Spring clean your business for the Recovery

1 March 2010

With spring upon us, it’s an ideal time for a spring clean – and not just at home. All businesses need to keep up to date with trends and technology in order to attract customers and increase sales; and will benefit from stepping back and taking a fresh look at business operations.

Business Link, the free business advice and support service, offers businesses of all sizes and sectors a free business review ‘health check’ to spot areas for improvement and opportunities for development. Businesses can start with an online check www.businesslink.gov.uk/southeast/healthcheck which can be followed up with an in-depth, review meeting with a local Business Link Adviser.

Business Link’s Deborah Wyatt said, ‘It is so important for businesses to identify areas for improvement and development. Even when you are very busy running a business day-to-day, you do need to look ahead, and this is where an impartial assessment by someone outside the business can be very helpful. Businesses should not try and struggle alone, Business Link is there to support you.’

Deborah explains how ‘spring cleaning’ a business will help it maintain health, and retain a strong position to prepare your business for the recovery.

Put aside old ways of thinking

Businesses should revisit their business plans regularly to check whether their offering still meets the needs of the marketplace.

Brushing up

Most businesses will be required to comply with some form of legislation, so it’s worth keeping up-to-date with changes. Please visit: www.businesslink.gov.uk/regulationupdates

De-clutter

Many businesses could save time and money by making processes leaner and more effective.

Clean and polish

For any business to continue to offer a high quality service, it is essential to know how customers perceive it – and act on any feedback received.

For further information:

Tel: 0845 600 9 006
Web:www.businesslink.gov.uk