 The goal of our study is to follow a groove of SMEs over the course of one year so that we can really see what kind of strategic decisions they are taking during the different phases of the corona crisis. The study is still ongoing, but for now the results show that more than 70% of the SMEs were negatively affected during the first months of the corona crisis. Moreover, two-thirds of the SMEs did not have a crisis management plan. SMEs mainly maintained their current strategy and implemented minor adaptations to their products, markets and processes. But they made more changes when they were negatively affected by the crisis. As a researcher, I want to contribute to contemporary issues in society. We aim that the knowledge that flows from our study helps to strengthen the resilience capacity of SMEs to withstand future shocks. We've just finished the second round of data collection and the tour will be executed in the upcoming months.