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The above statement, however, was made not by Hollender but by Owen Milne, the director for development for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, a nonprofit business trade organization, which advances business ethics that advance a triple bottom line, here in Vermont.

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Numerous, small investments may just meet the needs of social entrepreneurs who lie between a nonprofit organization and a larger, for-profit that will have returns attractive enough for venture capitalists.

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