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Building a realistic recovery plan after a difficult period

When the immediate pressure eases, it is tempting to exhale and carry on exactly as before. The companies that emerge stronger use the moment differently: they turn what they learned under pressure into a deliberate plan, so the next shock finds them better prepared.

What a good recovery plan covers

  • The cause: an honest look at what actually drove the difficulty, not just the symptoms.
  • The reserve: a target buffer of cash to rebuild, and how you will fund it month by month.
  • The numbers you watch: a short set of indicators reviewed regularly so warning signs surface early.
  • The commitments: a realistic schedule for clearing what built up, in a sensible order.

Pace the recovery

Rebuilding too aggressively can recreate the strain you just escaped. Set a pace the business can sustain, protect the reserve as you grow, and keep the habits, such as a rolling cashflow forecast, that helped you through. Recovery is a phase to manage, not a finish line to sprint for.

If clearing arrears or rebuilding around a Credicorp Flex or Credicorp Slice facility is part of your plan, involve us in it. A repayment schedule that fits your recovery, agreed openly, is far more likely to succeed than one that pushes the business back toward the pressure it just survived.

See also: How do I spot the early warning signs of cashflow trouble?, How can a seasonal business manage the quiet months?, Building a thirteen-week cashflow forecast.

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