Opportunities for nature venues to prosper in the recession
Many leading experts in different fields point to pickings to be found for the exotic worlds of zoos, botanic gardens and conservation in an economic downturn, and, in certain respects, this is the time to invest, rather than cutback:
High calibre staff are leaving the financial sector and other (previously!) well remunerated areas of business, deciding this is the time for a life style change. This is a good time to snap up people from the corporate sector at bargain rates, rather than indulge in a recruitment freeze.
Conversely on a less cheerful note, one director of a large UK charity suggested this was the time to get rid of problem and poorly performing staff.
In respect of capital projects which are important to so many nature sites. This is the time to go out and haggle over prices!
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