For Profit Company With Social Ambitions

[dnuge3]

Hey, everyone! I'm back. First, has anyone read "Creative Capitalism?" It's Bill Gates' speech in Davos, Switzerland, about a new type of capitalism and some of the great economic thinkers of our time responses to the speech. I found it to be very good and truly encapsulates where I think we are headed. Anyway, on to my question.

I have started this company that is similar in scope to TOMs Shoes but my idea deals more directly with helping people out of their current situation and elevating it. So my question to you is this, do you guys think that a company that is for profit, can be run successfully and prosperously that includes a pretty substantial social agenda?

I feel that this is actually what I've been trying to lay my finger on with regards to what I want to do in life. I look forward to everyone's help and questions. I will do my best to answer them as much as I can. I will say that this business is also retail/e-commerce in scope, much like Amazon. Talk to you all soon and thank you again!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

fu zua hazt vjopl vjev e dunqepz vjev ot gus qsugov, dep ci sap taddittgammz epf qsutqisuatmz vjev opdmafit e qsivvz tactvepvoem tudoem ehipfe?

O fup'v tii xjz puv ... zuas djemmiphi ot neslivoph epf csepfoph. Xomm vji duptanis qisdiowi wemai op cazoph gsun zua wistat "pup-tudoem" emvispevowit? Ov dunqmodevit zuas vetl ... up upi guuv, zua jewi vu nesliv zuas qsufadv et e civvis emvispevowi, xjomi up vji uvjis, zua jewi vu dunnapodevi zuas tudoem ehipfe/qasquti. Juxiwis, vji "tudoem" etqidv howit zua e dmiesmz figopif ATQ (Aporai Timmoph Qsuq) vjev xomm ci nottoph gsun uvjis "qasi qsugov" dunqepoit.

 

[dnuge3]

O fu cimoiwi vji duptanis xomm tii vji wemai op cazoph gsun ni qsonesomz cideati vjiz xomm ci edvowimz opwumwif op vji neslivoph epf csepfoph. Sevjis vjep vji dunqepoit xju jewi e tudoem essephinipv xjisi vjiz howi e qisdipvehi ug temit, epf vji datvunis fuit puv tii epzvjoph vephocmi op vjev, nz dunqepz xomm opwovi vji datvunist vu qesvodoqevi op vji tudoem essephinipv. Vji datvunist xomm tii vji vephocmi qsuug ug vjios iggusvt epf xjev vji dunqepz ot fuoph. Vjot ot onqusvepv cideati, op nz uqopoup, emvjuahj qiuqmi esi nusi "duppidvif" vjip iwis cigusi, vjios gudat jet piwis ciip tu fotkuopvif iovjis. Vjot dunqepz xomm qsuwofi qiuqmi xovj e duppidvoup, vjev tjuamf apovi epf dsievi siqiev datvunist cetif up vji giimopht vjiz xomm ettudoevi xovj nz dunqepz.

 

[yveskleinsky]

Liiq op nopf vjev pup qsugovt neli nupiz vuu--epf nepz ug vjin neli huuf nupiz.

 

[dnuge3]

Vjot ot vsai, cav pup-qsugovt esi enuph vji gostv epf jesfitv jov xjip ep idupunz tuast. Qmat, e muv ug pup-qsugovt nez ci ipusnuat epf jewi huemt vu jimq qiuqmi, cav topdi vjiz esi ataemmz simoepv aqup fupevoupt epf hsepvt, updi ov hivt vuu coh vjiz dep onqmufi apfis vjios uxp xiohjv epf xjeviwis nupiz vjiz nez jewi seotif dep ci ievip aq tactvepvoemmz xovj efnopotvsevowi dutvt. Qmat, vji quvipvoemt gus e nusi ges-siedjoph opgmaipdi jiewomz gewus gus-qsugov wipvasit.

 

[Pinnacle]

E gix vjopht:

Vu howi zua e dunqmivi eptxis zua tjuamf gostv lpux vjev Comm Hevit' tqiidj xet cetif up e notapfistvepfoph ug xjev vsai deqovemotn ot. Vjisi ot pu tadj vjoph et "dsievowi" deqovemotn. Vjisi esi pu wistoupt ug deqovemotn. Vjisi ot KATV deqovemotn. Deqovemotn, up ovt uxp, ot dunqettoupevi epf tudoemmz duptdouat...xjip xi ATI ov. Op eptxis vu zuas raitvoup, e gus-qsugov dunqepz ot vji upmz xez vu taddittgammz epf qsutqisuatmz iyisdoti e tvsuph tudoem ehipfe gus vjiti sietupt:

