Business Resilience

Business Resilience Matters

At Buckinghamshire Business First, we understand that unforeseen events and challenges can disrupt your business operations. That's why we have gathered all the resources, practical information and support your business needs to navigate disruptive situations confidently.

Why It Matters

Effective continuity planning and preparedness can significantly reduce the impact of emergencies on your business.

Did You Know?

20% of companies will suffer a fire, flood, power failure, terrorism, hardware or software disaster.

Of those without a business continuity plan:

93% will experience significant data loss and will be out of business within five years.

90% will suffer the total loss of a mission-critical facility and will go out of business within two years.

Buckinghamshire Business First members benefit from a full range of resources and services that help them prepare and respond to any challenge.

Not a member yet? Become a member today and discover a world of support.

Useful resources for your Business Continuity Plan

What is Business Continuity? (by the Business Continuity Institute)

Why You Need a Business Continuity Plan

How to Prepare Your Business (by Buckinghamshire Council)

Step-by-step Guide to Creating a Business Continuity Plan

Business Continuity Management Toolkit

Community Risk Register (local risks and their potential impact)

Extreme weather and flooding

Are you prepared for a cyber attack?

Find a list of cyber security resources and advice to protect your business.

Government Cyber Security Service: The UK government offers a free service for organisations to perform simple online checks. This service helps identify common vulnerabilities in your public-facing IT, such as your IP address, website, and web browser.

South East Cyber Resilience Centre (SECRC): The SECRC is a police-led initiative aimed at helping businesses enhance their cyber security. It also promotes the best practices and advice from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the cyber arm of GCHQ.

Talking Heads Podcast

Cyber Security Decoded: Navigating Risk, Resources & Resilience with Red Helix

Enhance your security and resilience during public events and protests

Metropolitan Police Service Advice for Businesses

Click here for Metropolitan Police advice to help businesses protect themselves against crime and potential disruption, such as protests and demonstrations, with tips on securing premises, maintaining safety during events, and getting support from local authorities.

Key tips from the National Business Crime Centre

Click here for key tips from the National Business Crime Centre to help businesses protect their premises and employees during public events, protests, and demonstrations.

Tools for Cyber Security

Take Action Today

Make use of all the resources we have pulled together on this page. Bookmark this page and make a note to check back regularly as we will be adding more resources and advice all the time, including topical updates and alerts for events that could cause disruption to businesses.

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Buckinghamshire Business First members benefit from our full range of services that help ensure your business is prepared for any challenge.

Not a member yet? Become a member today - it's completely free.

Buckinghamshire Business First is currently working with Berkshire Growth Hub, Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Thames Valley Resilience Forum, and our local resilience teams on the 'Code Red' pilot. This pilot was funded by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and its am is to improve our capability to support businesses to build their resilience and thrive in the face of threats and emergencies.