I think there are three basic categories with the following
being mostly true regarding an organzation's cash flow:
1) For Profit - Generate revenue, use profits to make stockholders happy.
2) Non profit - Generate revenue or at least break even. Profits are
used to further
organization's charter; there are no stockholders.
There are a lot of very profitable non-profit
organzations. The main
difference between them and "for profit" is
the lack of stock holders.
3) Charitable - Redistribute other peoples money per organzation's charter.
-Andrew Gaunt
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>In a message dated 3/21/2 8:50:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>>Everything has a cost. A business, by definition, is out to make a profit.
>>
>>Giving something away for "free" runs counter to that goal. They must
>>have some plan to cover the cost of their "free" product or service,
>>and it usually involves you giving them money at some point.
>>
>Not all businesses are, by definition, out to make a profit. There are many
>nonprofits (GNHLUG, for example).
>TANSTAAFL does still apply, but the profit motive, altho prevalent, is not
>the only model. You come closer if you define "profit" as more general than
>money.
>
>Bob Sparks
>PS. Will the black helicopters come for me if GW Bush reads this?
>
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