The Basic Business Startup package is available to for-profit and non-profit businesses and organizations, and includes:

• A NUANS name search;

• Incorporation filing (and initial return filing);

• Articles of incorporation (including for-profit business B Corp legal element);

• Operational bylaws;

• Organizing resolutions;

• Shareholder/member registry; and

• Share certificate (for-profits only, since non-profits don’t have shares).

As part of this package, we’ll work with you to ensure the corporation’s foundational documents match your requirements and priorities, and we’ll explain everything in the process that you might be less than 100% on. When everything is ready and assembled, all of the above will be sent to you in one clean, organized digital minute book file.

The Social Enterprise Startup package is available to for-profit businesses looking to position themselves for B Corp certification and non-profits. This pricing package includes:

• A NUANS name search;

• Incorporation filing (and initial return filing);

• Articles of incorporation (including B Corp legal element);

• Operational bylaws (By-Law No. 1);

• Social and environmental bylaws (By-Law No. 2);

• Organizing resolutions;

• Shareholder registry; and

• Share certificate.

This option does not guarantee you will pass B Corp certification (it’s a tough process), but we’ll work with you to incorporate as many social and environmental policies as possible into your bylaws from day one with reference to the actual B Corp impact assessment grading system. This way, we can help set you up for B Corp certification success when you choose to go through that process. You’ll also get one clean, organized minute book file with all of the above, as well as all the legal advice and guidance regarding incorporation that you would with the Basic Startup package.

With this option, the firm’s legal professionals will provide one month of legal assistance as-needed to address common non-profit challenges. This will include:

• Governance guidance

• Bylaw and resolution drafting

• Assistance with government filings

• Employment

• Contracts

• IP management

When a subscription month ends, you can request renewal for another month of service either immediately or as-needed. Subscription months are not automatically renewed.

This package does not include assistance with charity registration, litigation, or M&A. These services will be provided at the firm’s hourly rates. Incorporation and minute book creation is available as a separate package (see above).

With this option for up-and-running companies, we’ll cover the back-end paperwork for B Corp certification, but you’ll be the one dealing directly with B Lab and completing the online Impact Assessment, thereby lowering your costs.

This option includes:

• Articles of amendment filing and applicable resolutions (if necessary)

• Social and environmental bylaws

• Employee/contractor handbook (drafted to meet B Corp assessment standards)

• Employee/contractor satisfaction form (drafted to meet B Corp assessment standards)

• Customer/client satisfaction form (drafted to meet B Corp assessment standards)

• A ‘Getting to 80’ letter (if necessary)

On top of that, if necessary, we’ll help organize your minute book so everything is prepared for presentation to B Lab.

With this option for established companies, we’ll handle as much of the B Corp certification process we can.

This option includes:

• Articles of amendment filing and applicable resolutions (if necessary)

• Social and environmental bylaws

• Employee/contractor handbook (drafted to meet B Corp assessment standards)

• Employee/contractor satisfaction form (drafted to meet B Corp assessment standards)

• Customer/client satisfaction form (drafted to meet B Corp assessment standards)

• Impact assessment completion

• A ‘Getting to 80’ letter (if necessary)

As per the ‘Assisted’ package above, if necessary, we’ll also help organize your minute book so everything is prepared for presentation to B Lab.