Chapter One has discussed business trends. Start exploring the role you will play in the future by visiting some of these sites: Outsourcing is not new, the concept has been around for hundreds of years. Go to www.witiger.com/ecommerce/ThirdPartyRisksOutsourcing.htm And read about the "pirate" origins of outsourcing in the 1600's. What are the different "environments" that influence outsourcing? The six environments effecting business are a key concept to understand in any business course. Go to Prof. Richardson's site and review the explanation given for the

o   Competitive Environment
o   Economic / Financial Environment
o   Physical / Geographic Environment
o   Political / Legal / Regulatory Environment
o   Sociocultural / Ethnic / Linguistic Environment
o   Technological Environment

http://www.witiger.com/internationalbusiness/6environments.htm which of these environments is most important? Non-Profit Organizations, discussed in the early pages of Chapter 1, also use business principles to serve their goals and objectives. Federal government website for non-profit organizations http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cd-dgc.nsf/eng/h_cs02145.html To find out if a non-profit organization is legitimate, and is permitted to accept donations and issue tax receipts, check with Revenue Canada's site at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/lstngs/menu-eng.html Identity theft is mentioned briefly in Chapter One, here is some detailed information that can help you personally http://www.witiger.com/ecommerce/identitytheft.htm