Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Earlier this year, Etsy in New York announced that it had joined the ranks of the now more than 500 companies nationwide as a Certified B Corporation, keeping good company with Patagonia in California and Seventh Generation in Vermont. Employees tend to stay longer with the organization, reducing the costs of recruitment and retraining.

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2014

Vermont became the first state to establish the L3C as a legal structure. In 2008, Vermont became the first state to adopt this legal structure, and the first L3C was founded by attorney Robert Lang, one of the leading advocates of the L3C. In 2008 in the U.S., Since that time, it hasn’t been without its proponents and detractors.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 2, 2023

Once I found one amazing team member, others followed so that today, we have a Clockwork ed business with employees who are All In. at Vermont Teddy Bear Company. I will say, when I was nineteen I walked out on a boss that was pretty crummy to his employees. Worst job ever: Customer service rep.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2017

By treating employees and customers well, businesses can gain the community’s support. False or discriminatory advertising, negative treatment of employees and ignoring safety concerns in products can undermine consumer confidence. For example, small businesses depend on reputation and trust among people in the community.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 24, 2012

Paid employees (including founders) are generally not eligible to sit on that board, which could limiting your independence. The state of Vermont, the first state to enact this type of company , explains that an L3C is “a cross between a non-profit organization and a for-profit corporation. Non-Profits Are Harder To Start, Sustain.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 24, 2012

Paid employees (including founders) are generally not eligible to sit on that board, which could limiting your independence. The state of Vermont, the first state to enact this type of company , explains that an L3C is “a cross between a non-profit organization and a for-profit corporation. You have to establish a formal board.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 24, 2012

Paid employees (including founders) are generally not eligible to sit on that board, which could limiting your independence. The state of Vermont, the first state to enact this type of company , explains that an L3C is “a cross between a non-profit organization and a for-profit corporation. Non-Profits Are Harder To Start, Sustain.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Cohen and Greenfield borrowed $4,000 to build their first ice cream business in Vermont in 1978, with a total investment of $12,000. They're also dedicated to giving back to the community and their employees, who each receive three pints of ice cream per day. He puts a high value on his employees, and it pays out handsomely.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2020

Statutory workers’ compensation laws are particular to each state, but in general, businesses having employees that are not large enough to self-insure must carry workers’ comp insurance. The Number of Employees You Have Matters. In most states, if you have just one employee you must carry workers’ compensation insurance.

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David Teten

JULY 6, 2011

According to research done by the Vermont Board of Education , exercise is not only healthy for you, but it also increases your productivity. At the front of the office, we’ll create an office map showing the names of our portfolio companies, and the photos of the employees that work at each. Update: we’ve posted photos.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

By Sunday night I was tired of reading (but Amy wasn’t) so I went downstairs and watched Finding Traction , the documentary about Nikki Kimball’s monstrous performance on the 273 mile Long Trail in Vermont. Sarah Brown is a Boulder friend (now living in SF) and this is a really good book.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

Besides the obvious fitness benefits, according to research done by the Vermont Board of Education , exercise is not only healthy for you, but it also increases your productivity. A pedometer is a great motivator and if all your employees are wearing them it sets up healthy competition.” Paul Matthews of OfficeFitness.co.uk

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Hearpreneur

MAY 9, 2018

For many years, I’ve been influenced by a story that changed the course of employee wellbeing in the U.S. A more product-specific name would already be obsolete as my focus shifted from employee wellness to supporting positive organizations by innovating new evidence-based methods to secure person-job fit.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. Both studies counted only incorporated companies with employees. The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., Comcast Corp., entrepreneurship.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

You not only bring employees, but you also bring along Janji customers, right? We’re also doing trips to Bolivia, Cambodia and we’re even going to do one in Vermont, which I know seems to be a little out there. One of the first things I do when I travel to a new place is lace up my shoes and go for a run.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 8, 2012

A B Corp has a fiduciary responsibility with regard to the interests of its employees, the community and the environment, as well as its shareholders. Maryland was the first state to pass benefit corporation legislation in April 2010, followed by Hawaii, Virginia, California, Vermont, New Jersey and New York.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

Players located in any of the 12 states in the United States of America: Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, lowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee and Vermont, are neither eligible to open an account with Dominoes Stars. Play4Skill is based in Haifa, Israel and has 12 employees.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 24, 2013

After high school, I attended Middlebury College in Vermont, received an incredible undergraduate education, and stayed to pursue a career in America. employers can obtain for “skilled” employees (the H-1B ). This can be easily done by instituting another component of startup visas, for early employees of startups.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

More than 90% of the 13,262 employers in Akron in 2018 had fewer than 50 employees, employing as many as 160,000 people. Even worse is what happens to the employees. “It In Colorado, an innovative statewide loan program called The Gap Fund began offering grants and loans to Colorado businesses with fewer than 25 employees.

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