The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, and Place
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1931498733 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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So why has business been so slow to catch on? In a new book, The Company We Keep, small business owner and entrepreneur John Abrams makes a case for a return to workplace values, and shows how we can ultimately profit by them.The Company we Keep is more than the success story of a revolutionary company. It sets down a framework for a model of employee ownership and community involvement that has piqued the interest of entrepreneurs around the country. Part entrepreneurial business plan, part guide to democratizing the workplace, and part prescription for strong local economies, The Company We Keep marks the debut of an important new voice in the literature of American business.. Socially responsible investments have grown exceptionally in the same year that "moral values" determined a presidential election. In the words of Abrams, "T
Socially responsible business simply makes all kinds of common sense. I won't go into all my thoughts in this email but suffice it to say I think you have built a model which is exemplary and others should emulate if we want to make our lives, families, communities, nations, and the world a more meaningful, prosperous, healthy, and enjoyable place. Seventh GenerationVol 6 No. The result is a thoroughly readable and eminently enjoyable book, and an important new addition to the library of anyone concerned with finding better ways to create a better world."John Abrams is a philosopher disguised as a businessman. He shows how building a company upon these principals to serve the needs of employees inside, the community outsi
Davis F. Taylor said The mind of a builder, the heart of a poet. This is a really cool book!What I appreciate the most is how Abrams describes a pathway for changing our national and global economy, a pathway that preserves the best features of private enterprise, personal responsibility, and market mechanisms while moving us away from the. "This was supposed to be a great book." according to Robert W Baugher Jr. I tried but it just did not connect with me. My friends really liked it, so I assumed I would also. Don't give up on it . Maybe read some excerpts first.. "A Must Read if you want to do a Socially Responsible ESOP" according to Shel Horowitz. A lot of the business integrity literature is written by academics or by owners of relatively large concerns; this one is from the trenches. Abrams is a carpenter, founder and co-owner of a homebuilding business on Martha's Vineyard, a resort island in MassachusettsThe busine
Over the years he has held more than 20 social and civic posts, ranging from municipal boards, transportation task forces, and renewable energy groups, to a variety of affordable housing committees and non-profits. Since 1976, John has served as president of South Mountain Company, which, today, has 30 employees