In recent years, foundations, venture capitalists and the World Bank have used India as a petri dish for similar for-profit "social enterprises" that seek to make money while filling a social need.

近几年，基金会，风险资本家及世界银行，把印度当作赢利型“社会企业”的培养皿，这些企业在盈利的同时也满足社会需要。

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Mr Akula would say that, especially as his for-profit firm, backed by venture capital from Silicon Valley, is expected to go public soon in a doubtless lucrative IPO.

阿库拉博士对此当然会有所怨言，因为他的营利性小额贷款公司获得硅谷风险资本的支持，在首次公开募股中大获全胜，已经决定在近期上市。

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Nokia and Siemens AG put their networks businesses into joint venture that began operations in April and has posted two quarters of operating-profit losses.

诺基亚和西门子将各自的网络业务整合起来，组建了合资公司，于今年4月开始运营，但已连续两个季度宣布营业利润亏损。

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By default, that would make his venture for profit for purposes of IRS (whether he wants to make money or not) and therefore, taxable.

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To turn to a specific, currently relevant example, if fixed-interest bonds are bad, but equity investments are acceptable, then what if an investor buys a non-voting equity instrument whose return is based on profit shared between him and the venture--with any profit above 6% given to the venture as a "reward"?

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The other option is a spanking-new for-profit venture down the street that specializes in joints.

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