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Farm Aid

Posted by Emily Allen on February 20, 2013 at 1:40 PM Comments comments (0)


In 1985, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp started the first Farm Aid concert. The idea of the show was to raise money and awareness for the struggling families who worked in the farming industry. For those of you who don't know, farming has been taking a steady decline from what was once the most important industry in America, to what n...

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Why Shop Local?

Posted by Emily Allen on November 19, 2012 at 11:20 AM Comments comments (0)

I hear a lot of people consistently complaining about our economy. They talk about having to shop at big stores to save money because of this reason. How about you check out these facts produced by a research project conducted by Civic Economics, an economics and strategic planning firm: 


"The amount of revenue returned to the local community by locally-owned, in...

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Light Gives Heat

Posted by Emily Allen on October 21, 2012 at 4:20 PM Comments comments (0)



Light Gives Heat is a non-profit organization started by a couple to help artisans in Uganda obtain a sustainable and consistent income. Not only do they promote 'Beauty in Risk' but are continually striving to educate the public on many of the problems that exist outside ourselves. The company strongly believes in creating opportunities for others to sustain themselves and help Africa bec...

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Get to Know Fair Trade!

Posted by Emily Allen on September 20, 2012 at 4:15 PM Comments comments (2)

Fair Trade Certified is something that should be implemented in every business as much as possible. Here's a quick overview of Fair Trade. They are an organization that protects family farmers in other countries that the U.S.A. buys grown items from. They help the farmers by providing ...
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A LUSH business

Posted by Emily Allen on August 30, 2012 at 8:50 PM Comments comments (0)


For the most part, I am against corporate giants for many reasons. They bulldoze over small and local businesses. Their drive for higher profit margins decrease the quality of their product through cheaper parts for cost cutting. Outsourcing usually leads to unfair wages and unsafe working environments outside of the U.S. (and that's not to say we're always fair either.) Cheaper parts/ing...
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TOMS: What is the real issue?

Posted by Emily Allen on August 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM Comments comments (1)


TOMS is a company that has exploded in the past few years and are known for their 'One for One' movement. For every pair of TOMS sold, they will give a free pair to a child in need in a developing country. Many children can't attend school because of their lack of ...
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Business for the Better

Posted by Emily Allen on August 8, 2012 at 11:55 AM Comments comments (0)

Hello!


My name is Emily Allen and I am a business Management student at the University of Utah. I am an avid outdoorsman and throughly enjoy backpacking, rock climbing, and hiking. It's important to preserve and sustain our world if we are going to continue to use the benefits she offers us. One of the ways we can help change the Earth for the better is through business. 


Businesses have such a large impact on the environment, whether that may be a neg...

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