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What is a Social Enterprise?

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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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How to Choose a Business Location

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Zoning laws and setting up shop: In terms of where you can legally operate your business, you should consider local zoning regulations and ordinances. If you’re operating a business out of your own home, many of the same zoning laws will apply to you. Firstly, that being on Fifth Avenue is a must for any luxury company in New York. “If

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Am I Properly Insured as a Business Owner?

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In addition, if your business operates in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, or Rhode Island, you are required to carry disability insurance. Again, a tax professional in your area will be able to help you navigate the rules and regulations for your state.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

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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., Let me know in the comments below. .

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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Operations. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. Rhode Island. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. Rhode Island. Circulation/Audience Development. Art/Creative/Design. Finance/Accounting. Business Development. Web/Internet/IT/eMedia. Marketing/Communications/PR.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Loading… New York. based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. New Hampshire. New Jersey.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

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First the news out of China, then Europe, then here in the U.S. One by one the markets in which you operate shut down. I'm from New York, upstate New York. But you go to New York City and people just kind of. I went to Rhode Island School of Design. You can't really operate.