"Build Your Venture From the Mission Up"

Criterion Ventures presents Structure Lab, an easy to engage day-long process that helps social ventures take advantage of innovations in governance, market interactions, growth, financing, and exit strategy to promote and protect your values and mission.

Values-led entrepreneurs in start-ups and going concerns alike, are seeking social, environmental and financial returns.  New corporate forms have been developed to meet that demand for innovation, blurring the boundaries between for profits and nonprofits. Myriad legal structures are now available to social entrepreneurs for maximum impact, ease and sustainability of their ventures.  LLC, L3C, venture funds, PRIs, joint ventures, trustmarks, stewardship councils, and covenants are among the tools that can fuel and protect your values and mission -- if you know how to use them and integrate them into your legal structure.

Upcoming Labs

San Francisco
November 4, 2009
November 5, 2009
February 4, 2010
April 1, 2010

Minneapolis
November 12, 2009
March 4, 2010
May 6, 2010

New York
November 19, 2009
February 25, 2009
April 22, 2010

Stay tuned for upcoming Structure Labs including Boulder, CO; Miami, FL; Burlington, VT; Boston, MA; and Seattle, WA. Email structure@criterionventures.com to be notified as sessions become available.

Not yet in your city, but think you can gather 20 people to participate? Host a Lab and they will come to you. For more information click here.

To learn more or register online, click here.