One of the triggers for this story was an excellent piece over at Entreprenur.com, which detailed six strategies to recession proof your small business. Visit the site to get the full scoop, but the six bullet points include:
- Focus on selling necessity-based products or services.
- Use guerrilla marketing techniques to get the word out.
- Sign a few big customers at a discount.
- Minimize your full-time staff.
- Run a tight ship budget-wise.
- Buy a business instead of starting one
All good advice. Spurred on by that list, we went looking for some other small business recession resources. Here's the best we found, including advice and tips plus news stories taking a look at current economic conditions and their impact on small business:
Podcast: Are We In a Small Business Recession?
Good step-by-step how-to on what to look for and how to navigate choppy waters.
Small Business Recession Survival Tips
A Squidoo "lens" on surviving the recession.
Getting Your Share of Rebate Spending
The government is aiming to spur the economy with a rebate this tax time; here's how to get your share of that windfall.
Getting Your Share of Rebate Spending
The government is aiming to spur the economy with a rebate this tax time; here's how to get your share of that windfall.
