Author: Abigail Barnes

Abigail Barnes is the author of An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations and the co-founder and CEO of Allergy Amulet, a Madison, WI-based startup. She also founded B the Change WI, an initiative to advance awareness and education around Certified B Corporations and benefit corporations in Wisconsin.

Joining Trend, WI Creates New Business Entity: Benefit Corporations

On Monday, Wisconsin enacted legislation allowing companies to incorporate as benefit corporations. Although this may sound like routine, small-time legislative business, it is just as significant as major policy initiatives being debated in the halls of Congress. On issues from net neutrality to workers’ rights, corporations are perceived to—and often do—engage in practices that maximize … Continue reading “Joining Trend, WI Creates New Business Entity: Benefit Corporations”