The important factor now is that organisations and public sector bodies responsible for awarding contracts are more sensitive than ever to risk and business continuity.  If your business can demonstrate a considered plan, evidence of how the business will be protected from unexpected events – your business may be more likely to win those contracts.

This process improves your ability to recover from staff illness, IT failures, disruptive legal action, and delayed client payments.  Less than 10% of small firms have this in place, yet it’s easy to implement and it can even reduce your insurance premiums.

What is a business continuity plan?

A business continuity plan is a document prioritising key risks to your business and the actions required to reduce or remove those threats.

This includes disaster recovery from sudden emergencies such as key worker illness, loss of access to premises, or failures in your supply chain or IT systems.

Why it works is simple – If you have already identified possible challenges ahead and how to manage them, then you’re much more likely to survive and thrive.

You won’t be caught short by an emergency. You’ll have less to keep you awake at night.

Everyone inside and outside your business will have more confidence in your resilience when times get tough.

The Benefits of Working With a BCP Professional

Having an independent certificated validation of your risks and mitigation plans by a qualified person is good evidence to insurers, funders, suppliers, staff and clients that your enterprise will survive and thrive.

Professional BCP advisors know how to structure your plan. The good news is that templates from these expert advisors give you a replicable structure off the shelf.

This enables you to tailor your content for your unique situation within a professionally recognised framework.

A professional framework guides your assessment of critical hazards, impact analysis, resourcing needs, and who takes the timetabled actions. It includes an emergency response checklist, contact numbers and a guide for media communications.

Front-line staff are often more aware of functional risks than senior managers. By sharing and engaging their feedback, you’ll be motivating them to take responsibility and add to your armoury.