12/15/09, 7AM, Woburn, MA Presentation: How to Take Risk out of Your Business: 7 Targeted Questions

Dec. 11, 2009 - PRLog -- – Boston, Mass. – The Boston Business Alliance selected Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) expert and speaker Gary W. Patterson to lead a round table discussion, "How to Take Risk out of Your Business: Seven Targeted Questions," on December 15, 2009, from 6:45-9:00 AM at 800 W. Cummings Park, Conference Room 4750, Woburn, MA, 01801 The event location is sponsored by Sunbelt Business Sales & Acquisitions.

Posing the million-dollar question, "What is the cost of what you don't know?," Patterson warns that too many business leaders take far greater risks than they may be aware of. In this interactive session, Patterson will use case studies to illustrate how his signature "Fiscal Checkup" helps executives identify and root out the "hidden risks" that may lurk inside their projects and/or operations. Attendees will walk away with a "new mindset" about risk taking and the practical tools needed to: (1) focus on specific strategic areas where risks may hide; (2) increase the likelihood of achieving quicker and more profitable results; and (3) implement action steps that will help them jump-start a risk management program even if budgetary constraints are a factor.

For More Information and to Register, go to: www.BostonBusinessAlliance.com

About The Boston Business Alliance

The Boston Business Alliance's mission is to help small- and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders by providing timely and valuable information and advice to survive and thrive in these economic times. BBA also recruits experts to join the conversation and become contributors and advisers to small- and medium-sized businesses. For more information, go to www.BostonBusinessAlliance.com.

About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, FiscalDoctor®, has been a high-growth consultant for more than 200 companies spanning technology, supply chain, and service industries. His clients include start-ups, Inc. 500, and middle-market companies worldwide. Patterson is a well-known speaker on ORM, ERM, corporate governance, risk analysis, and leadership.

His new book, Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health is targeted to CEOs and leaders of companies who are managing growth while struggling with the reality of these challenging economic times. The book is available on Amazon.com. For more information on the FiscalDoctor, visit his website at www.fiscaldoctor.com. Patterson also offers a "free" fiscal fitness test at www.fiscaldoctor.com/fiscaltest.html. He can be reached at 781-237-3637.