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Business Continuity and Crisis Management · BCCM-013
Business Continuity for Small and Medium Enterprises
SMEs are often more vulnerable to disruptions but have fewer resources for continuity planning. A simple, practical continuity plan can make the difference between…
- Duration5 days
- Next date14 - 18 Dec 2026
- Cities5 cities
- Fee from£2,250
Course overview
Why Attend
SMEs are often more vulnerable to disruptions but have fewer resources for continuity planning. A simple, practical continuity plan can make the difference between survival and closure.
This LLMI course covers SME risks, simple impact analysis, practical continuity strategies, IT and data protection, supplier and customer continuity, insurance, crisis communication and testing on a small budget. Participants write a practical SME continuity plan.
Course Objectives
Identify key risks for SMEs
Prioritise critical activities
Develop practical continuity strategies
Protect IT, data and key information
Manage suppliers, customers and insurance
Test and maintain a simple plan
Target Audience
SME owners and managers
Operations managers in small firms
Office managers
Consultants supporting SMEs
Family business managers
Entrepreneurs
Course Methodology
Practical workshops
Templates
Case studies
Group discussions
Plan writing
Course outline
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1Day 1: SME Risks
- Why continuity matters
- Common disruptions
- Risk assessment
- Insurance basics
- Exercise: Risk list
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2Day 2: Critical Activities
- Simple impact analysis
- Priorities
- Dependencies
- Recovery times
- Workshop: Critical activities
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3Day 3: Continuity Strategies
- People
- Premises
- IT and data
- Suppliers
- Exercise: Strategy selection
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4Day 4: Communication and Customers
- Crisis communication
- Customers
- Staff
- Reputation
- Case study: SME recovery
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5Day 5: Plan and Testing
- Writing the plan
- Testing
- Maintenance
- Low-cost tools
- Capstone: SME continuity plan
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