Chapters 20 & 21 - Five Points of Interest

According to this article, family businesses have the traits to survive during these tough economic times. Since family businesses make up 80% of the worlds businesses, will they be the ones who can pull through in this recession?

http://www.pbn.com/detail/40521.html


Purchasing business insurance can be a confusing and costly experience for a business owner if they do not have the right information. This article does a great job of breaking down the different types of insurance a company may need and tells you what and when you need them.

http://businessinsure.about.com/od/insuringyourbusiness/tp/listtypesins.htm


Business Ethics magazine is a web based magazine that provides readers and business owners information and updates about business and ethics. One section I really liked was their ranking of the 100 Most Corporate Citizens which is a listing of companies and corporations that they deemed to be ethically and socially responsible.

http://www.business-ethics.com/


Many businesses and companies have started to cut back on their Social Corporate Responsibility because of the downturn in the economy, but according to this video that is a poor decision.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=businesses%20and%20social%20responsibilty&rls=com.microsoft:*&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#q=businesses+and+social+responsibilty&rls=com.microsoft:*&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv&start=20


Sexual Harassment is something that is still thriving in workplaces and companies all across the nation and the world. This website provides support to victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. It gives good information on what sexual harassment is, statistics about sexual harassment, liability information and tell the reader what to do if they have been sexually harassed.

http://www.sexualharassmentsupport.org/SHworkplace.html

~Angela