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The Pitfalls Of State And Local Taxation For Startup Companies

YoungUpstarts

These assumptions can create financially material pitfalls for companies with a false sense of security in the current business environment wherein remote workforces, professional employer organizations (PEO), and technology are being increasingly implemented and relied on to operate a business across the country and abroad.

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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. Outdoor wear company Patagonia is a B corp.

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Welcome to The Frontier – An Ode To Startups

Feld Thoughts

That summer, this bumpkin/badass former governor from Vermont running for president (Howard Dean) had found this guy Joe Trippi to run his presidential campaign. Friends from the campaign went on to run Obama’s Internet operation. ” I’m very glad I did. Knowing this has permanently altered the way I view my work.

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Be a Benevolent Dictator (And Eight More Lessons For Getting Your Stalled Start-up Off The Ground)

YoungUpstarts

I was thrilled that what I did employed 50,000 people and did business in every state but Vermont, with international operations in China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico. Like many successful entrepreneurs and operators at this stage, I live to work rather than work to live.

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What is an L3C?

Up and Running

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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Why Starting A Non-Profit To Create Social Change Is A Bad Idea

ReadWriteStart

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. The key is that entrepreneurs can still effect social change whether they operate a for-profit or non-profit business.

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

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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. Languishing businesses were counted as survivors. Of the 6,613 U.S.-based New Hampshire.