liberationtech.tumblr.com/post/28442687690/how-cooperatives-could-fix-social-medias-net But I excluded the b corp from that analysis. Yosem On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Andrew Haeg aoh...@gmail.com wrote: I'm considering applying for B-Corp status once I get GroundTruth up and running. Very curious to learn more -- such as: is it essentially just a way to distinguish your co. from other, non-benefit corps? On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.edu wrote: Rafael made me curious... Anyone in liberationtech used this legal status before? Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it? YC From: Rafael Shimunov r.shimu...@gmail.com Any folks out there working for a b-corp? Or ever considered it? I'm currently researching it for a social enterprise startup. http://www.bcorporation.net/ Best, Rafael -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Lina Srivastava -- linasrivastava.com | twitter http://twitter.com/lksriv | linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/linasrivastava -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Lina Srivastava -- linasrivastava.com | twitter http://twitter.com/lksriv | linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/linasrivastava -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps
Are L3C's a viable option? From a quick glance at http://www.lawforchange.org/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEWID=2305 , it seems they're lighter weight more flexible than a non-profit but still qualify as “program related investment” (ie, eligible for foundation support). My use case: I had looked at starting a 501c3 for an early-stage software project and was put off by the expense (a few $K), time (a few months) and volume of paperwork - seemed like rather a lot of startup overhead for something that may not go anywhere. Around the same time, I incorporated (S-corp) for another project, and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Lina Srivastava l...@linasrivastava.comwrote: Are you talking about a B-Corp or a Benefit Corp? The first is a certification, the second is a legal structure. Before deciding, you might want to take a look at this archived chat about the benefits of B-Corps vs. L3Cs (another possible structure): (Terrible structure to get through, but good info.): http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nonprofit-for-profit-l3c-b-corp-ho-22806/ This is a pretty good site too: http://www.lawforchange.org/lfc/default.asp Lina On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.eduwrote: I wrote a piece a few months ago on the benefits of cooperatives for liberationtech entrepreneurs: http://liberationtech.tumblr.com/post/28442687690/how-cooperatives-could-fix-social-medias-net But I excluded the b corp from that analysis. Yosem On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Andrew Haeg aoh...@gmail.com wrote: I'm considering applying for B-Corp status once I get GroundTruth up and running. Very curious to learn more -- such as: is it essentially just a way to distinguish your co. from other, non-benefit corps? On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.edu wrote: Rafael made me curious... Anyone in liberationtech used this legal status before? Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it? YC From: Rafael Shimunov r.shimu...@gmail.com Any folks out there working for a b-corp? Or ever considered it? I'm currently researching it for a social enterprise startup. http://www.bcorporation.net/ Best, Rafael -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Lina Srivastava -- linasrivastava.com | twitter http://twitter.com/lksriv | linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/linasrivastava -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] B-Corps
Rafael made me curious... Anyone in liberationtech used this legal status before? Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it? YC From: Rafael Shimunov r.shimu...@gmail.com Any folks out there working for a b-corp? Or ever considered it? I'm currently researching it for a social enterprise startup. http://www.bcorporation.net/ Best, Rafael -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps
I'm considering applying for B-Corp status once I get GroundTruthhttp://groundtruth.coup and running. Very curious to learn more -- such as: is it essentially just a way to distinguish your co. from other, non-benefit corps? On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.eduwrote: Rafael made me curious... Anyone in liberationtech used this legal status before? Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it? YC From: Rafael Shimunov r.shimu...@gmail.com Any folks out there working for a b-corp? Or ever considered it? I'm currently researching it for a social enterprise startup. http://www.bcorporation.net/ Best, Rafael -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps
Are you talking about a B-Corp or a Benefit Corp? The first is a certification, the second is a legal structure. Before deciding, you might want to take a look at this archived chat about the benefits of B-Corps vs. L3Cs (another possible structure): (Terrible structure to get through, but good info.): http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nonprofit-for-profit-l3c-b-corp-ho-22806/ This is a pretty good site too: http://www.lawforchange.org/lfc/default.asp Lina On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.eduwrote: I wrote a piece a few months ago on the benefits of cooperatives for liberationtech entrepreneurs: http://liberationtech.tumblr.com/post/28442687690/how-cooperatives-could-fix-social-medias-net But I excluded the b corp from that analysis. Yosem On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Andrew Haeg aoh...@gmail.com wrote: I'm considering applying for B-Corp status once I get GroundTruth up and running. Very curious to learn more -- such as: is it essentially just a way to distinguish your co. from other, non-benefit corps? On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Yosem Companys compa...@stanford.edu wrote: Rafael made me curious... Anyone in liberationtech used this legal status before? Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it? YC From: Rafael Shimunov r.shimu...@gmail.com Any folks out there working for a b-corp? Or ever considered it? I'm currently researching it for a social enterprise startup. http://www.bcorporation.net/ Best, Rafael -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Lina Srivastava -- linasrivastava.com | twitter http://twitter.com/lksriv | linkedinhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/linasrivastava -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
