
How to Avoid a Financial Crisis
The world is constantly changing and the older I get, the more I realize my businesses and personal life require me working harder and harder to avoid financial crisis. The following are ways a business can avoid facing a financial crisis:
- Diversify to Protect Your Assets
Act positively and diversify your business to reduce risk. When it comes to business there is a certain element of risk you have to accept. But minimizing that risk is critical. After all, you want to stay in business. You don’t become a business thinking – I will just last a year. Most of us create a business to retire on and possibly hand off to our children and/or generations to come. For me diversifying means investing my funds in multiple resources but also diversifying my work. If one line of work no longer exists – I rely on the others and create another one as a backup to take its place.
- Downsize Strategically
Many businesses analyze and review their product lines or service offerings to maintain profitability and survivability. You want a business that can sustain itself over the long haul.
- Keep Debt Where You Want It
Debt reduces your profit – simple as that. If there were to be a financial crisis you want to minimize your debt. Don’t get me wrong, some debt is necessary and may even be helpful. But in a time of financial crisis, careful consideration needs to be given to every bit of your debt.
- Reduce Costs
Reduce cost when you can. For example when my businesses are doing very well I will help to employ others by working with virtual assistants etc… In a financial crisis unfortunately one of the first things I have to do is reduce my virtual assistants and take on more of the work myself. Fortunately I have that ability.
- Spend Wisely
Do not invest in extravagance. Plan and strategize in order to spend wisely!


3 Comments
gloria patterson
Sharing this with my sister in law it is good information for her and her business
John Gusswein
Great financial advise for everyone.
Sarah L
Spending wisely is the key for anyone, personal or business.