Our Articles

The following are articles and books written by and about Michael Sauvante of NovaQuest Ventures

1. Rewiring Corporate DNA
   This paper was written (Jan 2008) for the BAWB Interactive Working Paper Series by Michael Sauvante published by the Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit (B.A.W.B.) at Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management. This paper establishes a case for the importance of understanding the critical role that corporate statutes play in fundamentally driving corporate behavior today.  If society wants to permanently modify the behavior of all corporations - to make them more socially, environmentally and economically responsible - then we must work within the framework of corporate statutes. click here
2. The Inevitable Future of Capitalism
   This paper is written (Jan 2008) as a retrospective from some hypothetical point in the future, by parties looking back on the major changes that capitalism underwent as it evolved from an instrument of benefit to a limited few (the shareholders) to an instrument of benefit to all of society and the planet.
3. The Triple Bottom Line: A Boardroom Guide
   This article was published in the “Director’s Monthly” (Nov 2001) newsletter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), as a result of a request by that publication for Mr. Sauvante to write an article explaining to its nation-wide association of corporate directors, just what the "triple bottom line" (TBL) was.

Our Books

So, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
The purpose of this ebook is to help entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs understand what they should do before they launch a business. This book is all about understanding that the decisions are made early on that lay the foundation for the future success or failure of that business.

Articles and books containing information about Michael Sauvante

1. Watch Out For Flying Pigs
   An article written about him in the Ventura County Reporter (Ventura CA Mar 2004)
2. Lessons from Mindfull Corporations
   An article which appeared in the Sept./Oct 2003 issue of Spirituality & Health 
3. In Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism" Patricia Aburdeen, co-author of the Megatrends series of books which have sold over 14 million copies, wrote about Mr. Sauvante's efforts to change California's laws to make corporations more socially and environmentally responsible pp.173-175.