34 - Sunday, October 30, 1988 - North Shore News BUSINESS Business book delves imto environmental law NORTH VANCOUVER’S Self Counsel Press has just released a timely new edition to the publisher’s legal series. ' The Canadian Business Guide To Environmental Law (Protect Yourself! Protect Us All), by Ernest Rovet, is based on the premise that in order to stop fur- ther damage. to the environment, business owners need to unders- tand their role and responsibility within the legal framework. The book outlines federal and provincial fegisiation (including B.C.) implemented to protect the environment, and describes how individuals and businesses can Operate effectively under en- vironmental Jaws while reducing the risk of violations. _ Author and lawyer Rovet has represented major waste manage- ment companies, helped other clients prosecute under the en- vironmental legislation, and has counselled. corporations in en- vironmental planning and_ risk management. weeane MCGRAW-HILL Ryerson has just released an imposingly com- prehensive. 561-page | reference business briefcase Michael Becker work. entitled The Complete Ca- nadian Small Business Guide. Authored by Vancouverites Douglas and Diana Lynn Gray, the. book covers the bases, beginning with an opening chapter on how to start a business and closing with a chapter detailing time and stress management. In between, the book examines the finer points of: credit and col- lection; insolvency, bankruptcy, and receivership; personnel; business communication equip- ment; legal and tax considerations and raising financing. According to Stats Canada fig- ures, small businesses, (those with annual revenues of. less than $2 million and with fewer than 100 employees) currently account for 98 per cent of Canadian com- panies. In the past four years the figures show this category of com- pany generating 80 per cent of new jobs. Author Douglas Gray, founder of the Small Business Institute of Canada, is a practising lawyer and consultant who specializes in commercial and real estate mat- ters. Diana Lynn Gray is an active member and immediate chairper- son of the Association of Women Business Owners. eee RE PRIORITY MANAGEMENT, a major management training fran- chise company, has identified 10 problem areas in the work place which cause Desk Stress. 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