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Article: Entrepreneurs of the 1990s: an untapped resource for the growing not-for-profit. (small charities can use entrepreneurs' experience) (The Small Shop) (column)
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- Fund Raising Management
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- December 1, 1990
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Entrepreneurs of the 1990s: An untapped resource for the growing not-for-profit
Today, we are living in a nation of entrepreneurs. By some accounts, the number of individuals starting and growing their own businesses has more than doubled over the last decade. These entrepreneurs are often highly independent, motivated people who are slowly becoming an intricate part of their communities and the nation as a whole.
But how many not-for-profits are taking advantage of the skills and talents of these entrepreneurs? How many small, but growing, not-for-profits have tried to match the unique abilities of entrepreneurs with their own fledgling programs?