On the flipside, it's about time one of Africa's commercially oriented startups demonstrates notable profits.
In notable earnings outside the tech world, Ford (F) widely missed its profit target and revised down estimates for future growth as auto demand in the U.S. fell sharply.
Notable non-profit farms have opened in Milwaukee and Oakland, among other cities, but it remains a niche market.
Missoula's celebration of the outdoor can also be seen in notable non-profits based in the city such as the Adventure Cycling Association, the conservationist-hunting organizations Boone and Crockett Club and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
In 2009, Ed Banger Records and Mr. Winter's licensing company, Headbangers Publishing, turned €1 million, or $1.3 million, in profit, a notable achievement given the relative obscurity of electronic music, and given that the boutique label represents only about a dozen artists, most of them discovered and cultivated by Mr. Winter.
A shift is emerging across Africa's notable innovation spaces toward profit oriented, VC focused, startup accelerator models.
"I think it's notable that the for-profits are the only type of school where the majority of students are unable to repay their loans," said Debbie Frankle Cochrane, program director at the Institute for College Access and Success, which has called for tighter regulation of for-profit institutions.
That shift is quite notable: the not-for-profit theatres on Broadway have only been responsible for 39 new works on Broadway over 20 years, but they're the source of 105 revivals.
In one notable venture he made a profit of $30 million on sales of stock in cigarette maker American Brands.
"These come after a woeful summer for the sector, with Burberry and Swatch among several notable marques seeing sales and profits falling.
"Too often the schools being selected are for-profit institutions more notable for their slick marketing than for their academic credentials and sound value, much less the gainful employment history of their graduates," said Holly Petraeus, assistant director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and wife of the retired Gen. David Petraeus.
