How Do You Survive Tight Times?

02/04/2009

How Do You Survive Tight Times?

You must never be fearful of what you are doing when it is right.
Rosa Parks

The Exchange article, "Surviving Tight Times: What To Do When the Money Runs Out," which can be read in its entirety on the Exchange home page, starts out ...

"'Daddy said tight times is why we all eat Mr. Bulk instead of cereals in little boxes.'

"In the children's book Tight Times Barbara Shook Hazen portrays a little boy learning what financial crises are all about. Anyone who works in a child care center probably needs no such introduction. As in nearly all small businesses, financial ups and downs are a seemingly inevitable part of the organizational life cycle. Leading one's center through tight times is an unwritten yet central aspect of all center owners' and directors' job descriptions.

"However, if your center is now facing a financial crisis, you know that it will take more than serving Mr. Bulk instead of cereals in little boxes to pull through. It will require an array of aggressive actions as well as a large measure of tenacity."

We are eager to learn how you are coping with the current economic downturn. Please share how you cut costs during tight times in this week's Exchange Insta Poll.

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