With an economic downturn ahead, we can expect to face even greater challenges in our businesses.

We may have come through the period of lockdown by controlling costs, furloughing our staff and taking advantage of the Government funding schemes, but there is still much to do.

You can still take advantage of the Government loan schemes until November and use this as the lifeline to protect your business, evolve and come out even stronger.

We have no control over the recovery of the economy but we can control how we respond and recover from the lockdown and its ongoing impact.

I am working with businesses to turn their challenges into meaningful opportunities, ensuring they move from survival into a position to thrive.

My advice is specific to industry need, to ensure leaders react positively to what they are doing NOW and what they need to do NEXT.

By identifying your strengths, highlighting your opportunities and adapting what your business already has, I can help ensure the business you have worked so hard to build, both survives and thrives.

Funds available under the Government loan schemes give a great opportunity to make key investments.

Working with a number of local, entrepreneurial businesses we have developed plans to use these funds to improve efficiency, increase market share and develop skills within teams. These are all winning strategies.

Clearly the thrivers will be those that are proactive and take action, rather than waiting to see what happens as their loans sit in a bank account dwindling away, until the time comes to repay them.

Head of Randall & Payne's  business advisory team, Will Abbott is an award-winning Mindshop coach, and has the experience and the tools to prevent the worst happening. What have you got to lose? 

Call 01242 776000 to arrange a 30-minute free advice clinic with him and you can find out how he could work with you to protect your future.