There is more to the world than maximizing next quarter's profits above projected.... It is time to retool. As a business manager/owner you can quickly improve the quality of your employees lives and that of your company. Schedule a 4-day workweek for your people. It will save them an immediate 20% in gas savings. It may allow you to extend your business hours. Link up with other nearby business to create a cooperative child care center for your employees. Then watch your call-in employee time drop, and employees will soon have more disposable income and be on time. Learn to cool your building by ventilating to the cool night air, rather than turn on the AC right away. Add a small evaporative cooler to cut down on unnecessary AC loading. Paint your roofs white. Employee naps after lunch have been shown to increase productivity. Buy your employees rugs for snooze time. Whenever I go into a store the lights are on. Even in the daytime. That s crazy. Many devices exist to greatly eliminate electrical illumination. Solar heat tubes can be bought or especially made locally. Skylights work well. The initial investment will pay for itself in short order. Make sure the bus line passes your business, and contribute to implementing mass transit. Be a real nice boss/owner and buy your folks bus passes. Solar can be used in some businesses for drying purposes and other means. Let s be innovative and show the world that we mean business.