What GOOD Would You Do With A Million Dollars A Year? Discover How Your Company or Non-profit Organization AND Your Community Can Prosper As You Harness the Power of the Benefit Corporation Model, Community Economic Development Strategies and Get Positioned To Generate Up to A Million Dollars A Year Through the Equity Crowdfunding Provisions of the US JOBS Act.

The coauthors believe this is the richest time in the history of the United States of America to collaborate, make a difference, solve social, economic and environmental challenges, manifest StewardHeirShip™ over wealth, and leave a legacy! Through this publication from the Community Economic Development Benefit Corporation, the coauthors plan to help introduce millions of people to the unprecedented opportunities available through the Benefit Corporation model, Equity CrowdFinancing, and the field of Community Economic Development (that includes Self-help, Empowerment and Capacity-building).

Chapters Included in the Book: Foreword; Introduction; Community Economic Development; Benefit Corporations and B Corps; CrowdFunding; Equity CrowdFinancing and the JOBS Act; Social Entrepreneurship; Cocreative Visioning and Strategic Planning; Success Stories; Featured Resources; Consulting and "Done For You" Services; and Author bios.

Community Economic Development (CED) consists of three main principles: Self-Help; Empowerment; and Capacity Building. CED strategies include issues such as: Local ownership of economic resources; Maximizing citizen participation; and Building the capacity of people to participate in and manage the development process.

The US JOBS ACT and Equity Crowd Financing: The recently passed JOBS Act creates Crowdfunding opportunities, eases IPO rules, and will let businesses advertise and raise equity capital from non-accredited investors. It also allows non-accredited investors to invest in these companies based upon a percentage of their income. The book demonstrates how combining the Principles and Practices of Community Economic Development (CED) with the new Benefit Corporation model and the Crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act will help foster innovation, collaboration, job creation, enlightened entrepreneurship, and sustainable communities. The book will provide expert guidance to help companies learn how to prepare to receive up to a million dollars a year in equity investment through the network of new platforms being established. It will also help non-accredited investors who will soon be able to take advantage of these previously unavailable equity opportunities learn what they need to know to make those investments and information on ways to minimize the risks involved.

Benefit Corporations and B Corps Are Designed to Help "Expand the Circle of Success!" Benefit Corporations are a new class of cause-oriented corporation that create a material positive impact on society and the environment. Thirty States and Washington, DC have passed legislation: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho. Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC, and West Virginia.
Legislation is pending in: Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma. B Corporations are a diverse community with one unifying goal: to redefine success in business. There are over 1,000 Certified B Corporations across 60 different industries.