Benefit Corporations for Architects Recently, I have been chatting with numerous members of the design community about Benefit Corporations (or B-Corps) and have been met with an equal number of blank stares. The Benefit Corporation movement is gaining momentum daily; 34 states plus the District of Columbia have legislation authorizing B-Corps, while 6 additional states have legislation pending. [1] What is a Benefit Corporation? The Benefit Corporation is considered a hybrid of a … [Read more...]
Benefit Corporations for Architects
The following is a guest post by Patricia A. Harris, Esq., Founder and CEO, LicenseSure LLC. This past week Patti and her colleague joined the members of the Entrepreneur Architect Academy and me on our weekly private member video conference, where we discussed several legal issues including records management, hiring and business entities. The information that Patti shared was very valuable to the members attending, as well as those who will watch the video of the recorded session. This … [Read more...]
Giving Back is Good Business
If you are a member of the Entrepreneur Architect community (and if you read the blog, listen to the podcast, subscribe to the newsletter or participate at the Linkedin group, that would be you!), you already know that I was invited to Chicago by my new friend Matt Ostanik, the CEO of Charrette Venture Group and the founder of the the Architecture Business Plan Competition. I was a member of the jury who judged the submitted plans and helped to choose the winners. In addition to the … [Read more...]