People & Business Resilience · Free Selfie

Resilience

Are you ready to keep trading when things go wrong? Check your backup arrangements, team readiness and ability to respond.

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About 5 to 7 mins

to complete

42

quick questions

5

areas covered

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What is it?

Business resilience is the ability to keep essential work going through disruption and to recover in a controlled way. Although the programme is called Digital Resilience, the subject extends beyond technology and cybersecurity to people, premises, suppliers, utilities and other operational dependencies.

For owners and managers, preparation means deciding what must continue, what can wait and what alternatives are workable. That might involve handling orders during an internet outage, covering a key employee's absence or finding a response when an important supplier cannot deliver.

Why it matters to your business

A recovery copy of your files will not solve every interruption. You may still need a way to contact customers, authorise payments or access premises when the usual person or service is unavailable. Plans become more useful when those practical dependencies are understood and tested.

The resilience readiness Selfie is a self assessment, not an independent audit or proof that operations will continue without interruption. Its value is in identifying assumptions and preparation gaps so you can plan realistic alternatives and seek specialist help where needed.

What your Selfie looks at

5 areas, one clear picture

Tech Troubles

Why it matters for resilience

Cyber threats, system failures and outages.

Team & Customer Relations

Why it matters for resilience

People issues, complaints and reputation.

Navigating Rules & Market Waves

Why it matters for resilience

Regulation and market shifts.

Keeping the Gears Turning

Why it matters for resilience

Suppliers, equipment and operational continuity.

Weather & Health Hiccups

Why it matters for resilience

Severe weather, health crises and natural disruptions.

From a few taps to a practical plan

  1. Step 1

    Tap through

    Answer Yes or Not yet to short, plain statements about how you work today.

  2. Step 2

    See where you stand

    Get a visual snapshot of your strengths and the gaps worth looking at first.

  3. Step 3

    Turn it into a plan

    Create a free account to turn your results into a prioritised Action Plan.

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For enterprise partners

Help your business customers move forward

Why businesses struggle with this topic

Banks, insurers, landlords, wholesalers and major purchasers often depend on smaller businesses whose continuity knowledge is held by a few individuals. Supplier contacts, recovery arrangements and decision authority may be informal, with little evidence that alternatives have been tested.

Dependencies also cross organisational boundaries: a backup process may still rely on the same building, network or subcontractor as the normal operation. Customers and suppliers can lack time or specialist support to examine these connections. Enterprise buyers therefore struggle to distinguish a written plan from a workable response to a particular disruption.

Where enterprise support makes a difference

Banks, insurers, business networks and major purchasers can sponsor targeted assessments and workshops that identify essential activities, critical dependencies and realistic alternatives. Short scenario exercises can explore staff absence, supplier failure or loss of premises, with competent specialists supporting more complex recovery questions.

Customers and suppliers gain clearer priorities, responsibilities and communication arrangements. Sponsors gain a better basis for coordinating support and discussing continuity expectations. Readiness findings should guide preparation and further investigation, not be treated as proof of uninterrupted service, verified exposure or sufficient evidence for underwriting decisions.

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