Arbitration
Lots of information about arbitration, including what it is, the advantages of arbitration, how to find an arbitrator, and how it is different from court and mediation.

B.C. Commercial Arbitration Centre
Site of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, which provides information and assistance in the use of arbitration and mediation to resolve commercial disputes.

Business Succession Planning - Pickell
In "Business Succession Planning," Norman Pickell discusses the topics - including possible mediation - that the owner of a business needs to think about when preparing for retirement from the business, whether the business is a farm, a store, a restaurant, a machine shop, or some other type of business.

Fast Track Alternative to Litigation
An article by Peter Grove entitled "Fast Track Alternative to Litigation for the Business Community" showing how mediation and arbitration can help the business community.

Ford, John - Workplace Conflict
The web site of John Ford & Associates - Workplace Conflict Management Services - provides lots of information to help prevent, manage and resolve workplace conflict.

Guide to Mediation and Arbitration
A Guide to Mediation and Arbitration for Business People prepared by the American Arbitration Association.

International Court of Arbitration 
A dispute resolution service operated by the International Chamber of Commerce.

Mediation
Lots of information about mediation, including how to find a mediator, how to prepare for mediation, and how it is different from court and arbitration.

Mediation: Benefits for Businesspeople - Pickell
There are many benefits for businesspeople to use mediation to resolve disputes. Norman Pickell describes some of them in "Mediation: Benefits for Businesspeople."

Mediation During Business Formation
An article showing how mediation can be beneficial when setting up or reorganizing a business.

Next Generation and Family Business 
In her article entitled "Making it Easier to Manage the Transition of a Family Business to the Next Generation," Patricia Lane provides the starting point to preserve the relationships and build the futures that family business leaders so often dream of creating.

Preventing Second and Third Generation Business Failure
This article entitled "Families Prevent Second and Third Generation Business Failure" by Richard Yocum shows the advantages of using a facilitator or mediator when families transfer a business from generation to generation.

Succession Planning
For information specifically meant for succession planning for business owners.

Video - Mediation - Demonstration
You can view a video which demonstrates a mock mediation session in which 2 businesses are able to use a mediator to settle their differences.

Workplace Mediation Information 
A collection of articles on workplace and employment mediation gathered by Mediate.com.

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