Small businesses cannot afford the luxury of doing "business as usual" in a recessionary environment it is critical to re-evaluate how your business operates.
The Top 5 reasons for business failures in America are:
1. Lack of Industry Experience
2. Inadequate Financing
3. Lack of Adequate Cash Flow
4. Poor Business Planning
5. Management Incompetence
I wanted to stop at reason 5 before it gets any more personal. As you can see a large amount of business failures are caused by well ... planning ... actually the lack of it.