If you were building a house from scratch, you wouldn’t just get some tools, and planks of wood and start to build. You work from a plan. Designs are created, a plan is made, and goals are set and measured. All resulting in the home of your dreams. Your Business is no different. To ensure positive outcomes, most businesses are working on a plan, with goals that are measured. A key part of sound planning for any Director is ensuring certain risks are mitigated. You should want to ensure that in the event of certain situations arising, your business can either “trade on”, or “wind up” gracefully. What would happen if you lost your Key employee, what debts could be in jeopardy if revenues are impacted? What is the value of that revenue?