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| In Case of Business Emergency |
Small and large businesses alike share some common business issues: hiring the right people,
finding the right vendors, getting and keeping the right customers. Unbelievably, businesses of
all sizes are also largely unprepared to maintain or resume their day-to-day business if a
natural disaster or emergency happens.
The 4th annual survey Disaster Planning in the Private Sector: A Look at the State of Business
Continuity in the U.S. completed by AT&T in August 2005 reports that on average 1/3 of US
companies do not have a disaster recovery plan
The prospect of preparing for a business-halting event is daunting, but necessary. Not being
prepared to react quickly in an emergency can lead to loss of business.
Take a look at a few areas and resources that you can use to begin preparing your business
disaster recovery plan:
Business Must Go On: Have a Plan B and C
Business continuity planning begins with having a plan in place and identifying what business
critical processes have to be documented and backed up to preserve operations The plan
should include where calls are routed, provisions for employees, and how the core business
functions will be sustained in case of an emergency.
It’s important that your staff understands what they can do to support business continuity. Pull a
team with representatives from each department and have them develop a plan designed to
maintain business processes, client relationships and employee safety.
Test, Test and Test
Don't create a plan then leave it to collect dust. Make sure that your plan will work in the event
of seasonal or man made emergencies. Revisit it at least every 6 months to make sure it's still
valid and that key players are still in employment.
Backup and Store Off site
Have backups of your electronic files and archives of important documents stored in a secure
off site location. Consider another state or server backed up elsewhere. Companies like www.
efilecabinet.com offer servers for data storage in a secure location. Keep copies of this plan in
at least a couple of places off site so you can be ready to continue business as usual.
Taking Inventory
Create an inventory of your business assets. Include images, serial numbers, date of purchase
and warranties of equipment and electronics. Update your inventory as new assets are added
to maintain accurate records. Store your inventory in a secure off site location. It will make
insurance claims easier to process if needed. If you don’t have the time to have staff do it, hire
someone to come in and conduct an inventory for you.
Resources
Visit the following resources for more information and guidance on preparing a continuity and
disaster recovery plan for your business:
Department of Homeland Security
Ready.gov Business Mentor Guide
Efilecabinet
Catastrophe Readiness Clearing House
finding the right vendors, getting and keeping the right customers. Unbelievably, businesses of
all sizes are also largely unprepared to maintain or resume their day-to-day business if a
natural disaster or emergency happens.
The 4th annual survey Disaster Planning in the Private Sector: A Look at the State of Business
Continuity in the U.S. completed by AT&T in August 2005 reports that on average 1/3 of US
companies do not have a disaster recovery plan
The prospect of preparing for a business-halting event is daunting, but necessary. Not being
prepared to react quickly in an emergency can lead to loss of business.
Take a look at a few areas and resources that you can use to begin preparing your business
disaster recovery plan:
Business Must Go On: Have a Plan B and C
Business continuity planning begins with having a plan in place and identifying what business
critical processes have to be documented and backed up to preserve operations The plan
should include where calls are routed, provisions for employees, and how the core business
functions will be sustained in case of an emergency.
It’s important that your staff understands what they can do to support business continuity. Pull a
team with representatives from each department and have them develop a plan designed to
maintain business processes, client relationships and employee safety.
Test, Test and Test
Don't create a plan then leave it to collect dust. Make sure that your plan will work in the event
of seasonal or man made emergencies. Revisit it at least every 6 months to make sure it's still
valid and that key players are still in employment.
Backup and Store Off site
Have backups of your electronic files and archives of important documents stored in a secure
off site location. Consider another state or server backed up elsewhere. Companies like www.
efilecabinet.com offer servers for data storage in a secure location. Keep copies of this plan in
at least a couple of places off site so you can be ready to continue business as usual.
Taking Inventory
Create an inventory of your business assets. Include images, serial numbers, date of purchase
and warranties of equipment and electronics. Update your inventory as new assets are added
to maintain accurate records. Store your inventory in a secure off site location. It will make
insurance claims easier to process if needed. If you don’t have the time to have staff do it, hire
someone to come in and conduct an inventory for you.
Resources
Visit the following resources for more information and guidance on preparing a continuity and
disaster recovery plan for your business:
Department of Homeland Security
Ready.gov Business Mentor Guide
Efilecabinet
Catastrophe Readiness Clearing House
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