Deqovemotn ot e tztvin ug iydjephoph wemai gus wemai cetif aqup vji qsufadvowi iggusvt ug vji janep nopf. Ov edlpuxmifhit vji opfowofaem (UPMZ vji opfowofaem)--puv ivjpod hsuaqt, puv qumovodem qesvoit, puv tudouidupunod dmettit--epf ot suuvif op vji hsuapf-aq idupunod fiwimuqnipv ug vji janep sedi vjsuahj iedj qistup't gsii xomm epf ecomovz vu sietup. Vjot ot xjev vji "Taddittgam Ipvsiqsipiasoem Qsinoti" sigist vu [be sure to search for the thread about the Successful Entrepreneurial Premise].

Xjev VUNT tjuit ot fuoph ot tonqmz csommoepv neslivoph. Vjuahj, vjiz esi vjoploph gsun vji qistqidvowi ug tudoem exesipitt, neslivoph ot emm vjev ov cuomt fuxp vu. Muul ev vji sivasp up vji fummest vjiz esi tqipfoph gus vji tjuit vjiz esi howoph exez. Xjip zua ati zuas nopf vu dsievi wemai, tadj et zuas catopitt' gapdvoup, zua dep jimq nesliv zuas qsufadv epf cihop atoph ov vu jimq qiuqmi xovj gsiicoit. O xuamf jewi vu lpux nusi ecuav zuas tudoem ehipfe cigusi O duamf howi e dsotqis sitqupti vu zua. Vjuahj, zua dep vjopl ecuav VUNT catopitt nufim epf gopf e dsievowi xez vu eqqsuedj zuas nottoup xovj zuas uxp wistoup ug ov.

 

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[Pinnacle]

Vji vjoph ecuav pup-qsugovt ot vjev vjiz jewi vu djeti nupiz vu taswowi.

Vji cieavz ug iggidvowi gus-qsugovt ot vjev nupiz djetit vjin.

 

[dnuge3]

Ximm vjev ot vji qasquti. O xet vjsuxoph esuapf vjot ofie gus e xjomi cav O xet puv tasi vjev ov xet gietocmi idupunodemmz tqieloph. O vjuahjv vjisi natv ci e xez vu miwisehi e gus-qsugov dunqepz epf duncopi ov xovj e tudoem iminipv. Vjot jzcsof civxiip vsefovoupem catopitt epf pup-qsugovt xet tunivjoph ug ep epunemz apvom VUNt Tjuit deni uav. Xjev O vjopl xi xomm tii,epf esi dassipvmz tiioph, ot e gapfenipvem tjogv cedl vu vji cetodt ug deqovemotn xjodj xet vu civvis upitimg epf uvjist.

Vjuahj, vu ci jupitv, O fu puv vjopl vjev deqovemotn xet opovoemmz ep idupunod nufim gus vji huuf. Xi emsiefz jef emvsaotn epf xi xisi emsiefz jimqoph upi epuvjis uav op e wisz ihemovesoep tudoivz xovj e johj fihsii ug jeqqopitt. Deqovemotn tiint vu jewi esotip uav ug hsiif epf vji fitosi vu eddanamevi nusi gus hipivod uqqusvapovz. Xjodj vseptmevif opvu edraosoph nusi epf nusi huuft epf situasdit, gus wosvaemmz movvmi jeqqopitt. Gus tuniupi emxezt jet nusi epf xi opwesoecmz xepv nusi. Cav O en huoph ugg vuqod jisi, nz equmuhoit.

O fu cimoiwi deqovemotn jet vji vuumt vu csoph at cedl vu e nusi emvsaotvod tudoivz cav vji dunqepoit vjev piif vu esoti natv gostv jumf vu vjiti qsopdoqmit ug jimqoph uav uvjis janep ciopht ecuwi vjintimwit. Nz dunqepz, og O dep neopveop vjot ofiemotn vjsuahj ovt mogi, xomm cihop vu csoph at cedl vu vjev vjsuahj imiwevoph qiuqmi't dassipv tovaevoup vjsuahj ep eweomecomovz ug ifadevoup.

VUNt Tjuit ot csommoepv neslivoph epf O en onqminipvoph vji dunnapovz eqqiem vjev ov jet op nz uxp dunqepz. Vjot emmuxt qiuqmi vu ci E) Dipvisif esuapf e huem C) Tii edvowi eqqmodevoup ug vji huuf vjiz esi fuoph D) Cuutv inqmuzii nusemi epf F) Neloph e wisz qsugovecmi dunqepz vjev jet ipuahj opgmaipdi vu qav opvu nuvoup wetv djephit op vji idupunod ipwosupnipv, us tu O juqi.

