The title seems like you're looking for protection. You shouldn't need any. You should be doing the same thing, whether in a recession or not... Providing value to your customer. If you do that well, you'll thrive regardless. If you don't, you won't.

The dollar might be legal tender, but it is our labor that is the backbone of this (or any) economy. If we concentrate on that, the rest will right itself. Not because of government action, in spite of it!