Discussion: Review chapter 2 about business ethics. Then write a 450-500 word business ethics policy for a small business you create, perhaps one youd eventually like to manage or own. Include a one sentence introduction about the company that gives the name, location, and nature of the product(s) made or services offered. Indicate if it will be an LLC.

Use the format shown below including items 1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6). I have an optional item 7) thats particular to my business. If your business ethics policy needs a special item such as this create and include it.

Write in short, clear statements, not long paragraphs. This is a document your company would use on posters, brochures, and websites so it must be easy to read and eye catching. This is not to be a long explanation of specific duties of the type found in an employee manual. You have a very limited number of words to allow you to focus on writing a simple policy and doing a very good job on it. Post your policy as this weeks Discussion topic.

To help you get started here's an outline of what my policy would look like if I was doing this assignment.

Format to Follow: copy and paste starting with 1) and fill in as appropriate. Do not copy the content of my policy, write your own. That also means don't copy my material and change a few words. Write your own. The bolded words don't count towards the word total.

1) Introduction to Ethics Policy: Sunny Rock Farm Organic Market (SRFOM) LLC, of Walpole, Vermont. We sell organic produce, meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, and related products raised both on our farm and sourced from local (within 100 miles) organic producers.

2) Respect and Abide By All Laws: From organic farming regulations to environmental to health to employment, we closely adhere to all local, state, and federal laws. All food and beverage items in our store are certified organic by the Vermont Dept. of Agriculture and or the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.

3) Our Customers: Our customers, vendors, and staff form the base of our business; without any of you we wouldn't exist. Please speak to a manager right away if anything is not to your satisfaction, we'll make it right because we respect you and want you to be happy. If our register overcharges you for anything you get one of that item free. If you find an expired/out-of-fresh date item on our shelves you get a fresh version of that item (one) free.

4) Our Vendors: You are our partners in business. Your products grace our shelves making our reputations and success inseparably linked. We pay your invoices within 15 days and seek a co-solution to any concerns raised by a customer about a product as both our names and business futures must be care-taken.

5) Our Staff: Our doors couldn't open daily without each of you. We pay highly competitive wages, offer paid sick, vacation, and personal leave for full time staff, and pledge to promote from within whenever qualified staff are interested in career advancement. Part-time staff from prior seasons receive hire-back preference. Schedules are set two weeks in advance so you can plan your life while working with us.

6) Giving Back to the Community That Supports Us: The community around us deserves to share in our business success. To that end we will donate all the vegetables and fruits for the monthly community dinner at the town center and will provide two, $100 each gift cards as fund raising raffle tickets every month to non-profit groups within our county on a first asked, first donated basis. Additionally, all food products not sold by the day before the "best by" date will be donated before expiration to the local food shelf and the local homeless shelter on an every-other-time basis.

7) Helping People Make Healthy Food Choices: Every Saturday and Sunday we feature easy to make, healthy recipes in our market, demo-cooked with free samples, recipes are on our website. One afternoon a month we hold a free "cooking for kids" class featuring kid-easy wholesome recipes, and one evening a month we hold the same type free class for adults.