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From a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, to far-off places with names we sometimes mispronounce, the journey that began in 1978 with 2 guys and the ice cream business they built is as legendary as the ice cream is euphoric.

Solid waste resource management company

CeresMED is a medical cannabis dispensary in Vermont. CeresMED was founded in 2012 and is established and licensed under the laws of the State of Vermont. CeresMED is dedicated to providing lab-tested, affordable, high-quality cannabis to Vermonters in need of symptom relief.

Champlain Investment Partners is an independent, employee-owned asset management firm.

Manufacturer of Optical Filters

Business lawyers offering creative solutions for Vermont businesses since 1917.

Electric Utility

Hula inspires dreamers to become doers from a 14-acre coworking campus, business incubator, and premier events venue on the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington's South End neighborhood. Programs and services include coworking day-passes & monthly memberships for individuals; corporate day-pass packages for businesses; and, private offices for teams of 1 - 75 people and conference rooms & premier event venue space available for rent.

Since 1790, King Arthur Baking Company has been sharing the joy of baking. A certified B Corp headquartered in Vermont, King Arthur is the ultimate baking resource, providing the highest quality ingredients for the most delicious baked goods, while inspiring connections through baking. As a 100% employee-owned company, we believe in the power of baking to make a difference for our employee-owners, the larger baking community, and the planet. From cultivating a workplace that embraces differences and prioritizes trust to teaching children across the country how to bake bread from scratch to partnering with farmers and suppliers who share our vision for a greener planet, we strive to be a force for good in all that we do.

Mamava (Burlington and Springfield, VT), the leading expert in lactation space design, is dedicated to transforming the culture of breastfeeding in the United States. With a firm belief in championing the local economy with quality jobs, the company is on a mission to celebrate and support all breastfeeding parents through design that is accessible, functional, beautiful, and easy to assemble and maintain. Where possible, the Mamava product and supply-chain team sources materials made with pre-consumer recycled content. Driven by a collaborative framework, the Mamava business model empowers employees to be co-creators of their work culture, mission and success. And, as a Certified B Corporation, Mamava lives out the philosophy that businesses can be a force for good and believes that B Corps practice better business for the benefit of everyone – employees, customers, communities, and the environment.

National Life Group is a mission-driven, purpose-filled company that has been keeping its promises since 1848. But it’s not your grandfather’s insurance company. It’s dedicated to a cause bigger than itself: To do good in the communities where it does business. From hosting a music festival on its back lawn to benefit cancer patients, making donations through the National Life Group Foundation, encouraging its employees to take 40 hours of paid volunteer time annually, and more, National Life strives to put its values of Do good. Be good. Make good. into practice every day.

Paul Frank + Collins is a Burlington-based multi-practice firm celebrating over 50 years of service to our clients and the community. PF+C has been a member of VBSR for over ten years and is committed to advancing a clean climate and socially responsible economy in Vermont. We offer a full menu of legal services for businesses, whether located in Vermont, New England, the country, or around the world, including entrepreneurs, start-ups, non-profit entities, and employers of all sizes. Our 30 lawyers advise in core practice areas, including employment and labor, environment and clean energy, climate policy, business and tax, business immigration, captive insurance, insurance services and coverage work, commercial finance, litigation, property and development, trusts and estates, and patents and trademarks. Our experienced and award-winning attorneys bring a depth of knowledge and committed focus to each challenge and offer the unique combination of worldly insight + local know-how to every client. Here are some of the firm’s areas of practice: • Business Immigration • Business + Transactions • Captive Insurance • Commercial Finance • Employment + Labor • Energy + Environment • Insurance Services • International Business • Litigation • Municipal Law + Public Finance • Patents + Intellectual Property • Property + Development • Taxation • Trusts + Estates PF+C was the first Vermont law firm to join the American Bar Association’s Law Office Climate Challenge. The firm has been a long-time business member of VBSR and we are pleased to boost our support to the Champion level in 2018.

SUNCOMMON believes that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and brighter future -- and renewable energy is where it starts. Energy from the sun can power our lives, and build vibrant communities. Our mission is to tear down the barriers to clean energy and use our business as a force for good. We do that by making it easy and affordable for all Vermonters to go solar. Organized as one of Vermont's pioneering Benefit Corporations, SunCommon is committed to the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. Most of our 105 workers operate out of our Waterbury headquarters, a net-positive energy building. Now 6 years old, SunCommon has helped connect over 5000 Vermonters to a solar solution for their home, school or business. This is fun stuff.

The Alchemist is a family-run brewery producing beer in Waterbury & Stowe, celebrating 20 years! Our flagship IPAs, Heady Topper & Focal Banger, are sold in stores throughout VT, and our visitor's center and retail store are open daily in Stowe. The Alchemist is a B Corp and committed to supporting our employees, our environment, and our community.

Union Mutual, founded in 1874, is a property casualty insurance group consisting of Union Mutual Fire Insurance and New England Guaranty Insurance Company Inc., both based in Montpelier, Vermont; Eastern Mutual Insurance Company, based in Greenville, New York; and Community Mutual Insurance Company, based in Troy, New York. The four companies write business through a vast network of independent agents throughout New England and New York, and are all rated A-(Excellent) by A.M. Best. As a mutual Company, we are owned by our over 100,000 policyholders and take great pride in serving them alongside our vast network of highly skilled agency partners. Part of that service includes the value we place in our corporate and social responsibility to support a wide variety of non-profit organizations and events close to the hearts of our employees and agency partners. Union Mutual has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont for three consecutive years, an honor based on employee feedback and reflecting our unique combination of a challenging work environment that is also fun and engaging, our comprehensive benefits package, our commitment to the highest standard of customer service and, most of all, our highly skilled and enthusiastic employees.

VEIC is a sustainable energy company on a mission to generate the energy solutions the world needs. For over 30 years VEIC has been working with governments, utilities, foundations and businesses across North America to develop and deploy clean-energy services that provide immediate and lasting change. VEIC has expertise in energy efficiency, building and transportation electrification, and breakthrough methods for a clean and flexible grid. We design innovative solutions that meet clients’ goals, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. VEIC is nationally recognized for originating pilots and programs that optimize energy use, reduce energy burdens for low-income customers, and advance appropriate technologies. In addition to our full-service consulting business, VEIC administers three large-scale sustainable energy programs: Efficiency Vermont, Efficiency Smart, and the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU).

European style, artisinal cow & goats' milk products

Vermont-raised meats

Full Service Credit Union Serving Everyone Who Lives or Works in Vermont