Constance R. Barnhart
Attorney At Law
Managing Member

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30 years of law practice at
large law firms
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Florida, New York,
Texas, Minnesota

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PublicPurposeBusinessLaw: BCorps/ FourthSector - Social Enterprise, Non-profit & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Updates
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BCorps/ FourthSector - Social Enterprise,
Non-profit & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Updates

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Updates and commentary on topics relating to businesses serving social or public benefit purposes, including the non-profit sector and corporate social responsibility (CSR) developments, as well as the emerging "Fourth Sector" of the economy - added to the for-profit, non-profit, and public/ governmental sectors - comprised of "Benefit Corporations" (also called "B Corps" or "Social Enterprise") and Social Entrepreneurs. These are private, for-profit businesses that serve primarily social or public benefit purposes. The emerging "Fourth Sector" of "B Corps" or "Benefit Corporations" and Social Enterprises is a newly developing field of the law, and we cover legal issues, legislative developments, as well as broader news & developments in this Social Enterprise/ Fourth Sector, in addition to news and updates relating to non-profit entities and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Overview of Developments in For-Benefit (Fourth Sector) Enterprises

In an article entitled, “The For-Benefit Enterprise,” published in the Harvard Business Review, November 2011 issue, Heerad Sabeti provides an excellent and very interesting overview of recent developments in the emerging “Fourth Sector” of “For-Benefit” enterprises.

As Mr. Sabeti explains, “For-Benefit Enterprise” is a term more and more commonly used to refer to a hybrid form of business enterprise — one that is organized primarily to serve a social benefit purpose, but also generate earned income.

Mr. Sabeti, a co-founder and trustee of the Harvard Business Review.

For more information about the emerging Fourth Sector, visit the

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