Five Links on Chapters 20 and 21

Here are five online articles and videos that I found interesting:

Family Business: Separate the Personal from the Professional
This video provides some insight into the importance of keeping a family business humming smoothly by keeping personal issues apart from the work of running the enterprise.

Complete Guide to Ethics Management: An Ethics Toolkit for Managers
I found this guide worthwhile, as it provides both a nice overview of business management ethics and some practical advice on how to implement an ethics component into the actual operation of the business.

Green Business Practices Make Good Business Sense
This .pdf link talks in-depth about a point regarding Green initiatives that I think is critical to keep in mind: Going Green can be beneficial for business, and heavy-handed government regulation may not be the best way to balance the need for sustainability with keeping the economy functioning soundly (particularly important at this point in time).

Exit Strategies for Your Business
This article provided some thoughtful advice on how to best 'exit' a business, including some excellent pros and cons related to whether or not to sell a business to family or to an outside party.

Strategic Risk Management
This interesting editoral makes the case for the important of implementing Strategic Risk Managment for businesses -- a relatively new approach to business planning and insurance coverage -- especially during these uncertain economic times.