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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

L3Cs were first formed in 2008, and are currently only legal in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming, as well as the federal jurisdictions of the Crow Indian Nation of Montana, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. B corp, or Benefit Corporation. What about the rest of us?

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

A VC can build out relations with the innovation groups at the Global 2,000, which turn into lead-gen for portfolio companies selling to the Global 2,000. John Maeda, formerly Design Partner, KPCB; formerly President of Rhode Island School of Design. Customer Development. Advantages. Disadvantages.

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Maternova Experiences Impressive Growth Since Winning Palo Alto Software’s First LivePlan $10,000 Business Boost Competition

Up and Running

Palo Alto Software announced today that it is excited to see the ongoing growth of Rhode Island-based startup, Maternova ([link] , the social venture startup winner of Palo Alto Software’s first annual national business plan competition in 2012, dubbed the “LivePlan $10,000 Boost”. Eugene, OR (PRWEB) February 14, 2013.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

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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Meet Our Newest Portfolio Company, Airbnb

Ben's Blog

Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia met at the Rhode Island School of Design and became roommates in San Francisco in 2007. They have opportunities to go much deeper in their current categories, broaden into new categories of spaces, and build out their global footprint. Talk about a business with humble roots.

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MassChallenge + Stadia Ventures Team Up for Sports Tech

Austin Startup

As the world faces a global health and economic crisis, now, more than ever, is the time to double down on innovation strategies?—?and still on. ## ABOUT MASSCHALLENGE MassChallenge is a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators. and that starts with collaboration and nurturing productive partnerships.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I came up with the name Excel Global Partners for my corporate consulting firm because of the vision I had for the company. Global – I wanted my company to have a global reach. Nowlin, Excel Global Partners ! #10- Our business began on the island of Block Island, Rhode Island. 17- Simple way.

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