What's needed is comprehensive and effective succession planning. This is a multidisciplinary process that seeks to structure an orderly transition of a company's management and ownership. A succession plan is crucial to retaining and increasing the value of the business. Many businesses are growing so fast through acquisition they do not have the resources to assimilate the newly acquired businesses into the established entity. It becomes easy to lose sight of the importance of implementing and monitoring a system of internal controls.
Every company has an off-quarter.
Some have several in a row. They could be a symptom of something serious. If left unchecked for too long, slow growth can lead to no growth, then to losses and ultimately to bankruptcy. Keep Biting Fears of a bank-driven credit crunch have been overstated.