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Contingency plan – short-term absence – immediate measures

Contingency plan for SMEs. Welcome to smzh ag – Your partner for comprehensive financial and pension solutions. An emergency can catch your business off guard: Sickness, accident or the sudden absence of the management can pose significant challenges. With a clearly structured contingency plan, you ensure that you remain able to act, ensuring the short-term stability and long-term success of your business.

Our experts show you how to overcome short-term challenges while sustainable protection.

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Why have a contingency plan?

A contingency plan helps you react rapidly and effectively to crises

Initiate immediate action

Clear responsibilities and processes reduce delays.

Avoid standstill

Financial and legal structures are secured in the short term.

Create security in crisis

Your employees, clients, and partners know that you are prepared.

Scenarios of acute emergencies – What do do?

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Ensure ability to act

  • Interim management: Define who is to take charge in case the management is absent unexpectedly. Clear deputy rules are decisive in this context.

  • Contract management: Make sure that important contracts can still be signed.

  • Bank powers of attorney: Make sure that payments such as salaries and supplier invoices can still be paid without delay.

  • Signature authority in the commercial register: Ensure that the persons who are listed in the commercial register are authorized to provide legally binding signatures on behalf of the company. This prevents delays in key decisions and contracts.

2

Plan communication

  • Internal: Inform your employees about the organizational decisions taken so as to avoid uncertainties.

  • External: Keep your key customers and suppliers informed about the situation to ensure their trust.

3

Secure liquidity

  • Immediate check of financial means: Are any short-term provisions or credit lines available?

  • Daily benefits insurance: Activate existing policies to bridge financial tight spots.

  • Practical tip: Thanks to a prepared credit facility, a customer was able to continue paying all salaries on time despite a sudden absence of the management team.

4

Ensure access to digital resources

  • Password management: Make sure that important access details are well-documented and available in case of emergency.

  • Business-critical systems: Keep access rights up to date so ensure process continuity.

Our contingency process

Immediate assessment of the current situation

  • What deputy rules are in place and documented?
  • Are all powers of attorney and bank access rights clearly established?
  • Do any existing insurance policies need to be activated immediately?

Establishing an individual emergency scenario

  • Development of short-term immediate actions.
  • Definition of roles and responsibilities in case of crisis.
  • Determination of communication strategies for employees and partners.

Regular review and update

  • Annual review of the contingency plan.
  • Adjustment to legal, financial, and personnel changes.
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Our immediate assistance for you

smzh ag offers you:

  • Emergency set-up: We establish a clear immediate action plan that ensures your ability to act.
  • Crisis management: Support with directly implementing your contingency planning.
  • Insurance and financial check: Ensuring short-term liquidity and protection.

Call us or make an appointment online for a non-binding first conversation. We look forward to hearing from you.

Contact us

Make sure that your deputy rules and powers of attorney are clearly established. Ensure immediate access to financial means and digital systems.

Bank powers of attorney, insurance overviews, lists of passwords, and communication plans.

With our immediate check and a rapid set-up, you can define and implement the most important measures in a matter of days.

We guide you through the entire process – from short-term emergency assistance to long-term protection.