Many entrepreneurs refuse to run their businesses or endeavors as a non-profit. Some say that non-profits are generally inefficient, bureaucratic and often ignored. Indeed this is the case much of the time and thus refusing to participate in them may make some sense to an entrepreneurial mind. So when a business type states; Non-Profits are inefficient and they refuse to work that way, well generally they mean it. "Refuse" is an interesting word isn't it? Bill Gates is now non-profit; is he being ignored? No one cares what you think until you do something? You cannot expect anyone to be impressed with what you will or intend to do in the future? Humans do not work that way? This is not to say you, as an entrepreneur, really care what anyone else thinks? As many of you have your MBA textbooks confirming you are right and carefully chosen reading material to go with it. I understand that mind set, dealt with it all my life. I kind of see it as an obstructionist point of view really. But, it is a free world and that of course is your choice, for a reason you have duly noted and it is good to see you are sticking to your belief system in that regard. Being genuine in belief is a worthy trait, well, that is if your belief is not a fallacy, facade or pure fiction. Entrepreneurs should consider their objectives carefully and determine if their organizational plans make sense. Are you truly in it to make money or do you have a larger goal in mind. Consider all this in 2006. |
