August 20th, 2009 Janet Salmons
Women Entrepreneurs Build Peace Through Business
Peace through Business is linking American women entrepreneurs with prospective women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan and Rwanda.
See this YouTube video and read about the grassroots approach to economic development in troubled areas of the world.
Have you mentored someone or volunteered for a project of this kind? Share your story. Post a comment.
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When it comes to issues related to intellectual property, nothing has changed, but everything has changed. The Copyright Act was last updated with the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA). Aside from a few revisions, the circa 1790 principles protecting the rights of those who create content are largely unchanged. But everything has changed in the digital culture, where individuals can create, distribute, download, adapt, and/or use information and creative work. 
With the fall of the Dow Jones yesterday there is a lot of financial uncertainty out there. Many consumers may have originally thought that the economic crisis was strictly surrounding the mortgage industry and are now feeling nervous that there may be much bigger issues on the horizon that will, in some way, impact everyone. As HR professionals, our people often look to us for answers to questions on job security, retirement plans, and other benefits and how the current economic turmoil could negatively impact them. What further can we do to assist people in this tough time?
