Resources for growing businesses

Climate resilience toolkit

Developed by CIMA and DEFRA (the Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs) the climate resilience toolkit is a ten-minute free online tool for assessing areas in your business that could be affected by climate change.

The toolkit has a checklist of climate related issues that could impact on your business. You'll get a tailored report with suggested ways to mitigate risks.    

Video: UK environment minister Lord Henley, executive director of CIMA markets Andrew Harding and head of external affairs at PepsiCo UK & Ireland Andrew Slight discuss the impact of climate change and the toolkit.

Strategy under stress - managing strategy in a downturn

Aimed at smaller businesses, our strategy under stress report sets out key questions that management accountants can use to drive strategic thinking at all levels.

The growing business handbook

This handbook from the institute of directors is full of practical advice to maximise the upside and control the downside of current market conditions. Read the handbook online for free or purchase a hard copy.

SAP solution brief: four steps to a best-run business

The business environment in dynamic, fast growing companies is often ruled by the principle of 'the ends justify the means.' This document describes how you can build a strategy to unify and run your business more effectively by:

  • driving faster, smarter decisions
  • applying better control over your cost structure
  • minimising risk and liability
  • anticipating change.