Use the Down Economy to Retrain Workers

The economy is struggling, business has slowed and your employees now spend more time playing Minesweeper than what you hired them for. Rather than waste this downtime, now may be the perfect opportunity to get your employees retrained.

Think of running your business as a boxing match -- and you're currently between rounds. Rather than sit doing nothing, you could learn a few things and come out of this rest smarter and more prepared than before.

Make the Investment

Don't think because you're cash-strapped that investing in your workforce is not an option. ...