Prepare for Disaster and Recovery
Natural or infrastructure disasters can hit and unless you're prepared, whip away your business in a flash.
Here are some easy ways to prepare your business in case of a hurricane, tornado, flood, fire or IT issues.
Create a list of employees, customers and vendors. Be sure to get secondary numbers and email addresses. Also create a list of alternate vendors and suppliers.
Create lines of communications. It will be extremely helpful to have a website or Facebook page for your business, telephone number or email address so that you can communicate with your team.
Plan for a temporary office. If you can't operate from your main office, you'll need a place to conduct business. Will you need land telephone lines or can you function with mobile devices and Wi-Fi? How much space will you need and will it be accessible to your employees and vendors? You might consider making arrangements with a vendor or another business to use their space in case of an emergency and vice versa.
Keep documentation safe. All of your important financial records, client and supplier information should be backed up regularly and stored off-site. You'll sleep much better knowing that the information accessible, especially if you can't get to your office or the information at the office is destroyed.
Cash can save the day. Some disasters will mean that ATMs won't work or that banks are closed. Have enough cash on hand to make regular business expenses such as payroll or paying for supplies and services.
The secret to having a working plan for disaster and recovery is to have a plan and test it BEFORE you need it.
If you want more ideas or help in creating a disaster and recovery plan, contact Jim Gooden for a free consultation.
Here are some easy ways to prepare your business in case of a hurricane, tornado, flood, fire or IT issues.
Create a list of employees, customers and vendors. Be sure to get secondary numbers and email addresses. Also create a list of alternate vendors and suppliers.
Create lines of communications. It will be extremely helpful to have a website or Facebook page for your business, telephone number or email address so that you can communicate with your team.
Plan for a temporary office. If you can't operate from your main office, you'll need a place to conduct business. Will you need land telephone lines or can you function with mobile devices and Wi-Fi? How much space will you need and will it be accessible to your employees and vendors? You might consider making arrangements with a vendor or another business to use their space in case of an emergency and vice versa.
Keep documentation safe. All of your important financial records, client and supplier information should be backed up regularly and stored off-site. You'll sleep much better knowing that the information accessible, especially if you can't get to your office or the information at the office is destroyed.
Cash can save the day. Some disasters will mean that ATMs won't work or that banks are closed. Have enough cash on hand to make regular business expenses such as payroll or paying for supplies and services.
The secret to having a working plan for disaster and recovery is to have a plan and test it BEFORE you need it.
If you want more ideas or help in creating a disaster and recovery plan, contact Jim Gooden for a free consultation.