It’s important that any business prepares for the “what if” situation. I’m not talking about some serious attack on the homeland but an attack on the daily way your business should operate. Employees calling in sick at the last minute, inventory missing where it was supposed to be or just a winter storm making it too hazardous to come in. Each one of these situation requires an acknowledgement of “what realistically will occur” with the added cost of being prepared. For example do you hire a few extra part-time workers to take the spot of workers that don’t show up or due you have a supplier that can ship in one day but at a hire cost? If you weigh your cost vs benefit analysis you can determine how prepared you want to be but just because you feel secure doesn’t mean another storm won’t come your way so keep thinking about future problems in advance and get that AWD drive car; it’s supposed to snow this weekend.