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RVABizLaw Tip of the Day: A Few Good Things to Know About the Virginia Benefit CorporationApril 18, 2019
Virginia was among the first handful of states to embrace the social entrepreneurship movement by passing a law in 2011 creating a special form of business entity—the benefit corporation. Here are a few good things to know about the Virginia…
Perkins Law Releases Updated List of Virginia Benefit CorporationsMarch 19, 2017
Want to know who are some of Virginia's leading social entrepreneurs? For the past several years, Richmond small business and nonprofit lawyer Eric Perkins has studied State Corporation Commission published data and organized a master list…
Thumbs Up to Benefit Corp. PatagoniaNovember 30, 2016
Thumbs up to Patagonia, one of today's leading social entrepreneurs for donating 100% of its Black Friday sales to charity. A great example of how benefit corporations are making a difference in communities across the nation. Coming…
Perkins Law’s Master List of Virginia Benefit CorporationsMarch 20, 2016
Who are Virginia’s champions of social entrepreneurship?
Warren Whitney Leadership Network HighlightsOctober 22, 2015
Thumbs up to RVA management consulting firm Warren Whitney for another great networking event this morning at Willow Oaks Country Club.
Lessons from Letterman for Business Owners and EntrepreneursMay 20, 2015
There are three valuable lessons from Dave that all entrepreneurs and biz owners would be wise to follow...
History Made Today in the RVA Social Entrepreneurship CommunityApril 21, 2015
Local consulting firm Impact Makers, are gifting their equity ownership in the company to local nonprofits for the sake of philanthropy and to promote a higher level of social entrepreneurship.
Perkins Law Master List of Virginia Benefit Corporations Updated for 2014January 01, 2015
Social entrepreneurship is alive and well in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as evidenced by the growing number of Virginia benefit corporations in existence.
Social Media Buzz Helps Bring Duck Donuts Franchise to RVAJuly 09, 2014
The RVA franchise community will welcome a new franchise system to town this fall with the projected opening of a Duck Donuts location at Willow Lawn.
The Perkins Law Team Conquers Virginia Tough Mudder and Raises Funds for CharityJune 14, 2014
The Perkins Law team successfully completed the 10.1-mile, 20-obstacle Virginia Tough Mudder course on Saturday in just under four hours.