The Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act Presentation * The law changes regularly. The information in this document is current as of the date listed.
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A Roadmap to the Minnesota’s Public Benefit Corporation Act
A Roadmap to the Minnesota's Public Benefit Corporation Act
Wise Cat Fashion Series: The Laws of Fashion: Online Distribution
You’ve started a fashion brand of your own. You’ve designed the garments, contracted with manufacturers, and created a marketing plan. But now you need to tackle the distribution question: how will you get your clothing into customers’ hands? There are several options...
The Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act – Discussion of the 3 Types Presentations
The Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act - Discussion of the 3 Types Presentation The law changes regularly. The information in this document is current as of the date listed.
ESOPs, B Corps and Benefit Corps and Employee Ownership
Employee owned businesses are not new concepts; many exit plans for small business owners have included having the workers buy-out the owner. From an employee perspective, a worker or employee-owned business abounds with benefits, with workers enjoying: higher than...
LINC: Understanding the Different Types of Nonprofit Organizations and Board Service
LINC: Understanding the Different Types of Nonprofit Organizations and Board Service
We’re in the Age of Buy-One-Give-One (BOGO) Companies
Social entrepreneurism is on the rise. Millennials purchase more deliberately and are willing to spend the extra dollar for a do-good feeling. It makes sense that for-profit businesses with a goal of addressing social and environmental challenges are becoming more and...
Wise Cat Fashion Series: Seriously? The Label on My Sweater is Required by Law?
At Avisen Legal, we help many kinds of businesses, including those involved in clothing and jewelry design, manufacture or distribution (or more succinctly: Fashion). This Wise Cat Series – The Law of Fashion is meant to entertain as well as educate those of us who...
Summary and Explanation 2017 (and 2018) Changes to Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act
Summary and Explanation 2017 (and 2018) Changes to Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 317A Kimberly A Lowe Avisen Legal, P.A.
Structuring Your Social Business for Crowdfunding Presentation
Structuring Your Social Business for Crowdfunding Presentation
Wise Cat Series: Three Years of Minnesota Public Benefit Corporations
We are celebrating the third full year of public benefit corporations (PBCs) in Minnesota. For those who do not know, a public benefit corporation is a for-profit corporation that has elected to add one or more social “benefit” purposes in addition to a general...
Minnesota Public Benefit Company Annual Benefit Report Due Friday, March 30th
It is that time of year again! If your Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation (either a GBC or an SBC) was formed prior to January 1, 2018, you need to file an Annual Benefit Report with the Minnesota Secretary of State. These reports are required even if your company...
The Organizational Headache: State Concussion Statutes and Nonprofit Youth Sports Organizations
Reposting of an article written by Avisen Legal's Kim Lowe for an American Bar Association Business Law Sections Meeting. Ms. Lowe is now at Avisen Legal while Mr. Manewitz is a manager with the USA Ultimate.
Present At The Creation: The Emergence of Social Business, Impact Investing, and the Fourth Sector in Minnesota
Present At The Creation: The Emergence of Social Business, Impact Investing, and the Fourth Sector in Minnesota December 2013 Written by Jeff Ochs and Brad Brown
Wise Cat Series: Selecting and Forming Corporate Entities
The New Lawyer Experience: Selecting and Forming Corporate Entities Kimberly A. Lowe
