Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Lina Srivastava]

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  wrote:

> Are L3C's a viable option? From a quick glance at
> http://www.lawforchange.org/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=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 
> wrote:
>
>> 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 wrote:
>>
>>> 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  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 
>>> >>
>>> >> 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
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Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Peter Fein]

Are L3C's a viable option? From a quick glance at
http://www.lawforchange.org/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=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 wrote:

> 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 wrote:
>
>> 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  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 > >
>> > 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 
>> >>
>> >> 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
>> >> --
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Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Andrew Haeg]

Very helpful, Lina. Thanks.


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Lina Srivastava wrote:

> 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 wrote:
>
>> 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  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 > >
>> > 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 
>> >>
>> >> 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
>> >> --
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Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Lina Srivastava]

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 wrote:

> 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  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 
> > 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 
> >>
> >> 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
> >
> >
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Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Yosem Companys]

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  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 
> 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 
>>
>> 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
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Re: [liberationtech] B-Corps

[Andrew Haeg]

I'm considering applying for B-Corp status once I get
GroundTruthup 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 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 
>
> 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
> --
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[liberationtech] B-Corps

[Yosem Companys]

Rafael made me curious...  Anyone in liberationtech used this legal
status before?  Perhaps Renee can tell us more about it?

YC


From: Rafael Shimunov 

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
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