Benjamin Franklin famously said “fail to prepare, you prepare to fail”. At First Recovery we couldn’t agree with this statement more. Our business is all about disaster recovery and understanding that the better the business continuity plan, the better the chance of surviving a business disaster and long term business recovery.
We know that from various business surveys, Brexit and the uncertainty surrounding it, is high up the list of current concerns for SMEs and small businesses. Another recent report from the Boston Consulting Group revealed that small businesses are likely to suffer most from Brexit. It concluded that the UK’s exit from the EU is likely to negatively impact small businesses through:
With this in mind, all businesses, whatever their size, should prepare for Brexit, by conducting a Brexit audit:
As with business continuity planning, if you prepare for the future you give your business the best chance of not just surviving, but thriving long term.