An essential guide to the biggest business risks

Help your business run like clockwork

This video provides a summary of the 6 biggest risks your businesses faces (Cybercrime, Cash Flow, Employment, Reputation, Intellectual Property, Bricks and Mortar) and valuable tips for mitigating your exposure to each of them.

From looking after your cashflow to hiring new employees and expanding into different markets, risk and reward are inextricably linked and being aware of where these challenges lie can help you avoid potential problems in future. Pitfalls present themselves in various forms, did you know that over half of the SME’s polled in 2019 by Hiscox suffered a form of cyber attack in the past 12 months?

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We work with Hiscox, who offer a wide range of policies to protect your business – including directors’ and officers’professional indemnitycyber and data risks, and office cover. As an IoD member, you benefit from a 12.5% discount on their standard rates for the life of your policy.

Hiscox wants to help your small business thrive. Their blog articles will contain lots of useful information relevant to your growing business. But these articles do not constitute professional advice and must not be construed nor relied upon as such. To find out more on a subject we cover here, please seek professional assistance, specific to your circumstances.

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