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Foreseeing problems can prevent costly mistakes

Quick ReadSmall businesses need to think long and hard about what could happen, an expert told the Long Island chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners.

Preparing for problems can narrow the odds of

Photo credit: iStock | Preparing for problems can narrow the odds of having them happen, experts advise small business owners.

James Bernstein

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James Bernstein is a longtime business writer for Newsday.

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About 20 people sat in a basement room at Adelphi University's center in Hauppauge Friday worrying about things that have not happened. But they may happen, and that's the point.

Rick Maher, co-founder of Davis Maher and Associates, human resources consultants in Mount Sinai, told the Long Island chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners that small businesses need to think long and...

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