Benefit corporations

Benefit corporations are a corporate structure that blends for-profit and not-for-profit elements. This is a lesson about benefit corporations.

## Discussion questions and essay ideas

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Read the suggested readings below and then find someone to discuss the following questions with.

* Should all businesses be benefit corporations?
* When is it desirable to form a benefit corporation?
* Can benefit corporations be publicly held?

## Readings

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### Wikipedia

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An benefit corporation certification type, B Corp

* Benefit corporation
* B Corporation (certification)
* B Lab
* Workplace spirituality
* Charitable for-profit entity
* Social purpose corporation
* Shareholder value
* Common good
* Public-benefit corporation
* New York state public-benefit corporations
* Socially responsible investing
* Social finance
* Community interest company
* Consumers' co-operative

## See also

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* Business
* Social entrepreneurship
* Entrepreneurship
* Business Law
* Introduction to Business Law

## External links

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* B Corp Certifications
* File to Become a Benefit Company \- an example of government benefit corporation information