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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Illinois Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise has submitted its preliminary report to the Governor and the General Assembly.
The report was prepared by:
Marc J. Lane, Chairman of the Task Force
Brandon Bodor, Executive Director of Serve Illinois
Mavara Agha, Dunn Fellow at the Office of the Governor
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Marc J. Lane has been named by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Illinois for 2013. Only five percent of lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase rating process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is...
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Posted on December 19, 2012 in Chapter News
Edited by Madeline Graham, Chapter Services Leader
Marc Lane (chapter chair) took some time out to answer our questions about the SEA Chicago Chapter.
When did you become a chapter?
2009
What has been your biggest achievement(s) since becoming a chapter?
Host of the 2011 Social Enterprise Alliance...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Marc Lane provides his insight and expertise regarding the developing L3C movement in this researched whitepaper written and published by interSector Partners, L3C.
Click here to view whitepaper.
Whitepaper Excerpts:
Marc Lane, attorney, entrepreneur and advocate, says that the Illinois reporting has not been a negative issue so far with his L3C...
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Gifting is good. Gifting to children to lock in the $5.12 million estate planning tax exclusion is very good—except when clients gift away too much.
"We have had clients make such large gifts before they consulted their financial advisor to see if they could 'afford' to make such a gift and still maintain their own standard of living in retirement,"...
Friday, October 12, 2012
Starting a business? There's never been a better time to do well by doing good.
Chicago is experiencing a surge in startups that combine good-for-society goals with good-for-the-bottom-line business. Based on my experience with the Chicago-based startup Kauzu and conversations with others, I see three big reasons for the growing popularity of social...
Monday, October 8, 2012
Representing Corporate Officers, Directors, Managers, and Trustees, Second Edition
By Marc J. Lane
Now Comprehensively Supplemented!
Representing Corporate Officers, Directors, Managers, and Trustees, Second Edition is a guide to the practical aspects of corporate governance for attorneys, officers, directors, managers, and trustees. The introduction of...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
If you're curious about the prospects of the Low-Profit Limited Liability Company (L3C) business entity for arts and cultural enterprise, and you're in or near New York on November 16, then get thee to Columbia University between 2:00 and 6:00 pm. I'll be moderating an afternoon symposium on that very topic featuring many of the experts on the form and its...
Monday, September 24, 2012
Social Enterprise Alliance posted on September 17, 2012 in Member News
On August 22, the Illinois Task Force on Social Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise held its first meeting. You can read about the mandate of the task force here. SEA is pleased to note that the task force includes several SEA members, including the Chicago Chapter Board's...
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Late last year, after discovering that their school's $854-million endowment held shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), a group of students at Middlebury College in Vermont joined three asset management funds and five Catholic orders in calling for the company to reveal potential financial risks from the environmental impact related to Canadian tar sands...
Friday, May 4, 2012
In what could be big news for not only for profits, recently released proposed rules from the IRS could give a major boost to a fledgling corporate form called the L3C.
The regulations relate to program-related investments (PRIs), a type of investment foundations are allowed to make. Just so you know, the L3C is a type of LLC for for-profit companies...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Marc Lane, arguably the most prolific writer in the social enterprise sector, last year wrote another one of his useful books, entitled: Social Enterprise: Empowering Mission-Drive Entrepreneurs. It's a good book to glance through, and even more important, to have nearby on your bookshelf for when you have a legal question about social enterprise. For a...
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Businesses, even those outside the realm of greedy corporate drones, are designed to earn a profit. Other priorities, like environmental sustainability or job creation, are reached only through happy accidents or marketing ploys to help companies make more money. Surely, if you're raking in the dough, you can't be making a difference—at least not on...
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