Companies that are consistently unprofitable (e.g. Motorola) face diminishing degrees of strategic freedom further lubricating a downward slope toward financial distress.

那些长期不盈利的公司(比如摩托罗拉)面临着战略自由度近一步缓缓下滑的财务危机。

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But there are many examples of profitable businesses that consume cash. And there are also examples of unprofitable businesses that produce cash, at least for a period of time.

但在相当多的例子中，盈利的企业却在消耗现金，同时也有不少不盈利的企业产出现金，至少在一个特定时期内。

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She recalls how she advised a group of very poor women running a small, unprofitable bakery in Rwanda some years ago.

她回想起几年前她在卢旺达指导一群经营着一家毫不赚钱的小面包店的非常贫困的妇女。

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