One of the perils of running a small business is its unpredictable nature. When business is flourishing and a wave of good fortune rolls in, financial worries drift away. Your thoughts turn to expansion and growth. To fill the increase in orders and satisfy customers, you need more equipment. Checkbook in hand, you begin to browse through equipment that promises to bring profit. With a one-two punch, reality hits and brings sticker shock with it. Suddenly, sinking all your hard-earned profit into one thing doesn’t seem like such a great idea.