How to Protect Your Small Business in a Volatile Stock Market
When stock prices move erratically, economic indicators weaken, or housing prices fall, small business owners get nervous. As a result we experience many sleepless nights because we have no idea what tomorrow will bring in terms of orders, or more importantly, payment for our goods and services.
We begin to believe that our best customers, who get behind in their payments to us, might fall further behind than they’ll admit. We wonder whether their promises to pay are empty. And, we worry about meeting payroll in the coming weeks.