Champagne strategic planning approach on a beer budget. Rapid contingency planning on your business during our turbulent roller coater world may stench the bleeding to save your company or provide money to pay for a more sophisticated system later. This article suggest a framework to hunker down in your business as your customers, vendors and financing sources go through a similar process.

Just think where Bear Sterns could have been today if only they had faced their risks honestly and squarely. Thought leaders warned a decade ago about risks like the hot potato syndrome of the financial markets and our country's appetite for debt. This article issues a similar warning today: Do not let your risk situation threaten the foundation of your company.

This article identifies 5 key trends in the alternative healthcare industry that can either be a boon or a bust to your business model.

Risk assessment: Don't avoid this step while implementing a new business strategy. Some people also include risk assessment and business risk assessment in this discussion.