Disaster Recovery
Disasters can happen to any business at anytime, and usually
when it is least expected. The most important rule of disaster recovery
is to plan for a disaster before it happens because, believe it or not,
recovery begins even before the disaster.
A relatively small investment of time and money now may
prevent severe damage and disruption of life and business in the future.
Every area in the country is subject to some kind of disaster – flood, hurricane,
earthquake, ice storm, and landslide, to name a few. Even man-made disasters
– oil spill, civil unrest, fire, etc. – can devastate the surrounding neighborhood
and economy. Even though an area has never been damaged before, there is
no guarantee that it will not happen tomorrow. You need to be prepared.
Click to see an example of a Disaster Recovery PlanAsk yourself:
what if the worst happened? How would it affect my business and my family?
Would we survive if the business were closed down for weeks, months, or
perhaps my entire revenue season? What if something happens to my key employee(s)?
What is my succession plan for the business? What if my physical location
is destroyed? Is my business adequately insured? Are all of our systems,
such as computers, backed up at an off-site location? What else can I do
to make sure we survive?
Be a little pessimistic now,
and assume it CAN happen to you. Develop a Disaster Plan for your home
or business now so you can rest a little more easily in the future. You
should think about:
- Open for Business: A Disaster Planning Toolkit
- Facilities (Buildings & Equipment)
- Operations
- Critical Information & Communications
- Insuranc
The GRSBDC is proud to be in partnership with the Business
Getting Results Forum. Periodically throughout the year we host a two hour
seminar with valuable information on recovery plans. Please contact the GRSBDC for future
course times and dates. You may also check out the Disaster Recovery Journal for sample disaster recovery plans and
an informative "how to" for your business.