February forum:
Benefit Companies – Oregon’s New Law For Social Entrepreneurs
Nationwide there has been an explosion of businesses choosing to become social entrepreneurs. Their for-profit businesses are called Benefit Companies and they focus on more other than making money. They want to have a positive impact on their communities. Twenty-seven states have passed laws enabling businesses to register as a Benefit Company and 14 other states are in the process of enacting Benefit Company legislation.
Oregon joined the movement when its Benefit Company law took effect in January 2014. Oregon is second in the nation with the highest number of registered Benefit Companies.
A Benefit Company is able to consider its impact on society and the environment in its business-decision-making process, in addition to earning a profit.
What’s behind this national movement? Why are businesses becoming Benefit Companies? How has becoming a Benefit Company impacted businesses? What effect has it had on their employees, customers and their bottom line? We’ll pose these and other questions to our panel members all of who have registered their companies with the Oregon Secretary of State as a Benefit Company.
speakers:
- Tom Kelly, Owner and President Neil Kelly Company
- Ketan Sampat, Co-Founder, CafeGive
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