Hello out there! I am writing this to reach out to you all. I am very interested in the concept of self-sustaining for profit business or non-profit enterprises which engage in social activism funded from their own resources or ventures. I truly believe that if impregnated with the proper business model that the empire can go through a metamorphosis that leads to a new sustainable and just way of living for humans on the planet. I do not think it will happen over night, but know that it is possible. Knowing that it is possible means that I have to try. Will you try with me? I am sure that you all are doing things in your lives that are contributing to this "metamorphosis", but It would be great to collaborate our efforts and work together. Networking our fragments, each individual and organization, in my opinion, is the only way that we are going to be able to avoid major catastrophe, beyond what is already occurring around the globe. I am interested to hear your ideas and to share mine. You can email me at creatinglake@gmail.com .

Smiles,

Adam

I don't have much experience in this realm, but check out what Berkeley's ThreeStone Hearth is doing. Three Stone Hearth community-supported kitchen (CSK) is a worker-owned cooperative, incorporated in the State of California. That is different I suppose than a for-profit, but still an interesting model. There are 5 owners and the rest are volunteers and 1 or 2 paid dishwashers. They keep their costs down by using volunteers help. They create such an inviting workspace and skills to be gained by volunteering, which is what makes it work. Hope this helps

http://www.threestonehearth.com/vision