Half of all Canadian entrepreneurs say an economic recession is one of their worst fears, according to a 1998 survey. But a separate survey in the same year showed that 62% of small and medium-sized Canadian businesses had no formal plan for business growth! This Online Guide will help you understand the forces that affect your enterprise, and show you how to match challenging circumstances with business opportunities!
As a small business owner or manager, you may also be interested in our other Guides available online. Check out the Online Definitive Guides to Personal Financial Management, Managing Human Resources, Exporting and Financing a Small Business.
The information in this Online Guide has been adapted from The Definitive Guide to Understanding Business Cycles for Growing Companies. This publication and others sponsored by Royal Bank are available from our order page.

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