• Schal330@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 days ago

      When I say profit I mean money going to shareholders. The money made should be kept within the business (where possible) to fund its maintenance and development.

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      15 days ago

      No, non-profits still have overheads such as fixing their buildings they run out of and if they provide a service then building additional infrastructure to provide more of it.

      That is not profit.

      Profit is charging more than your costs so that you have a positive balance afterwards outside of the overheads which can be withdrawn.