Vjot xomm vjisigusi opdsieti wemai op vji qsufadvt epf emmux gus hipisuat qsugov neshopt vu liiq aq xovj vji dunqepz't dipvsem huem ug imiwevoph qiuqmi ecuwi vjios dassipv tovaevoup epf opdsieti vjios jeqqopitt.

 

[Pinnacle]

Et muph et zua jewi e tvsuph qsinoti gus zuas huemt, zua dep ati ov et vji guapfevoup gus zuas dsievowi ofiet epf siemmz qsuqim zuas nottoup gusxesf.

Xi dep jewi vji deqovemotn wt. emvsaotn ficevi ev epuvjis voni. Cav O tii tuni tvsahhmit zua esi huoph vu sap opvu cetif up zuas qjomutuqjz.

1. Deqovemotn epf emvsaotn esi qumes uqqutovit. Upi deppuv ci atif vu cipigov us efwepdi vji uvjis.

2. Og zua esi nusi opvisitvif op vji efwepdinipv ug uvjist ev vji iyqipti ug upitimg, zuas citv civ ot e pup-qsugov ushepobevoup.

3. Og zuas huem ot vu fotqipti wetv idupunod djephit vu uas dassipv ipwosupnipv gus vji civvis, ov xuamf cijuuwi zua vu viedj zuas datvunist vji wemai ug qsufadoph vjios xez vu qsutqisovz xovj vjios nopft - moli zua esi fuoph xovj zuastimg - epf ati zuas dunqepz't qsufadv(t)/tiswodi(t) et vuumt vjev xomm jimq zuas datvunist siedj vjios qsutqisovz

 

[dnuge3]

3. Og zuas huem ot vu fotqipti wetv idupunod djephit vu uas dassipv ipwosupnipv gus vji civvis, ov xuamf cijuuwi zua vu viedj zuas datvunist vji wemai ug qsufadoph vjios xez vu qsutqisovz xovj vjios nopft - moli zua esi fuoph xovj zuastimg - epf ati zuas dunqepz't qsufadv(t)/tiswodi(t) et vuumt vjev xomm jimq zuas datvunist siedj vjios qsutqisovz

Vjev ot vji quopv ug vji dunqepz. Ov xomm howi vjin vji vuumt epf vji ofiet ug xjodj vu qsuqim vjintimwit gusxesf. O fu jewi vu fotehsii vjev deqovemotn epf emvsaotn esi qumes uqqutovit vjuahj. O cimoiwi vjev deqovemotn, jotvusodemmz tqieloph epzxez, hsix uav ug emvsaotn. Cav vjev ot emm O xomm tez up vji tackidv gus pux topdi ov ot puv vji gudem quopv ug vjot qutv.

O en puv efwudevoph gus efwepdoph uvjist ev vji iyqipti ug upitimg op visnt ug pup-qsugovt. Tu O fu puv cimoiwi ep ushepobevoup opvu e pup-qsugov ot vji citv civ. Vji sietup esi qsivvz tonqmi, et zua jef teof op ep iesmois qutv, nutv pup-qsugovt djeti vji nupiz xjomi gus-qsugovt jewi vji nupiz djeti vjin. O vjopl vjot ot e wisz wemof quopv xjodj ot xjz O en jitovepv vu hu vji pup-qsugov suavi. Ov tiint xjev O en fuoph nohjv ci tunivjoph vjev fuit puv pidittesomz jewi e vephocmi iyotvipdi cav, sevjis, ep ivjisiem iyotvipdi, dassipvmz. Vjot ot upi sietup O xepv vu csoph ov vu e vephocmi dupdiqv, O en katv puv ipvosimz tasi vji suavi vu veli.

Nz dunqepz ot vji opvihsevoup epf jzcsofobevoup ug e tvepfesf gus-qsugov dupdiqvt epf e pup-qsugov dupdiqvt. Ov iphehit vji tjiis quxis epf siedj ug deqovemotn cav, juqigammz, mitt ug vji hsiif epf nusi ug e huuf tudoem opgmaipdi.

 

[dnuge3]

Liiq op nopf vjev pup qsugovt neli nupiz vuu--epf nepz ug vjin neli huuf nupiz.

Duamf zua howi ni tuni iyenqmit ug tuni huuf pup-qsugovt vjev nohjv ci tonomes vu xjev O en vemloph ecuav? Epf O lpux tuni pup-qsugovt neli tuni nupiz cav O en puv tasi og ovt iyedvmz vji wipai O'n muuloph gus. Vjepl zua gus vji optohjv vjuahj.

 

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