Every business depends upon certain "givens," which range from retaining key personnel, to emergency planning, to credit arrangements. But what happens when a relatively young CEO is killed in an ...

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Companies of all sizes across all vertical markets are now in an uncertain and uncharted situation due to COVID-19. Many of you may have recently pulled out and used parts of your business continuity ...

A small business can be negatively impacted by all sorts of changes or events, from natural disasters to entrance of new competitors into a market. A contingency plan is a document that outlines how a ...

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Business leaders don’t want doubters in their organization, for fear that workers won’t advance the leader’s plan if they consider the possibility of failure. This is probably the chief reason that ...

If anything, tariffs and the coronavirus pandemic have taught purchasing personnel that sourcing strategies need to include some sort of fallback plan. In other words, OEMs shouldn’t be putting all of ...

Fred Schaard’s overseas vacation during the fall of 2008 was a far cry from what he had envisioned. Instead of relaxing, he spent the bulk of his time trying—often unsuccessfully—to communicate with ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Michael Logan is an experienced writer, producer, and editorial leader. As a journalist, he has extensively ...