The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to advancing the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty. Our mission is to promote both freedom and fairness by making good policy good politics. We make the uncompromising case for economic freedom because we believe it is essential for entrepreneurship, innovation, and prosperity to flourish.
Unique among free market groups, CEI pursues a full-service approach to advancing public policy. We publish original scholarly studies that make the case for an issue, but our work doesn’t end there. We then take it to the next level by marketing our policy proposals. We craft and deploy media advocacy campaigns around that foundation of solid research in order to reach policy makers, influential opinion leaders, and grassroots activists. CEI policy analysts produce timely commentaries for major news organizations, appear on television and radio, and reach out to beat reporters covering our issues.
We also build coalitions, joining with allies to advance specific issues at the state, national, and international levels. When appropriate, we pursue our pro-freedom advocacy in court. We have brought lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of dubious statutes, interstate agreements, and onerous regulations, and we have sued government agencies to force the disclosure of public information.
Founded in 1984, CEI has grown into an effective advocate for freedom on a wide range of critical policy issues, including energy, environment, business and finance, technology, telecommunications, and food and drug regulation.
Partner with business leaders to help them nurture thriving company cultures. We use results-driven data to innovate a strategic and personalized approach that fosters executive development, employee engagement, grows revenue, and improves client satisfaction. Skilled at how to better recruit, engage & leverage company culture and talent to maximize business potential. Said plainly, we help companies harness their culture to fuel growth.
World Music Network (WMN) is one of the leading forces on the international world music scene. The popular website is the number one spot for all things 'world music', acting as a portal that features up-to-date news, previews, a guide sections, exclusive charts and an original Battle of the Bands competition. WMN continues to release innovative and pioneering artists and compilations through the online store, selling high-quality albums produced by World Music Network's four record labels;Riverboat Records, Rough Guides, Introducing and Think Global. As always, the mission is to carry on introducing new listeners to the vast array of glorious global sounds. World Music Network was founded in 1994 by husband and wife team, Phil Stanton and Colombian-born Sandra Alayón-Stanton. Previously, Phil had set up Riverboat Records, which was dreamt up in 1989 aboard a leaky barge afloat the Grand Union Canal in London.