Supporting Naperville’s Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses with Local Risk Mitigation

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - July 14, 2015 - PRLog -- In a typical day, small and mid-sized businesses find themselves with an overwhelming amount of regulatory compliance pressures, information protection risks, workplace violence fears, and blind-spot threats from third-parties or other business partnerships.  Naperville continues to expand business presence and draw to the area, but who will protect those entities from day-to-day corporate risks that can affect suburban companies and cause failures due to surprise and lack of preparedness?

Now, veteran risk consultant Scott Swanson, CFE, CFCI, founder of Donovan Black Risk Mitigation group has a solution:  Affordable risk assessments that span Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-money Laundering (AML), Fraud, Active Shooter, and Cyber Information Protection using methodologies and compliance frameworks of high-end top-tier consultancies but not charging high consulting rates.   Swanson’s new site, http://www.donovanrisk.com, shares how risk mitigation is possible for smaller shops to procure highly skilled, certified risk, security, and fraud professionals that can help them maximize their time for the business of making money, remaining compliant, and keeping their company operational or safe.

“I’ve spent over half of my career working for large consulting firms that demand high-priced advisory rates, but deliver pretty standardized check the box approaches delivered through freshly minted MBAs with little subject matter expertise.  There has to be a way that business owners can bring in an expert for a short-term assessment that won’t break the bank, quickly spot priority areas to improve or add controls to implement, and then get back to business.  A growing business doesn’t have time to write a bunch of policies, ensure they are integrated in a way that doesn’t disrupt natural process flows, and keep an eye on multiple permutations of risks that could manifest in a way that negatively impacts the company,“ Swanson explained.  “Even a multi-million dollar company is still considered fledgling in areas of risk and compliance awareness.  I thought it was time that I created a nimble low-overhead consultancy that leveraged my experience in consulting but that could also capitalize on my background in intelligence analysis and national security to identify risks, threats, and vulnerabilities for companies that are busy keeping their eye on growth and sustainability.  Donovan Black can now add risk mitigation and adverse event preparation to companies without heavily impacting the bottom line.”

To those struggling still to justify the expense of hiring a risk professional:  Do the math.  Can your business survive an adverse event of a heavy regulatory fine, a civil lawsuit, a costly information breach, or significant reputational damage?  Probably not.  Hiring Donovan Black brings seasoned business advisors in at a fraction of what you pay by calling in the big boys, and Swanson is one of the guys who helped create the methodologies and risk assessment tools.

“Naperville and the surrounding western suburbs of Chicago have made a commitment to bringing in businesses.  As a Naperville resident myself, I had a choice of building my firm in Chicago or locally.  I thought to myself, I’d rather protect businesses in my own community than to see one foundering here as I drove by on my way to the city.  I could continue with the big consultancies or start my own.  Either way, it’s me showing up to do the work.”

About Scott Swanson, CFE, CFCI

Scott Swanson, owner of Donovan Black Risk Mitigation Group (“Donovan Risk”), has over twenty-five years of experience in fraud, forensics, intelligence, and investigations in the public and private sector.  Donovan Black’s risk advisors provide program reviews, strategic planning, and policy creation to prevent unwanted occurrences and improve resiliency and business continuity. Affordable high-end consultancy expertise at fixed-project prices to companies ranging from $5M-$500M in revenue size.

What’s the risk in that?

Contact:

Donovan Black Risk Mitigation Group

sswanson@donovanrisk.com

1-312-659-3000

http://www.donovanrisk.com