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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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In today’s ever-changing business environment, business owners, entrepreneurs and franchise owners need to be prepared for the unexpected ...

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 ...

I suggest rolling through the five areas listed above and identifying contingencies that are somewhat likely and would require a major change in the business. A company could have over a dozen major ...

A business that does not address risk management from the onset is one that will find itself vulnerable to the various intangible things that happen. There are four primary methods a company can plan ...

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 ...

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 ...