Welcome to It’s Our Business, a specialized training program offered by The Compass Center, designed to support small to mid-size businesses in preventing sexual assault, harassment, and family/intimate partner violence, in the workplace. Our goal is to help companies create safer, more supportive environments for all employees, ensuring a positive and productive workplace.

About the Program

It’s Our Business is tailored for businesses that want to proactively address and prevent sexual harassment, sexual violence, family violence, and intimate partner violence before they become issues that impact employees and the company’s bottom line. Our training provides the tools and knowledge needed to tackle these difficult subjects effectively.

Key Components of the Training

  • Crafting Supportive Policies: Learn how to develop and implement policies that support and protect survivors of sexual violence, family violence, and intimate partner violence. This includes understanding legal requirements and best practices for creating a safe workplace.
  • Ensuring Employee and Customer Safety: Gain insights into strategies for maintaining a secure environment for both employees and customers, helping to prevent incidents of violence and harassment.
  • Preventing Workplace and Community Violence: Understand how to actively prevent sexual violence, family violence, and intimate partner violence within your business and the wider community. This includes recognizing warning signs and taking appropriate actions.
  • Handling Complaints Effectively: Learn how to address complaints about sexual harassment and violence in a manner that is fair, sensitive, and compliant with legal standards. This ensures that all employees feel heard and supported.

Why It’s Our Business?

It’s Our Business helps companies answer critical questions about preventing and responding to sexual violence, family violence, and intimate partner violence:

  • How do we craft policies that support and protect survivors?
  • How do we keep employees and customers safe?
  • How do we prevent sexual violence, family violence, and intimate partner violence both in our business and in the community?
  • How would our organization handle a complaint about sexual harassment?

Our training takes your employees through engaging and dynamic conversations about these issues, helping them understand their impact on both individuals and the business. We recognize that it’s YOUR business to hire and retain great employees, ensure their safety, and excel in your industry. We are here to help you achieve these goals.

A Program of The Compass Center

It’s Our Business is a proud program of The Compass Center, an organization dedicated to navigating the journey to healing for all affected by relationship, sexual, and family trauma. By incorporating It’s Our Business into our array of programs, we extend our commitment to fostering safety and prevention in all facets of the community.

Join Us

Join the growing number of businesses committed to making a difference. Together, we can create safer, more inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive. For more information or to schedule a training session, please contact Lori Urinko.

It’s Our Business – Helping businesses prevent and respond to sexual violence, family violence, and intimate partner violence, brought to you by The Compass Center.