'A Compliance & Ethics Program on a Dollar a Day: How Small Companies Can Have Effective Programs,' Free from the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics

FREE Small Business Guide to Effective Compliance Programs Now Available online!

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) announced today it is making available at no cost "A Compliance & Ethics Program on a Dollar a Day: How Small Companies Can Have Effective Programs," written by Joseph E. Murphy, JD, CCEP. The SCCE is distributing this guide, designed to help small businesses create effective compliance programs, electronically. It is available online at http://www.corporatecompliance.org/DollarCompliance .

It is just good business practice for companies—large and small—operating in today's business climate to have an effective compliance program. These programs are meant to prevent or uncover problems that, if not dealt with, can topple companies.

"The claim that some companies—those that are small and medium sized—are too small to implement a compliance program is not accurate," said Roy Snell, CEO, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. "Compliance programs are about using compliance tools intelligently and in concert to effectively prevent, find, and fix problems. You can implement an effective compliance program with a small investment if you know what you are doing."  

This 30-page document details where to start and the steps to take to help develop a diligent compliance and ethics program. "The out-of-pocket expense of implementing a compliance and ethics program can be trivial, however the effort is not. As this booklet shows, with some effort and simple steps it's not a daunting proposition," explains the document's author, Joseph E. Murphy, JD, CCEP, Director of Public Policy, SCCE and author of 501 Ideas for Your Compliance and Ethics Program.

"A program that builds management skills and a structure of business control not only may stop a company from becoming a criminal—it may also help save it from becoming a victim of others' waste, fraud, and abuse," adds Murphy. To learn more about implementing an effective compliance program, please click here and begin seeing some of the steps you can take to help your company today:

Anyone may download this document at no cost. The SCCE urges those who do to share it with others, just making certain that SCCE's and Mr. Murphy's name remain on the document. One obvious caveat is that this guide is intended for smaller companies. "We do not imply that large companies in high-risk industries can implement compliance programs for a dollar a day," adds Snell, "but even a large company can benefit from this booklet."

About The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics

SCCE, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, is dedicated to improving the quality of corporate governance, compliance and ethics. Its mission: SCCE exists to champion ethical practice and compliance standards in all organizations and to provide the necessary resources for compliance professionals and others who share these principles.

The services SCCE provides its members include:

-Numerous Educational Programs

-National and Regional Professional Network opportunities

-Compliance & Ethics Professional Journal

-Weekly e-Corporate Compliance News

-Compliance Job postings

-Social Networking/Discussion Groups

-Cooperative Programs with Other National Organizations

-Member Discounts, and more!

-Link to Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional certification:

http://www.corporatecompliance.org/ccep

-Link to the SCCE Professional Code of Ethics:

http://www.corporatecompliance.org/ProfessionalCode

-Link to SCCEnet:

http://www.corporatecompliance.org/SCCEnet

SCCE is located at 6500 Barrie Road, Suite 250, Minneapolis, MN 55435. Web site: http://www.corporatecompliance.org Tel: 888/277-4977

SOURCE Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics