A word to the wise: In tough economic times you have to guard against all kinds of possibilities that didn’t exist when business was booming. In particular you may want to review the economic health of your suppliers. This is especially true if these are suppliers of mission-critical construction materials. It doesn’t matter how solvent you are if one of your suppliers goes under and you can’t work without them.

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