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T he So c ia l E nte rprise L ife Cyc le Da na Bra kma n Re ise r a nd Ste ve n De a n Pro fe sso rs o f L a w Bro o klyn L a w Sc ho o l Ob je c tive s Re spo nd to so c ia l e nte rprise dive rsity I de ntify la w a s a n a


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T he So c ia l E nte rprise L ife Cyc le

Da na Bra kma n Re ise r a nd Ste ve n De a n Pro fe sso rs o f L a w Bro o klyn L a w Sc ho o l

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Ob je c tive s

 Re spo nd to so c ia l e nte rprise dive rsity  I

de ntify la w a s a n a lly, no t a n o b sta c le

 Ana lyze tra je c to ry o f so c ia l e nte rprise la w

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T he So c ia l E nte rprise L ife Cyc le

 Se ve ra l b ro a d pha se s o f the life o f a so c ia l e nte rprise

 Risks to dua l missio n va ry in the se diffe re nt pha se s  No t e ve ry so c ia l e nte rprise will pa ss thro ug h e a c h  No t a lwa ys line a r

 Assista nc e la w c a n pro vide will va ry a s we ll

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F

  • rma tio n

 K

e y Cha lle ng e = L e g itima c y

 L

e g a l F

  • rms o f Org a niza tio n

 No npro fit fo rms unsuita b le b e c a use o f no ndistrib utio n c o nstra int  F

  • r-pro fit fo rms usa b le , BUT

I

nc o rpo ra tio n risks so c ia l missio n prio ritiza tio n

L

L C fo rms c o mmunic a te little

 Hyb rid fo rms b ro a dc a st dua l missio n a nd e mpo we r fiduc ia rie s

E

xpre ssly dua l purpo se

Re q uire fiduc ia rie s to c o nside r no n-sha re ho lde r c o nstitue nc ie s a nd

pro te c ts the m whe n do ing so

Be ne fit c o rpo ra tio n, L

3C, De la wa re PBC, o the r sta te -spe c ific fo rms

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Gro wth

 K

e y Cha lle ng e = T rust

 Sc a ling re q uire s e ntre pre ne urs a nd so urc e s o f fina nc ia l a nd

huma n c a pita l to a ssure o ne a no the r the ir c o mmitme nts to so c ia l missio n c a n b e truste d

 Cre a tive le g a l instrume nts

Re a ssure inve sto rs, e mplo ye e s, c o nsume rs a nd

e ntre pre ne urs

F

L Y Pa pe r use s c o nc e ssio na ry te rms a nd c o nve rsio n rig hts

Optio ns use c o mpe nsa tio n struc ture a nd ve sting trig g e rs L

  • ya lty pro g ra ms c a n e mpo we r c o nsume rs to pro te c t missio n

 Se c uritie s la w, inc luding c ro wdfunding re g ula tio n, ma y a pply

 Ce rtific a tio n pro g ra ms c a n a lso g e ne ra te trust

 I

mpo rta nc e o f me tric s ne two rk e ffe c t

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De c line

 K

e y Cha lle ng e = Pre se rva tio n

 De a l te rms a nd g o ve rna nc e me c ha nisms c a n ste wa rd

missio n po st-sa le

 Re c la iming the Be n & Je rry’ s e xa mple  Va lue unlo c ks fle xib ility e ve n fo r sma lle r a nd le ss suc c e ssful se lle rs

 Co ntra c t a nd g o ve rna nc e c a n a lso pre se rve missio n in

disso lutio ns tha t a vo id inso lve nc y

 Co mmitte d o wne rs a nd inve sto rs c a n ne g o tia te missio n-

pre se rving distrib utio ns

 BUT

, inso lve nc y e le va te s c re dito r inte re sts

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nside a nd o utside o f b a nkruptc y

Cho o se c re dito rs c a re fully F

a c e de c line he a d-o n a nd pla n while yo u c a n

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T ha nk yo u.

Da na Bra kma n Re ise r da na .b ra kma n@ b ro o kla w.e d u