In general, I believe that with every success comes a responsibility to give back to the community,” says Joe Kaplan, president and CEO of Innovative Merchant Solutions.

While the sentiment that with success comes responsibility toward the greater good is a noble one, what Kaplan says next is stunning: “Personally, all of my salary is donated to charity.”

During a time that both economists and laypeople agree is a financial nightmare— particularly for institutions such as banks, as well as ISOs and other transactionprocessing companies—people like Kaplan and other entrepreneurs are still finding ways to give back to the community, and they often encourage their employees to do the same.

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