What it is
Business Continuity Management (BCM) is the process of preventing, surviving and recovering from a crisis.
BCM can help you develop plans on how to maintain business as usual in the event of:
- a civil emergency
- fuel crisis
- pandemics
- the loss of your workplace
- theft and vandalism
- communications failure
- industrial action
- power or water failures
BCM and applies equally to individual traders or large organisations. A lack of preparation can result in any of the following potentially damaging impacts:
- loss of income
- loss of critical services/equipment
- loss of reputation and/or customers
- legal actions taken against your business