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01 July 2020

How to Rebuild Your Business after Lockdown

In business, it is often said that the comeback is stronger than the setback.

While the last three months have been difficult, lockdown has shown what businesses can achieve when they take control of a situation. Already, the world around us is adapting to the ‘new normal’. Health, wellbeing, physical, emotional and mental fitness have all come to the fore in the fight against Covid-19 and more people than ever are working remotely.

It is clear that many of the changes forced on us in the last three months are here to stay. As businesses plan their road to recovery, no business will be too big or too small to ‘respond smarter, rebound stronger and reflect clearer’ in the months ahead.


Focus on the positive

While overcoming road-blocks on the path to recovery will test emotional and mental fitness, it is important to prepare for this and avoid being consumed by the challenges that arise. As each challenge emerges, try to ‘flip’ it by switching your focus from what you have lost to what you need to do to survive. Focus on identifying and planning how you can:

  • diversify and rebuild
  • deploy staff into new, exciting roles
  • source new opportunities for customers, suppliers and markets.

Stay true to your ‘why’

When plotting your road ahead, it is crucial to remain true to your business’s reason for being— your ‘why’. Keeping this why at the core of the business recovery plan will ensure that well established businesses refocus on their original purpose and give younger businesses a clear path to follow. Communication is also important. If you allow your ‘why’ to be miscommunicated, this can isolate loyal staff, customers and suppliers which, in turn, can have a damaging ripple effect across your business.


Be realistic

Your recovery plan needs to be achievable, focusing both on your personal goals and your business aspirations. It also needs to be flexible so that it can adapt quickly to the rapidly changing environment we now find ourselves living and working in. Bill Gates famously said most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years. Make sure that your projections are realistic and that your recovery plan is split out into measurable phases. Short-term goals are important, but mid- and long-term goals also need to be accommodated.

Remember to ensure that you have the correct staff mix, systems, processes and financial resources in place to drive your business forward. Currently, various supports are available to help businesses recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

As lockdown restrictions ease and businesses start to re-open, it may feel like the aftermath of a storm. ‘Business owners will need to assess the damage and focus on the positive when planning their way forward’, says Siobhan McCreesh.

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As lockdown restrictions ease and businesses start to re-open, this is the time to make the connections you need to help your business recover and thrive.


At FPM, our doors are always open to listen and support you as you take your business forward. For more information on any of the matters discussed in this short article and/or advice on adjusting to the ‘new normal’ please contact our Evolve Covid-19 Support Team for assistance or call us on +44(0) 28 9024 3131 (NI) or  +353(0) 1691 3500 (RoI)


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Siobhan McCreesh / Associate Director

s.mccreesh@fpmaab.com

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