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- noun Plural form of
for-profit .
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Examples
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There have been nearly a dozen for-profits startup, and have to fold, because of unrealistic cost/fee structures that left them without cash.
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For prospective students and, perhaps, their parents, the question may be, 'Are the for-profits as good as the nonprofits in terms of what they offer and the quality of instruction?'
Daniel Grant: For-Profit Art Schools on the Rise Daniel Grant 2011
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I spent 30 years in middle management of major corporations and the larger, more successful they get, the more they look and act like little governments instead of for-profits.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sabotage! Or How “Dilbert” Won The War 2010
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That would have to be a goverment project, because the for-profits are not going to do this for free.
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The for-profits were taking advantage of their own government entitlement program and we all know how the Journal feels about entitlements.
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Grants can become liability-like; for-profits can be more flexible.
Steve Mariotti: How to Start a Non-Profit Steve Mariotti 2011
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Grants can become liability-like; for-profits can be more flexible.
Steve Mariotti: How to Start a Non-Profit Steve Mariotti 2011
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Grants can become liability-like; for-profits can be more flexible.
Steve Mariotti: How to Start a Non-Profit Steve Mariotti 2011
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Grants can become liability-like; for-profits can be more flexible.
Steve Mariotti: How to Start a Non-Profit Steve Mariotti 2011
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At least if the government did it, the cost of the civil servants running it are likely to be less than the costs of for-profits being bullied to poor business decisions by a bunch of clueless bandwidth hogs.
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