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7 Advantages For Being A Socially Responsible Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, thirty-five states, starting with Maryland way back in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

Maryland was the first U.S. Currently this structure is available 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.,

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What Are The Statutes Of Limitations And Why Are They Important? 

YoungUpstarts

2 years – Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado (3 years for car accidents); Connecticut; Delaware; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Minnesota; Nevada; New Jersey; Ohio, Oklahoma; Oregon; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia; . Here is the statute of limitations by state: . 5 years – Missouri .

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Why I left Wall Street to figure it out.

Austin Startup

He thought his family in Maryland could use it to know what’s going within Ethiopian circles there. That’s when I began to think of New York. After confirming it in prayer, I was off to New York City. He loved it! Okay,” I thought. Maybe there’s something here. We did that.

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7 Benefits For Startups Joining The B-Corp Movement

Startup Professionals Musings

To legally facilitate startups who want to give top priority to socially conscious solutions, seventeen states, starting with Maryland in 2010, have passed legislation allowing incorporation as a Benefit Corporation (B-Corp). But very quickly, it is becoming obvious to startups that the value and satisfaction exceeds the costs.

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Rise of the ‘Edupunk’ Spells Opportunity For Entrepreneurs

Campus Entrepreneurship

Brit) Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland and a national advocate for improving efficiencies in higher education. The seriousness of the budget realities, however, did not go unnoticed by Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of the City University of New York.

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[Exercise] Create A Bulletproof Mission Plan

YoungUpstarts

Navy SEALs for 20 years, retiring as a commander, and holds an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. A New York native, she leads a team of content professionals from her home near Baltimore, Maryland. Stern School of Business. The founder of SEALFIT , NavySeals.com , and U.S.

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