We all have learned to activate certain responses when we find ourselves traveling through a tough neighborhood - pay attention to sights and sounds, use our peripheral vision, etc. But, have we learned the survival responses we need for running a business these days? The business press indicates that many have not. Protect-Biz offers a method and a process to incorporate the right survival responses to run a successful and sustainable business.

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TRAVELING THROUGH A TOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD
December 31, 2012
What do we do when we find ourselves traveling through a tough neighborhood at night? It is
probably second nature that we become more alert and focused, like standing on the balls of our
feet in sports when the action is about to happen - so we are not caught flat-footed. We might
even run through stop signs and traffic lights if we feel danger is close. These responses are not
instinctive, though they may now seem so. We learned that these actions are the prudent thing
to do in these situations.
Can anyone question that running a goal-oriented enterprise (business, non-profit, volunteer,
whatever) is a continuous journey through a tough neighborhood? Lots of things can go wrong;
and when they do, they slow or even halt our progress toward our goals. Plan-Protectsm and
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Protect-Biz by Salt Marsh Solutions, Inc. of Georgia are tools that teach us to learn how to
protect our progress toward our goals in this tough, unforgiving world.
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A very small professional services firm used the Protect-Biz process to identify 21 risks
and then plan avoidance and response actions. With their reliance on the Internet, one
recognized risk was the risk of their Internet Service Provider (ISP) might experience an
extended outage at an inopportune time. Their avoidance action for this risk was to sign
with a different ISP at home, so they could easily shift their work location and regain
Internet access.
The first time though the process you will learn a lot - about your risks and also about how to
protect against the damages they can cause. You will also learn how to use this approach for the
rest of your life as it becomes second nature. And, the best thing about it becoming second
nature is that future uses of the approach are totally free of charge, just like locking the car
doors and concentrating on your peripheral vision.
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That is the value Plan-Protectsm and Protect-Biz offer. They are unique and direct. They are
the risk management tools specifically created for busy people who have other things to
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do. Plan-Protectsm is limited to your plans for important initiatives. Protect-Biz has an unlimited
scope.
Post your questions here, or contact Salt Marsh Solutions to learn more about these tools and
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other services to help you Manage From a Higher Level .