Description: This article looks at Enterprise Risk Management - ERM - and how executive compensation’s disconnect from long term stock performance has been a contributor to the current financial crisis. The author discusses the “Stock Performance Protection Plan,” or SSSP, and how it can encourage executives to buy into ERM. The author further discusses his plan, and the provisional patent he recently received.

Description: This article discusses business risks in the National Football League - “NFL” - and the author describes a model his firm developed to address the risks of a player’s salary exceeding the value of the player, and the risks of the negative impact of off field behavior. The author refers to this as the Negate Failure and Legal, or “N-F-L,” player selection and pricing model, effectively a risk management tool for NFL teams.

Description: This paper highlights how incorporating risk management into the planning process assists the entrepreneur in gaining a better understanding of the business system and analyzing and managing operational risk.