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5 Bad Reasons to Start a For-Profit Social Enterprise

Harvard Business Review

Here are some of the worst reasons we hear for starting a for-profit to do good: Bad Reason #1: Only for-profits use “business discipline.” It’s easy to scan headlines and see undisciplined for-profit companies (take GM, American Apparel). In these cases, the best way to have a deep social impact may be through a for-profit.