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This report contains observations from the Venture Fund Initiative, a six-month inquiry into the state of social-purpose enterprises and their prospects for growth. In this discussion, the phrase “social-purpose enterprises” refers mainly to businesses formed by nonprofit organizations to carry out their social mission — whether by providing jobs and training for people in need, by generating excess income to support charitable activities, or some combination of the two.