Designing disaster recovery plans for your small business takes time, but it's a worthwhile exercise. Get business continuity planning tips on the insurance blog.
Design disaster recovery plans that really work for your small business. After Katrina, even insurance companies and agencies realized that their business continuity plan wouldn't work in the face of a real emergency.
In addition to natural disasters, there are many other potential emergencies to include in your disaster recovery plans. I once flew to Oregon to conduct an online training seminar, only to find that the local phone company had gone on strike- effectively shutting down training- and the company- for several days. Other small businesses have found themselves shut down for days-or weeks- during a flu epidemic. Identifying potential emergencies for your business continuity plan is just one step in the process. Get helpful tips for designing your disaster recovery plan and be prepared in case the worst should happen.
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