Determining Your Business Strategies After COVID-19

While we’re immersed as a global society in this frightening and insidious pandemic, most of us are anxious, uncertain and more than a little afraid. To be sure, the effects of COVID-19 are an absolute tragedy and one which will stay with each of us for a long time to come. 

As we move through these muddy times, most of us can do very little of any significance besides follow the social distancing requirements and stay at home. 

But we will get through this.

And perhaps during this time of lockdown, we can carefully consider what the post-COVID-19 world will look like, and what business strategies we can implement now to ensure the financial security of our families, our staff, and our country.

Business Strategies and Opportunities

We would like to make it very clear that we are neither ambulance chasers nor opportunists who are tapping into a global tragedy to make a quick buck. Quite the contrary.

We would like to highlight three areas in which businesses can explore a viable business strategy that will benefit everyone, not just a few shareholders.

Consider these thoughts.

Health Systems

Global health systems have been stretched well beyond what they’re capable of and those countries who have not invested sufficiently in these essential services are suffering terribly. 

Disasters such as COVID-19 have long-lasting effects which are unrelated to the actual pandemic. For example, vaccination programs are derailed which impacts the long-term health of the people, especially children. Financial resources which would ordinarily go to preventative health or infrastructure are routed to disaster recovery and emergency services. 

A recent whitepaper on Health Sector Recovery highlighted an excellent point when discussing ideas for recovery efforts.

“Support—health officials work with other recovery leaders to assist them in their recovery work. Enable—health officials share resources and tools (for example, people, systems, platforms, data, and physical assets) that will help others to lead their components of recovery.”

The foundation of the recovery of the health sector rests heavily on their ability to share knowledge, platforms and data. It is here where the solid infrastructure and the varied and reliable connectivity solutions offered by Huge will certainly be of benefit. 

We’d like to encourage all those with businesses in or affiliates of the health care system to contact our team. We would very much like to assist you in furthering your efforts to recover as an essential sector.

Environmental Impact

Jim O’Neill, Chair of Chatham House states, “As a clear consequence of the – hopefully, temporary – global economic collapse, our environment suddenly seems to be cleaner and fresher and, in this regard, we have bought some time in the battle against climate change. 

“Surely governments are going to be able to have a bigger influence on fossil fuel extractors and intense users as we emerge from this crisis?”

The immediate response from businesses, large and small, in facilitating a remote working environment was nothing short of incredible. And the fact that many businesses continue to operate as close to normal as possible, is testimony to the fact that remote working is not just a ‘nice option’ for HR to offer employees, but could prove to be one of the most impactful solutions to climate change.

Taking all those cars off the road – across the planet – has given our world a chance to take a deep breath and reduced fuel requirements drastically.

Surely this alone is a good enough reason for businesses to seriously consider a work-from-home policy for their staff.  If this is something that your business can effectively implement, then we can help. 

A fast and secure connectivity system which offers a 99% up-time may be just what you need to play your part in this change.

Remote Locations

If one thing has come of this pandemic, it’s the knowledge that we are greatly impacted by our proximity to each other. 

O’Neill quoted above further adds to his article: “COVID-19 has spread more easily in more tightly packed cities such as London, New York and many others. More geographically remote places, by definition, are better protected. Perhaps now there will be some more thought given by policymakers to the quality and purpose of life outside our big metropolitan areas.”

South Africa is a sprawling country with densely populated cities, followed by kilometres of open farmland with a few cows and a small pocket of houses. The costs (and logistics) of running copper cable to these outlying areas are prohibitive with no real benefit to the communication supplier. 

What is the best way to connect our remote population and include their offerings in our country’s economy?  Huge Connect has a range of solutions from mobile to satellite to microwave technology to collect our fellow humans into our connected collective. 

In Conclusion

During this time, are you thinking of your business strategy once the dust has settled? Are you prepared for a new way of doing business with different priorities and opportunities? 

It’s clear that getting online and staying online in a secure and robust environment is now essential. We’d like to assure you that enhancing your business is our business. If you need to re-examine your business model, then please feel free to leverage our skills and expertise as a connectivity partner. 

Contact the Huge team today. Let’s get you connected.