1. Should businesses participate in such efforts as the Millennium Project, or should their focus be on the bottom line and returning dividends to shareholders?

2. How might a local business include poor people in its value chain? Think of a specific local business and offer ways it might join the Millennium Project

The UN established the Millennium Development Goals at the turn of the century, with a target date of 2015 for the world to end poverty, provide primary education for all,build gender equality, reduce child mortality, increase maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS and malaria, build environmental sustainability, and build global partnerships for development. These eight stretch goals have motivated many in the world, and some of these will be achieved by the end of 2015, while all the goals serve as a foundation for future development commitments.