Work Efforts and Sustainability - The Body Shop

              The Body Shop has over 2400 stores in over 61 countries, and it is the world's second largest cosmetic franchise in  the world. The founder of body shop is Dame Anita Roddick, she is a British businesswomen,  human rights activist and environmental campaigner. The Body Shop is one of the first company to prohibit the usage of ingredients on animals and one of the first to promote fair trade with third world countries. All of its products are made with all natural ingredients and for customer safety and satisfaction. Ever since the first launch in 1976 it experienced rapid growth and the its stock opened at 95p and its price increased more than 500 % and it was nickname " The shares that defy gravity" In March of 2006 L'Oréal Bought The Body Shop for £652.3 million. The Body Shop's social awareness and environmental campaigns promote its business. Consumers of the modern age buy green products, because it has became a fashion statement. Ultimately, Body Shop inspired millions to bring sustainable products to the mass market. 

The Corporation

                The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian documentry film about the development of the contemporary business corporations as a legal entity and entitles most legal right of a person. But the question is what type of person is the corporation? People say that many corporations hire people from 3rd world countries and pay their workers very little, and the working places of these companies are very bad. But that 's just what we think, in most 3rd world countries many people don't even have a job and because of their lack of education they have many many family members to take care of. Therefore even though, these companies pay their worker very low wages compared to us, they are still making enough money to feed their family members.
                Companies that waste resources will be punished by the government. Now most companies thinks about the environmental aspects of their businesses. It is shown that Environmentally friendly companies have a much better brand awareness, because of people knows the importance of the Environmental.

A little face time can help develop your business, experts say

          In Calgary, Coby Harasyn, small business owner of Alberta T-shirt supply, complains that she doesn’t have enough time to meet with other entrepreneurs. She isn’t the only one among small business owners. TD Canada Trust state that “43% of Calgary small business owners work more than 60 hours a week compared to the national average of 38%.” The problem is that small business owners are doing so many jobs at once that they don’t have time to develop a good business plan. This causes the business to not grow and expand in other places. As a result, small business owners should spend their time wisely to other aspect of business. Another problem for small business owners is that they want to see immediate results. Networking is not about seeking new customs, although that does occur.The real goal of networking is to meet, it could lead to a contact for a good lawyer, accountant or even skilled workers. Many small business owners only wants to meet larger business players and ignores other small businesses. But thats not the case small business owners can work together too. For example small business owners can host monthly events together. But most of them said their schedule is too hectic. Ultimately, most small business owners should mix businesses together and take these relationships and flourish to the next level.  


Elisa Nguyen, Jian Liang