Improve purchasing procedures

Speed the inflow of cash by invoicing promptly or offering incentives

Reexamine the business model and the organization accordingly

Traditional long-term planning

 Seek new competitive bids and new suppliers

Change management of cash reserves to improve unearned income

Change the model to enable the organization to respond to rapidly changing conditions

Goal oriented planning that defines both the strategic objectives and the organizational tactics to achieve.

Sell assets

Risk assessment

Consolidate or restructure debt

Spend down reserves

Position firm higher on the "food chain" where there is intense competition

Assess organizational risk against regulatory compliance such as Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, FCRA

Negotiate delayed or reduced payments

Spin off or sell a struggling or "orphan" product to another organization where it has a better chance to thrive

Barter for needed services

Analyze all the costs of providing the product/service

Merge with or acquire a competitor's or an ally's

Single or multiple locations

Change price structure to result in increased income

Spin off or sell division, product

Paper and Electronic data

Share space or maintenance cost

Save space by moving, reducing size, using home offices, or using split shifts

Enlist the support of potential funders

Share resources and expenses with other organizations that have similar needs

Specialty in dealing with contentious issues that require both discussion and decision.

Negotiate a decreased rent

Expand offerings of profitable services

Make your services more culturally sensitive

Board meetings, Strategic management meetings, Post-merger meetings

Sell staff expertise and time

Educate the board of directors to make them more effective

Reduce hours or work week

Rent office space or equipment to others

Mobilize everyone in the organization to help market its mission, message, services, and products

Start-up business

Cut, freeze, or delay wages

Sell valuable information that others need

New product development and launch

Lay off staff; offer voluntary separation; offer unpaid leave; remove poor performers

Seek related niche markets

Growth or expansion plans

Freeze hiring

Charge others for a service you also use (for example, maintenance)

Reduce or eliminate non-core

Simplify production

Eliminate low performing or non-strategic

Upgrade staff while cutting back

If needed plan to go out of business humanely

Invest in technology that improves productivity