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  1. consulting service
    service provided by a professional advisor
    William Paddock offers his consulting services for profit, but says social responsibility is a big part of what his company does.
  2. sales campaign
    an advertising campaign intended to promote sales
    The company makes cardboard advertising displays for sales campaigns.
  3. turner
    a lathe operator
    BERNARD TURNER: "Students are saying 'Now I want to be an entrepreneur, but I want to do something that deals with a social problem or a social issue that's dear to me.'
  4. paddock
    a pen for horses
    William Paddock is founder and director of a business consulting company in Tennessee called WAP Sustainability.
  5. environmentally
    for the environment
    Recently, the Custom Packaging company of Lebanon, Tennessee, hired him to help make its business more environmentally friendly.
  6. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
    Small business entrepreneurs play an important part in American job growth.
  7. recycling
    the act of processing used materials to create something new
    Mr. Paddock advised the company on recycling and ways to create less waste.
  8. nonprofit
    not commercially or financially motivated
    And the third is the nonprofit sector.
  9. packaging
    material used to make packages
    Recently, the Custom Packaging company of Lebanon, Tennessee, hired him to help make its business more environmentally friendly.
  10. fruition
    the condition of producing seed-bearing structures
    So what happens is that a lot of these programs have come to fruition because they are student-driven."
  11. Osborne
    English playwright (1929-1994)
    And that’s the VOA Special English Economics report, co-written by Mike Osborne.
  12. protecting
    shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
    WILLIAM PADDOCK: "For us it's about protecting the environment, being better to society, but also there's an economic piece to it.
  13. training
    activity leading to skilled behavior
    Universities are starting to offer training and degree programs to prepare students to work in this area.
  14. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
    He also persuaded the business to use electricity from solar energy.
  15. advised
    having received information
    Mr. Paddock advised the company on recycling and ways to create less waste.
  16. profits
    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
    Others are more interested in business plans and profits.
  17. advertising
    the business of drawing attention to goods and services
    The company makes cardboard advertising displays for sales campaigns.
  18. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
    But the root of the movement seems to be a desire to earn a living and make a difference at the same time.
  19. display
    something intended to communicate a particular impression
    The company makes cardboard advertising displays for sales campaigns.
  20. represent
    be a delegate or spokesperson for
    It represents nonprofit and for-profit organizations working toward goals of social change and environmental activism.
  21. charity
    an institution set up to provide help to the needy
    Some people are more interested in social programs and charity.
  22. work in
    add by mixing or blending on or attaching
    Universities are starting to offer training and degree programs to prepare students to work in this area.
  23. offering
    something put forward for acceptance
    There are now more than sixty American universities offering so-called green business degrees.
  24. driving
    the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    He says student interest is driving these new programs.
  25. driven
    compelled forcibly by an outside agency
    So what happens is that a lot of these programs have come to fruition because they are student-driven."
  26. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
    BERNARD TURNER: "Students are saying 'Now I want to be an entrepreneur, but I want to do something that deals with a social problem or a social issue that's dear to me.'
  27. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
    The company makes cardboard advertising displays for sales campaigns.
  28. growth
    changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    Small business entrepreneurs play an important part in American job growth.
  29. to it
    to that
    WILLIAM PADDOCK: "For us it's about protecting the environment, being better to society, but also there's an economic piece to it.
  30. come to
    cause to experience suddenly
    So what happens is that a lot of these programs have come to fruition because they are student-driven."
  31. mean
    denote or connote
    One is the private sector, meaning businesses.
  32. dear
    a beloved person
    BERNARD TURNER: "Students are saying 'Now I want to be an entrepreneur, but I want to do something that deals with a social problem or a social issue that's dear to me.'
  33. nature
    the physical world including plants and animals
    The definition of social entrepreneurship and the exact nature of this sector continue to evolve.
  34. high
    being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation
    They also employ about forty percent of the workers in high technology jobs.
  35. but
    and nothing more
    But now some people talk about a fourth sector.
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