More than ever before, businesses today are the targets of almost any flimflam artist careful enough to research his target and skilled enough to prepare a reasonable plan of attack.

More than ever before, businesses today are the targets of disaffected employees, who steal from the company, cheat customers for their own personal gain, and who may even threaten the safety and security of the workplace.

More than ever before, businesses today are the targets of civil and even criminal legal action challenging policies and practices that appear to violate rules of conduct that can be exceedingly obscure and confusing.

The appearances of impropriety can be as dangerous to businesses as it is to politicians.

The Threat From Without Phony references for businesses are almost as easy to create as they are for individuals.

Vendors, some legitimate and some not, are promising equipment, materials, or work at advantageous pricing. Only later is the catch exposed.

One common variation is the corporate equivalent of the con artist who wants $5,000 up front before fixing the old lady's roof only to do half the job and then disappear.

Only the size of the target and the size of the payoff are different.

Potential customers, some legitimate and some not, are looking for credit terms, offering guarantees that, even with good intentions, may be worthless.

I know of one Colorado Corporation that was attempting to recover more than $750,000 for materials provided to a company that apparently was dissolved by the Colorado Secretary of State even before the credit was extended.

Employee loyalty, even from top people, sometimes is as rare as a business lunch without alcohol.

And in the business world, there are too many secrets held at the expense of others in the business world in order to avoid embarrassment and possible liability.

Losses are written off. The crooks get fired with settlements that bar exposure by any of the parties. A settlement is quietly negotiated with a competitor, a client, a customer.

Discreet, Thorough,
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