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Sisaruus Donating Member (703 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-10 06:43 PM
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19. The concept of a social enterprise...
A friend of mine started reSET: Social Enterprise Trust to promote a new business model that she adopted for her own company. She explains it on the reSET website: http://www.socialenterprisetrust.org/about-social-enter... which also has a link to her company Walker Systems Support.

One of the components of her business model is that profits would be split equally between the community, employees and the investors. She believes that all three are necessary, vital and equal contributors to success.
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  -Do liberal entrepreneurs and businesses exist? anthroguy101  Jun-14-10 06:02 PM   #0 
  - Yes. And all of them advertise on Thom Hartmann's show, I think. n/t  Ian David   Jun-14-10 06:04 PM   #1 
  - Yes  Stinky The Clown   Jun-14-10 06:06 PM   #2 
  - Really?  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 06:08 PM   #3 
     - We design stuff.  Stinky The Clown   Jun-14-10 06:14 PM   #7 
        - Cool B)  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 06:19 PM   #11 
  - I've heard Progressive Insurance is a good company. nt  gateley   Jun-14-10 06:12 PM   #4 
  - Yes, Working Assets/Credo.  damntexdem   Jun-14-10 06:13 PM   #5 
  - CREDO is awesome....  OneGrassRoot   Jun-15-10 10:27 AM   #47 
  - Many  Indy Lurker   Jun-14-10 06:14 PM   #6 
  - O-O Wow, and I thought these people believed in a free market.  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 06:18 PM   #9 
  - Nice list. I have to laugh at the Freepers though since they're against socialism but far more  superconnected   Jun-14-10 06:33 PM   #15 
  - Ben & Jerry  Sebastian Doyle   Jun-14-10 06:15 PM   #8 
  - HOORAY FOR ICE CREAM!! nt.  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 06:25 PM   #12 
  - Ben and Jerry's once contacted New England food banks  Sisaruus   Jun-14-10 06:53 PM   #21 
  - I am of two minds on Ben & Jerry's  jmowreader   Jun-14-10 08:31 PM   #35 
  - Of course, Repukes don't own a way of life. They just destroy it.  Rex   Jun-14-10 06:19 PM   #10 
  - Let's start this stating of the obvious with the most obvious...  Bluenorthwest   Jun-14-10 06:31 PM   #13 
  - Who was she? (nt)  Posteritatis   Jun-14-10 06:38 PM   #17 
     - Her name was  Bluenorthwest   Jun-14-10 07:22 PM   #22 
  - Newman's Own  Sisaruus   Jun-14-10 06:32 PM   #14 
  - Newman's Own, such a great example  Bluenorthwest   Jun-14-10 06:35 PM   #16 
  - Target, based on healthcare cov'g and other actions to help sick employees...  Scuba   Jun-14-10 06:41 PM   #18 
  - I love Target! Hooray for Minnesota, w00t!  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 06:43 PM   #20 
  - are you serious?  amborin   Jun-14-10 07:34 PM   #26 
  - Levis?  amborin   Jun-14-10 07:34 PM   #27 
  - Yes... although I understand the plural of "anecdote" isn't "data"  Scuba   Jun-14-10 07:41 PM   #29 
  - Overall, Target is better than WalMart, but.......  Sebastian Doyle   Jun-14-10 07:38 PM   #28 
  - +1000 Target not only anti-union but just demoted many workers to save $$$  amborin   Jun-14-10 07:54 PM   #31 
  - If they are anti-union, then what makes them better than Wal-Mart? nt.  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 07:59 PM   #32 
     - Aside from that obvious exception, they don't come off as hardcore predatory as WalMart does.  Sebastian Doyle   Jun-14-10 08:19 PM   #33 
     - Yeah, but what about import percentage?  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 08:40 PM   #37 
     - If they're anti-union, my recommendation is withdrawn....  Scuba   Jun-14-10 09:05 PM   #41 
  - Costco also, right?  Liberal_in_LA   Jun-14-10 08:20 PM   #34 
  - The concept of a social enterprise...  Sisaruus   Jun-14-10 06:43 PM   #19 
  - Your friend is very impressive  Bluenorthwest   Jun-14-10 07:33 PM   #25 
  - Yes. Me. n/t  Bonhomme Richard   Jun-14-10 07:26 PM   #23 
  - Yes.  mmonk   Jun-14-10 07:31 PM   #24 
  - Sure. Here in my town there are several  cali   Jun-14-10 07:49 PM   #30 
  - Costco. The founder and CEO said that nobody deserved making 10x the lowest paid employee.  JanMichael   Jun-14-10 08:35 PM   #36 
  - We could use more of those around where I live  anthroguy101   Jun-14-10 08:46 PM   #38 
     - Agreed 100%. Sadly however there are few retail stores that do that.  JanMichael   Jun-14-10 09:00 PM   #40 
        - Awesome! I help new corps write bylaws. That is really great news. nt  blondeatlast   Jun-15-10 10:25 AM   #46 
        - Costco can't open 'non-membership' stores.  Lance_Boyle   Jun-15-10 10:45 AM   #49 
           - The COSTCO in my area accepts EBT payments (food stamps)  quiller4   Jun-15-10 12:58 PM   #53 
  - there's plenty.  dionysus   Jun-14-10 08:56 PM   #39 
  - I'm a small farmer. Our primary business is sales/training/boarding sport horses  riderinthestorm   Jun-14-10 09:35 PM   #42 
  - I'm coming in cold without reading the responses.  Mira   Jun-14-10 09:43 PM   #43 
  - Steve Jobs for one  0rganism   Jun-14-10 09:58 PM   #44 
  - +1  harun   Jun-15-10 09:56 AM   #45 
  - Agreed. Apple is a very good liberal and progressive company.  Xenotime   Jun-15-10 10:39 AM   #48 
     - Well, aside from that "making all of their shit in China and STILL overpricing it" thing.  Sebastian Doyle   Jun-15-10 12:36 PM   #50 
     - They're just another ruthless corporation  Seneca   Jun-15-10 12:43 PM   #51 
  - Hell yes. Far more than are ever credited in the MSM.  KonaKane   Jun-15-10 12:45 PM   #52 
 

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