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Public Benefit Corporations are Going Public
By Ben Stone
As society increasingly expects corporations, large and small, to generate positive social impact alongside profits, many entrepreneurs and executives are incorporating their companies as, or converting to, Public Benefit Corporations (“PBCs”).
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: “Solstice And The Power Of Community Solar”
In this episode of MintzEdge’s From the Edge podcast, corporate attorney Ben Stone speaks with Steph Speirs and Sandhya Murali, co-founders of Solstice, about their journey starting and scaling a dynamic start-up that aims to make solar energy accessible for everyone in the United States. Among other things, they discuss how Solstice is disrupting the community solar space through technology, advocacy, and innovative partnerships; the challenges and opportunities of Solstice’s social enterprise approach; their experiences as female founders and leaders; lessons they’ve learned about entrepreneurship; and the importance of guiding values.
Can I Raise Venture Capital as a Public Benefit Corporation?
By Ben Stone
As societies and markets increasingly insist that corporations generate positive social impact alongside profit, investors have taken notice. The global impact investing market alone, for instance, doubled from $114 billion in 2017 to $228 billion in 2018, and will almost certainly continue to accelerate. [1]
MintzEdge Entrepreneur Perspective: “Reinventing The Resume” - Co-Founders Of Skillist
Ben Stone – an attorney at Mintz and a former founder, CEO and General Counsel – talks with Ananth Kasturiraman and Caroline Fay, the co-founders of Skillist, an innovative job application platform connecting untapped talent to in-demand jobs, about their efforts building a mission-driven business and “reinventing the resume.”
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