March 2001 the US economy slides into a recession, but by the time “powers that be” decided to make the announcement in 2002 it was old news! Many organizations have already taken a hard hit from the economic downturn, they have been taking measures to survive long before then. It’s 2003, and they still are. And they don’t need anyone to tell them that the economy is taking a lot longer to turn around than anticipated. [Read more…]