Resilience Healthcheck – National Innovation Centre Rural Enterprise

Rate the seriousness of each threat to your business, and the likelihood of it happening, using the drop-down menus

Step 1 of 6 - Find out how your experiences affect business resilience

Step 1 of 6

Find out how your experiences affect business resilience

I have experienced the following in my working life:

Disruptive events like strikes or industrial action

Natural disasters like extreme weather events or floods

Unanticipated cash flow problems

Loss of key staff members or difficult recruiting suitable personnel

Production or technical failures in equipment

Cyber-attack, hacking or data theft

Loss or failure of a major customer

Loss or failure of a major supplier

Personal circumstances such as illness

Crime, either within or outside the company

Increased competition from existing competitors

Emergence of new competitors

Issue with the premises you occupy

Cost rises in materials, service or labour

Disruption in supply of materials or services

Changes in regulation or legislation

Step 2 of 6

Find out how your skills and attributes affect business resilience

My training and personal development includes:

A Formal business qualification

A professional qualification

Business planning training

Reflective practice training

Mentoring or coaching training

Management or leadership training

Team building experience

Experience of being mentored or coached

My approach and attributes include:

I am able to assimilate information quickly

I am adaptable and flexible

I perform well under stress

I am good at building consensus

I am happy to take input from a wide range of sources

I like to follow the correct process

I prefer to make decisions alone

I like to take time to work out what to do

I always compare actual to planned performance

Step 3 of 6

Find out how your networks affect business resilience your skills and attributes affect business resilience

I have discussed my business with the following in the past twelve months:

An accountant

A business advisor

A legal adviser

A business network

Friends

My Local Authority

A Government department

A bank

A mentor

A trade association

Local Enterprise Partnership

Growth Hub

Family members

Chamber of commerce

A fellow business owner

A competitor

A customer

A supplier

Step 4 of 6

Find out how your networks affect business resilience

The business has a medium to long-term business plan in place

More than one person in the firm has responsiblity for future planning

We actively try to anticipate possible future shocks and challenges to the business

We have a system for identifying challenges as soon as they arrive

We make contingency plans for possible future shocks

We regularly update our risk plans

The business is financially stable

The business could quickly access financial resources if unanticipated cash flow issues arose

We ensure that we are not over-reliant on one supplier

We ensure that we are not over-reliant on one customer

We ensure that we are up to date with available digital technologies

Step 5 of 6

Find out how your people affect business resilience

We have people in the firm who can think outside the box

Our employees are able to take decisions quickly and to be responsive

Our employees work effectively as a team

We undertake team building activities such as group events, training and development

Our people can work flexibly if needed

We all share information widely and quickly in the firm

People understand their colleagues' roles as well as their own

Staff members cover for each other when required

Team members trust each other

Our staff members are not fazed by uncertainty

Step 6 of 6

Find out how your values affect business resilience

We encourage openness and honesty in the business

We want people who are able to talk about issues that are worrying them

Trust within the business team is important to us

We don't have a rigid structure

We aim to adopt environmentally and socially responsible management practices

The business is open to change and innovation in the way that we do things

We have a collaborative relationship with our suppliers