ISO 9001 for Small Businesses

What to do

This section explains that small and medium-sized enterprises can also benefit from ISO 9001:2008 and points to some resources.

The ISO handbook ISO 9001 for Small Businesses gives small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) advice on implementing ISO 9001:2008-based quality management systems.

The handbook has been written by a group of experts participating in ISO/TC 176, the ISO technical committee responsible for the ISO 9000 family of standards. Their target audience is the small business operator who has neither the time nor the resources to spend on ISO 9001:2008 training courses. The full text of ISO 9001:2008 is included in boxes, section by section, accompanied by explanations, examples and implementation guidance in everyday terms.

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Taking the first steps

Having taken the decision to implement a quality management system, SMEs are often unsure just how to get started. This article, which first appeared in ISO Management Systems magazine, takes SME managers through the first steps.

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How to use quality consultants

A decision to implement a quality management system may be the organization’s first real contact with the world of ISO 9000 – especially if it is an SME – and many turn to an external consultant for help. This article from ISO Management Systems magazine gives some helpful pointers.

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