B Corporation

Operations & Logistics

This Startup Is Taking On Amazon and Helping Bookstores Survive Lockdown

Bookshop.org founder and CEO Andy Hunter wanted to give indie booksellers a way to benefit from online sales. When those stores were forced to temporarily close their doors, his new platform became a lifeline. And he had to scale, fast.

Leadership

Why Startups Focused on Solving Social Problems Are Attracting Investors

Companies genuinely seeking to do good are seen as a sound bet for long-term profitability.

Leadership

5 Reasons to Become a Benefit Corporation

Benefit corporations aspire to use the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems.

Growing a Business

Why Should Your Business Care About Social Responsibility?

CSR is no longer a 'knee-jerk' reaction companies use to mend tarnished reputations. It's a necessity.

Thought Leaders

The Best Reasons to Structure Your Social Business as a B Corp.

One of the newest legal corporate designations, B Corps., can help you take advantage of legal protection while your new business is trying to do some good in the world.

Fundraising

How to Do Well With 3 Types of Do-Gooder Investors

It's possible, but you'll need to form the right purpose-driven business.

Growing a Business

4 Ways to Align Your Corporate Processes With Your Customers' Values

In today's world, profit is inextricably linked to corporate social responsibility.

Growing a Business

With a Public Benefit Corporation, Profit and Good Karma Can Coexist

What if you want to 'give back' yet still make money? That happy blend is now possible.

Growing a Business

A Benefit Corporation Can Have a Positive Impact on the World -- and Still Make a Profit

Consider these five factors if you're interested in reincorporating to help social and environmental causes while maintaining your bottom line.

Growing a Business

Kickstarter Boldly Locks Its Mission Into Its Legal Framework

The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based crowdfunding platform announced that it is now a public benefit corporation.

Money & Finance

4 Strategies to Use When Raising Money for Your B Corps

How to fundraise without compromising the triple bottom line.

Growing a Business

B Corp Movement Gets Its Wings In Europe

Nonprofit B Lab is tasked with issuing the certificates and looks at a company's contribution to the environment, community and employees.

Growing a Business

How Etsy's IPO Could Spark Investor Interest in B Corps

The handicraft website is making waves as it forges its own path.

Green Entrepreneur®

How Sustainability Disclosure Creates Competitive Advantage

Today's entrepreneurs can position themselves ahead of the pack as more investors integrate environmental factors into their decisions.

Thought Leaders

Want to Protect Your Social Mission? Become a Benefit Corporation.

By incorporating as a benefit corporation, entrepreneurs can protect their mission by elevating their company's core social and environmental values to the status of law.