Fla. Woos Do-Gooders With New Benefit Corporation Law

By Carolina Bolado (June 30, 2014, 9:16 PM EDT) -- A new law in Florida set to take effect Tuesday will allow for-profit companies committed to the social good to set up as "benefit corporations" in a new legal framework that provides protection for board members from investor suits and should encourage young socially conscious entrepreneurs to set up shop in the state, experts say....

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