Riding the Recession – How to Come Out on Top (a multi-part series)

December 5th, 2008 Tony Kau No comments

Recession hits your business. Now what?
Since it’s the topic on everyone’s mind right now, I’d like to spend a little time debunking rumors, stating truths, and, true to the mission of this blog, helping businesses grow efficiently, even in tough times.

Picture this scenario (it might be easy because it might be happening to you right now) – you’re running a business during an economic recession (or even depression). Sales slows, so you are forced to make some budget cuts. You’d rather not fire employees if you don’t have to, but a few of the new guys get a pink slip, bonuses disappear, the new arm of the business, currently netting a loss gets put on hold indefinitely, and, since customers aren’t coming in anyway, you Read more…