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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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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 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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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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