SUPPORTING YOUR BUSINESS TO REMAIN RESILIENT AND GO FOR GROWTH
Firms continue to face a challenging business environment. Fit to Grow is a CBI project to support members and the wider business community through these difficult times, offering the insights and practical guidance businesses need to make tough choices, remain resilient and go for growth.
WHAT YOUR BUSINESS CAN DO
Resilience isn't just about surviving, it's about thriving. When it comes to business resilience and ensuring your firm is Fit to Grow the benefits are vast - your business will be prepared for, and able to mitigate risks, remaining one step ahead of the competition. The CBI wants to see all firms of all sizes boost their resilience and go for growth.
Use CBI insights to understand the political, economic and business landscape you are operating in
Follow the Fit to Grow journey to lay the foundations for resilience and set the strategies to go for growth
Share best practice and lead by example to help other firms get Fit to Grow
Find out what it means to be Fit to Grow
The economic and business environment fundamentally shifted in 2022, and 2023 will be a tough year for many firms.
To mitigate against the persistent labour shortages, inflation - and its contributory factors - and fiscal challenges, there are a number of actions that companies can – and should – be taking to make themselves more resilient and ‘fit to grow’. By doing so, firms will be able to confront new realities and new decisions in turbulent economic and political times.
Understand the economic environment
Understand the political, economic and business landscape you are operating in to aid your Fit to Grow journey.
CBI insights cut through the noise and help you to navigate the challenging times, enabling you to plan for the future with confidence.
Address labour market challenges
Labour and skills shortages continue to hold back growth. Last year (2022) 75% of businesses reported that they were affected, and yet there are more than 1.5m estimated economically inactive people.
Use our resources to overcome labour market challenges and find out what others are doing to reskill their workforce and attract new talent.
Refresh your employee value proposition
An employee value proposition (EVP) is your businesses offer to its people. The EVP sets out what it means to be an employee of the business and sets the tone for what to expect, in terms of the workplace culture, professional development as well as reward and benefits. Get your EVP right and it will be a hugely important tool for recruitment and retention.
Discover how to make the most out of your EVP.
Manage the rising energy costs
Firms continue to experience steeply rising energy costs, putting pressure on business, disrupting the energy retail market and rising household energy bills.
The CBI is doing all it can to support members and the wider community through these difficult times.
Diversify supply chains
Highlighted by the disruption of the pandemic, the impact of Brexit and events such as the Suez Canal obstruction in March 2021, supply chain resilience is now front of mind for businesses of all sizes.
Take action now to build supply chain resilience and help your business avoid unnecessary disruptions and costs, aid future growth and ultimately drive competitive advantage.
DISCOVER ALL RESOURCES
Discover exclusive CBI resources collated to help your business get Fit to Grow and navigate the challenging business environment you are operating in.
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- Oct 2019
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Cyber security: Keeping the enemy close
- Apr 2020
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Reflections on business resilience from the CBI Director General
- Dec 2020
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DHL Supply Chain: lessons from establishing new supply chains at speed
- Aug 2021
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Accelerating export growth through improved access to trade finance
- Oct 2021
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Cyber security and data protection when hybrid working
- Jan 2022
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CBI supply chain heatmap
- Feb 2022
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Decarbonising Supply Chains
- Feb 2022
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Supply chain pressures: taking stock of the outlook
- Mar 2022
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Toolkit: get started on your decarbonisation journey
- Apr 2022
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Drive the adoption of digital technology
- Apr 2022
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How free trade agreements could strengthen our resilience
- Apr 2022
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Boosting your cyber security: an action plan for your business
- May 2022
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Helping businesses to navigate labour shortages and grow
- May 2022
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Tackling supply chain challenges to drive economic recovery
- May 2022
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Attract and retain talent in a changing world of work
- May 2022
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Clusters Think In - Access to finance
- Jun 2022
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Toolkit: how to grow your business globally
- Jul 2022
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Toolkit: Adopting innovative payments and winning with fintech
- Aug 2022
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Boost your business’ operational resilience
- Aug 2022
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Toolkit: how to build successful innovation partnerships
- Sep 2022
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Toolkit: how to make the most of your data
- Oct 2022
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Toolkit: how to boost your business’s resilience and spur global growth
- Oct 2022
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Payments & Cashflow Toolkit launch: Key takeaways
- Jan 2023
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Green skills: every employee will have a role to play if we are to hit net zero by 2050
- Feb 2023
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Employee wellbeing in a changing working world
- Feb 2023
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How to find, train, and retain highly technical employees
- Feb 2023
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Toolkit: how to get ahead on digital skills
- Mar 2023
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Is your business Fit to Grow?
- Mar 2023
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Labour market overview
- Apr 2023
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Attract and retain talent in a changing world of work
- Apr 2023
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Helping businesses navigate labour shortages and grow
Support the change
Join the CBI
Our members are our mandate, and the reason we’re the most influential business organisation in the UK. Join the voice of business and help us campaign to ease labour shortages and enable firms to grow.
Are you a CBI member?
Have your say
Want to have your voice heard on how to make your business remain resiliant, or wanrt to support other become Fit to Grow? Find out the practical ways you can get involved and drive real change on the issues that matter to your firm.
Make a difference
There are lots of actions government can take to help firms remain resiliant and ready themselves for growth. Find out about the change UK firms urgently need to see and what you can do.