Getting started with financial business resilience: safeguard your demand and supply chain for a sound financial future
Are you responsible for financial management within your organisation? Maybe you’re a SME owner or finance manager, who is concerned about the current landscape and worried about the financial impact it may have on your business? If you are, this business-critical session will help you prepare effectively and successfully navigate your way through the financial strains you may be encountering.
The current pandemic has shaken our economy to the core and for many businesses has exposed financial vulnerabilities.
Whilst the current situation was impossible to predict, there are steps we can take to strengthen financial robustness and safeguard the future of our businesses.
If the last year has taught us anything, it’s to prepare for the unexpected - be it a customer leaving and unable to pay, a product recall, supplier increasing prices or supply shortage. These and other unpredictable challenges can place immeasurable financial strain on small businesses, so it’s never been more important to look at ways to shore up financial procedures and prepare for the future.
Who should attend this session?
This session is aimed at SMEs and is ideal for business owners and finance managers, who are responsible for financial management and would like to explore ways to make their business stronger financially.
What will we cover?
- Understanding why financial resilience should be high on the agenda for all businesses.
- Looking at the key areas of financial resilience in practical terms.
- Taking steps to build financial resilience into your business.
- Exploring ways to assess where your business is right now.
- Setting goals for improved resilience.
- Working example to create a plan for your business.
What outcomes can you expect from joining us?
After attending this session, you will be better equipped to:
- Build your company’s financial strength and resilience.
- Maintain financial robustness, to allow you to respond and survive in the face of the unexpected.
- Prepare financially for eventualities which may impact your business during the current pandemic, such as supplier shortfalls or a dip in demand.
Who’ll be presenting this session?
This business-essential session is presented by Alice Davidchack, an experienced Chartered Management Accountant and a Business Coach. She works with business owners throughout the UK, helping them to develop robust financial strategies and create business models that work.
Alice coaches on all aspects of business finance planning and accounting, including cash flow management, budgeting and forecasting.
This presentation is delivered in partnership with Business Gateway Growth Hub and Business Engine Room and is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Places are limited and priority will be given to trading SMEs based in Leicester and Leicestershire.