tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post5148092581531095671..comments2023-08-15T07:15:18.480-07:00Comments on Two Guys Making That Money: Definitions of EntrepreneurshipUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-17840513077842279752009-02-13T10:26:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:26:00.000-08:00I believe your response explains very simply the r...I believe your response explains very simply the reason why many entrepreneurial scholars do not like the area of social entrepreneurship. They realize, like many who are involved in business do, that corporations already do a lot for the communities where they operate out of their profit stream. Businesses that dedicate themselves to something unrelated to profitability often end up wearing an "out of business" sign because they fail to grasp the underlying need to make money. It's wonderful to want to do great things for the environment, for the community, and for those in need, but doing so exclusively is not really a business per se, and it will not last as one because it will inevitably require some form of donation to operate. If those businesses instead ran themselves like a "normal" business they could take the profits they consider excess and turn those into the goods and services for the area they care about (e.g., recycled products, help for soup kitchens, etc.).<BR/><BR/>Basically, you hit the nail on the head as to why social entrepreneurship needs to fall under the general heading of entrepreneurship because businesses need to operate within some level of profit-seeking normalcy if they are to remain in business. I wish, oh how I wish, I could explain this to my socially minded friends. Profit is not evil. Profit is part of business, and it is the oxygen and food and water that keeps the body of the business alive. WIthout it, the body dies.<BR/><BR/>Re: P.S. I'm glad you understood the post. I fully expected you would. You're a smart woman. That's just one of the many reasons I married you.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-7752368441612640522009-02-13T10:08:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:08:00.000-08:00There comes a point where social or time or other ...There comes a point where social or time or other capital cannot compensate for other capital that you have to have in the business. If you're losing money, or just plain not making anything, you don't take home any profit, then the business is worse for you than if you were just in it for the money.<BR/><BR/>In other words, if you can't feed your family, you gotta find another job.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I understood this. I must not be totally stupid.le35https://www.blogger.com/profile/03897932629532339487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-78155283248084891502009-02-11T14:15:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:15:00.000-08:00Oh, and thanks for commenting. I've heard you're a...Oh, and thanks for commenting. I've heard you're among those who read but never comment. Welcome.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-79930456070820272832009-02-11T14:14:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:14:00.000-08:00I leave them off intentionally because of the slig...I leave them off intentionally because of the slight risk that they'll surf to my blog and read something I write about one school or another and decide not to accept me. In this modern age, stranger things have happened. I'll email you the list, though, JAJA.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-295864570394012502009-02-11T13:25:00.000-08:002009-02-11T13:25:00.000-08:00when you write about the schools say the names so ...when you write about the schools say the names so we'll know which ones you're going to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com