Businesses must take steps to protect themselves from serious risks on multiple fronts. Financial risks threaten liquidity while operational failures can bring business to a halt. While new technologies expose companies to cyber threats, traditional labor concerns still pose challenges. Finally, expanding compliance requirements have increased the regulatory burden. Explore the 3 types of business risks below.

Establishing a business credit policy is an essential risk management practice. View a sample credit policy to get started.

Learn how to perform a thorough credit analysis to minimize risk and protect your bottom line.

Read our guide on what financial statements are, how they can be used, how they are prepared, and how you can share your financial statements with D&B.

Forecasting and effectively managing bad debt is an important component of sound risk management.

Effective cash flow management ensures that a business can sustain itself over the long term.

Asking for a business loan may seem scary, but the better prepared you are, the more likely you are to secure the funds you need in a timely manner. Learn more.

Learn about the order-to-cash process – its underlying steps, challenges, and solutions to achieve operational efficiency.

An online credit application is a great way to update your evaluations and eliminate paper-based processes. Here's what you need to know.