Why BCM?
- SMEs embark on the BCM journey to improve their market standing among
their peers when faced with non BCM-ready competitors.
- They also stand out by demonstrating their capabilities and strategic
advantages.
- Gives assurance to current and potential customers that they are able to
provide continuous business support.
- Showcase their commitment for continuous quality improvements.
- Protection against loss of reputation, goodwill, critical records, markets
share & business opportunities.
- Better overview of organizational risks that allows for seizing of
opportunities that arise.
- Given that SMEs are always having resource constraints in our competitive
arena, they’re more vulnerable than their larger counterparts.
What assistance is available?
- Up to 50% funding (subjected to change) is available for BCM
implementation (SS540 or equivalent).
- The funding covers for manpower related costs such as training & salaries.
- The funding also allows for the SMEs to hire consultants as additional
resources to assist in the project.
- Also covered are purchases of IT hardware & software to not only enhance
your resilience but also increase your productivity.
- To top it off, it even pays for your certification & audit fees!
Aligning your Certification Efforts
- Companies can remain cost-effective by consolidating all their Quality
Management System Standards. (E.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001,
SS506, HACCP, etc )in an annual single effort.
Methodology
- SS540 is using the same methodology (PDCA) as ISO 9001.
- SS540 utilizes a similar risk assessment framework identical to BizSafe.
- In the process of identifying the risks, companies are presented the
opportunities to fine-tune their business processes.
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